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| Why Did Brahmā Ask the Buddha to Teach? | ||
| 作者 | Jones, Dhivan Thomas |
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| 出處題名 | Buddhist Studies Review |
| 卷期 | v.26 n.1 |
| 出版日期 | 2009 |
| 頁次 | 85 - 102 |
| 出版者 | Equinox Publishing Ltd. |
| 出版者網址 | https://www.equinoxpub.com/home/ |
| 出版地 | Sheffield, UK [謝菲爾德, 英國] |
| 資料類型 | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
| 使用語言 | 英文=English |
| 摘要 | The episode of Brahmā’s request to the Buddha to teach has been regarded as problematic from early times, since it suggests that the Buddha was initially lacking in compassion. Comparison of versions of the story shows it to be possibly pre-A?okan in origin. A close reading of themes in the episode in relation to other incidents in the Buddha’s life described in the Pali canon show that it need not be taken as portraying an actual experience of the Buddha. The original purpose of the episode was not to describe the Buddha’s inner conflict but to show that Brahmā, representative of Brahmanical religion, was a follower of the Buddha. The episode was originally religious propaganda. |
| ISSN | 02652897 (P); 17479681 (E) |
| DOI | 10.1558/bsrv.v26i1.85 |
| 點閱次數 | 575 |
| 建檔日期 | 2009.08.31 |
| 更新日期 | 2017.07.05 |
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