Mahākāśyapa, His Lineage, and the Wish for Buddhahood
Reading Anew the Bodhgayā Inscriptions of Mahānāman
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9894017 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Vincent Tournier (0000-0002-3028-7116, 1 SOAS, University of London, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 1-60 |
| Publication date | 2014-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Indo-Iranian Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0019-7246 • E-ISSN: 1572-8536 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1163/15728536-05701001 |
| OpenAlex | W1992781902 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 7 |
This article investigates the religious message of a set of inscriptions from Bodhgayā issued by Sinhalese monks in the 5th and 6th centuries ce . The long inscription of the hierarch Mahānāman, in particular, allows an in-depth understanding of this monk’s self-representation as the heir of a virtuous lineage descending from the Elder Mahākāśyapa, committed to the transmission of the Saṃyukta-Āgama, and related to the ruling dynasty of Laṅkā. Moreover, it provides the rationale behind Mahānāman’s aspiration to Buddhahood, as the donor dedicates to this aim the merits of the erection of a temple on the Bodhimaṇḍa itself, hosting a representation of Śākyamuni’s Awakening. I argue that Mahānāman is part of a milieu sharing common origins, monastic background, and aspirations, a milieu that was later labelled as *Mahāyāna-Sthavira by the Chinese pilgrim Xuanzang
Archaeology · Art · Biology · Genealogy · Lineage (genetic · Linguistics · Literature · Pilgrim · Political science · Politics · Reading (process · Representation (politics · Wish · Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography · History · Indian and Buddhist Studies · Law · Philosophy · Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,38 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2018 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |