Dunhuang Manuscript S.2585: a Textual and Interdisciplinary Study on Early Medieval Chinese Buddhist Meditative Techniques and Visionary Experiences
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Ponampon, Phra Kiattisak
Abstract
S.2585 is a significant Dunhuang manuscript, providing various types of Buddhist meditative techniques. Some techniques can be traced back to Central Asia and India, although some techniques seem to have been developed later. I argue that the vision of buddhas that accompanies single-minded contemplation of the navel as described in S.2585 may reflect the idea of a “buddha within” denoting the notions of buddha-nature and tathāgatagarbha in some contexts. I also argue that navel contemplation became an important part of Buddhist meditation practice in early Chinese Buddhism.
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Date
2018-10-10
Advisors
Galambos, Dr. Imre
Palumbo, Dr. Antonello
Palumbo, Dr. Antonello
Keywords
buddha-nature, buddha within, buddhadhātu, buddhānusmṛti, buddha darśana, dharmakāya, Dunhuang Manuscript, navel, nābhi, meditation, middle way, mindfulness, tathāgatagarbha, microcosm, Foshuo guan jing佛說觀經, nianfo sanmei念佛三昧, yixin guanqi一心觀齊, 佛性, 見佛, 法身, 齊, 臍, S.2585
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Master of Philosophy (MPhil)
Awarding Institution
University of Cambridge