Lurching towards a canon: Mahāyāna Sūtras in Khotanese garb
The concept of canon centers around authority. Assertions about canonicity both reflect and reshape the structure and the source of authority. In a Buddhist context, processes of canonization are highly fluid and complex, shedding light on the socio-religious landscapes of different Buddhist culture...
| Publié dans: | Entangled Religions |
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Ruhr-Universität Bochum
2021
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Entangled Religions
Année: 2020, Volume: 11, Numéro: 6 |
| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Hotan
/ Bouddhisme mahāyāna
/ Littérature bouddhiste
/ Canon
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| RelBib Classification: | AB Philosophie de la religion KBM Asie |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Canon
B Authority B Mahāyāna Buddhism B Canonization B tradent B Central Asia |
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| Résumé: | The concept of canon centers around authority. Assertions about canonicity both reflect and reshape the structure and the source of authority. In a Buddhist context, processes of canonization are highly fluid and complex, shedding light on the socio-religious landscapes of different Buddhist cultures. The present essay explores the complexities of canonization by focusing on a specific Buddhist culture on the ancient Silk Routes, where Mahāyāna sūtras, a collection of Buddhist literature of disputed authenticity in India, were accepted as scriptural and canonized in a remarkable manner. Through the lens of an indigenous Buddhist poem, the author argues that the reception and canonization of Mahāyāna sūtras give illuminating clues about a pivotal transition in the history of this Buddhist kingdom named Khotan, where both the removal and the bestowal of authority took place. |
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| ISSN: | 2363-6696 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Entangled Religions
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.46586/er.11.2020.8774 |