Essay name: Theravada Buddhist studies in Japan
Author:
Keiko Soda
Affiliation: University of Calcutta / Department of Pali
This essay studies the acceptance of Buddhism in Japanese culture and nature, in light of the concept of “Impermanence�. The history of Japanese Buddhism traces its origins from its introduction through Korea, evolving significantly over various periods.
Chapter 3 - Theravada and Mahayana (comparison and contrast)
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the way of bodhisattva.
But in the sutras of the
teaching of the Pure Land, the faith in the Buddha has
or
been emphasized. The object of the Lotus Sutra
(Saddharma-pundarika-sutra) is to emphasize śākyamuni's
passing into Nirvāṇa and the Tathāgata's deification in
the Stupa. The most striking feature of the Lotus
Sūtra (Saddharma-Pundarika-sutra) is the thought of the
one vehicle (ekayāna). On the other hand, the Wisdom
Sūtras (Prajñāpāramitā-sūtras) propagated the doctrine
of the three vehicles (trīṇi yānāni):
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Srāvaka-yana and Pratyeka-buddha--yāna. The Lotus Sutra
(Saddharma-pundarika-sūtra) has the faith in the sūtras
and at the same time, the faith in the stupa was re-
affirmed in it.
Dharmarakṣa (Chu-fa-hu) was active from the end
of the 3rd century A.D. to the beginning of 4th century
A.D. The main Mahāyāna sūtras were arranged in full
by him. And they almost corresponded to the various
sūtras quoted in Mahāprajñāpāramitopadesa (Ta-chin-tu-
lun). Thus, all the materials by which Nagarjuna
established the theory of Mahayana Buddhism were
arranged by Dharmaraksa.
D.
THE MAHAYANA SUTRAS OF LATER PERIOD
There are important thoughts, like the thought
of Buddha-nature inherent in all sentient beings
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