Journal of East Asian Cultures

Vol. 11 No. 2019/1 (2020)
Articles

The techniques of asceticism in three translations of the Udumbarika-sutta

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  • Gábor Kósa
Gábor Kósa
MTA–ELTE–SZTE
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.38144/TKT.2019.1.1

Published 2020-03-30

Keywords

  • Chinese Buddhism,
  • Udumbarika-sutta,
  • ascetic practices,
  • Nigrodha

How to Cite

Kósa, G. (2020). The techniques of asceticism in three translations of the Udumbarika-sutta. Journal of East Asian Cultures, 11(2019/1), 1–28. https://doi.org/10.38144/TKT.2019.1.1

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Abstract

The Udumbarika-sutta is the 25th text of the Dīghanikāya in the Pāli Canon, and has three Chinese translations: 1. Youtanpoluo jing 優曇婆邏經 [T01n0026] (4th c.); 2. Santuona jing 散陀那經 [T01n0001p0047a17–49b25] (5th c.); 3. Nijutuo fanzhi jing 尼拘陀梵志經 [T01n0011p0223a09–p0223b28] (10th c.). In this paper I compare the three versions to show that they offer surprisingly different descriptions of ascetic practices; these differences may be traced back to the school affiliations of the translators.

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