A List of the Place and Ethnic Names in the Sanskrit Manuscript of the Tathāgataguhya-sūtra: A Comparison with the Parallel Narrative in the *Abhidharma-mahāvibhāṣā
Year: 2020
Type: article
Abstract: It has been so far pointed out that the first Chinese translation of the Guhyakādhipatinirdeśa (Tathāgataguhya-sūtra) translated by *Dharmarakṣa includes many place and ethnic names including country names along the Silk Road. This paper compares the place and the ethnic names listed in the Sanskrit manuscript of the Tathāgataguhya-sūtra and in its first Chinese translation with the ethnic names in the parallel narrative in the *Abhidharma-mahāvibhāṣā. As a result, it can be speculated that the Tathāgataguhya-sūtra was established in Northwest India.
Author: Hiromitsu Ikuma
Institution: Taisho University
Language: English
Topic: Indian and Buddhist Studies
Subfield: Religious studies
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W3083965382