From Bodhgaya to Lhasa to Beijing: The Life and Times of Sariputra (c 1335-1426), last abbot of Bodhgaya

584 Pages·2010·4.63 MB·English

by  Arthur Philip McKeown

HARVARD UNIVERSITY
GraduatSec hool ofA rtsa ndS ciences
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DateA:p ril
29,2 010
FroBmo dhgatyoLa h asaB etioj ing:
TheL ifaen dT imeosf Sarip(uct.r1a3 35-1426),
LasAtb bootfB odhgaya
A disserttiaopnr esented
by
ArthPuhri lMicpK eown
to
TheD epartomfeS natn saknrIdin td iSatnu dies
inp artfiulafill lmoeftn hrtee quirements
fort hdee groefe
DoctoofPr h ilosophy
int he subject of
Sanskrit aSntdu dIinedsi an
HarvaUrndi versity
CambirdgMea,s sachusetts
May2,01 0
ArthPuhrpi M lciKeown
© 2010,
Alrli ghts dr.e serve
AdvisLoero:n aWr.dJv .a dne Kru ijp ArthPuhri MlciKpe own
FroBmo dhgata oyL hatsoaB eijing:
TheL iefa nd TiomfSeasr ip(uc1tr.33a5 -2164)La,s Atb bootfB odhgaya
ABSTRACT
Thet emrinsau ntqeu efmo Irn diBaund dshmii sco mmonlyt obh ete hled
mi-dthirtceeennt.tuT hrh yisst uddeym otnrsattheatsth s pi ositiisno onl ongteebrnl ae
byp rovidingd ettlhaeeeid x fIrasmti noaftt ihloein of fet hfIeft eenctehn tIunrdyi an
BuddhmiosntkS ,a rip(u1t33r5a4- 216t)h,r obuigohg rcaaphlhi,is toarnimdca atle,r ial
evidencet rvaoeflfr soh mi sI tnhdoriuagN he paanld T ibaentfId,n allyt ot hMei ng
Impreicaolu rt.
Thidsis serttiaoann alySzaersi puTtirbaea'tnsaCd nh inbeisroepag hiwehsi,c h
portsrtaaiyrn tgdllifyef repnetr soens-a florimtt iheet hicoabslelryva abnbtoo ft
Vajratsota hntearn asgresnsaitvhea,- intflauneitnkrIcane.bd o trho lhees ,
reconstBiutdudthseiydss tt oefmm sea niinnIg n danidag ,a rnered royal patronage
wherevterrva ehleeO dn.eo ft hmea jmoert dhoololgp ircoablweimtwshh icthhsi
stugdrypa plietssh peo ssiobfih larivteys htiisntgo roircmatali ofrinon mlf iterary
socuers.
A clocsoend seiratoifSo arni pustl reipa fr'o viawd iensd ionwtfI oft eenth
centBuurdyd shmi Iinnd Nieap,a Tli,b aentCd,h inrae,v etahlfesas cinatthiaotn
BuddhIinsdtsi taei xlelr ftoret dhs eec ournitwehsi chha ld argsetloyp trpaeevdl ing
threeT.h e tshiawttie e lpdaetrdi cuilnatref roreb sottI hn diaannnd o n-Indian
Buddshtwisa st hleo cus Boufd dath'hAsew aken-ianngtd h cee ntoeftr hB eu ddhist
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wor-ldV ajraIsnma annay. respects, Saripufortrmah 'isis n itniflmuaetne ce derives
relatiwointVshah jirpa sana.
Thisst utdhye orredefe motnrsantoeotsn ltyh aItn diBaund dshmsi urvived
intthoefi fteenth acnebdne tyuorbnyud at,l sroev sew ahlaitlt o okleidtk oeo ne
witsnsae nhdi msa niyn terolrosBc.uu dtdhwiassum n qsuteionoantb hlweya nbeu,t
thsdi eclwianspe u nctubaymt oemde notfrs e viavnardle ctointsountW.ii th records
litkheo pseer tationS ianrgi pnuetwar vae,n oufers e seaarracevh la aibilnetI on dian
Budhdiisntt cetriawointsth h eMiurs lciomu nterBpuadrdthesix,si ltli et eraantdu re,
moreS.a ripeumtrbao dbioetBshu ddshmi'ssu rvaisva na olr mapthiivleo sophical
trdaitaisow ne lalsi tpso wetro innaonvadad taep t.
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TabolfCe o tnents
Ackwnloedgementvsi ii
LiosAft b ebvriationxsi
LiosFfgti u res xii
IntroodnTu:hc Ietm iportoafSn acrei putra 1
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ParITt:h Tei mTehsFe:it feenCtethnu raynt dh Cei rcuolfaotBdihogn.a .y.a. ..4.9. ........
ChapOtneeVrj:a r asianSn oau thAesa.is.at.. .....................5.7. .............................................
ChapTtweorM: a habiodnBhe jiii nTghE:ex empCleanryti enr China 111
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PaIrtTI h:Le ie f 173
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ChapTtherrAe C eo:m ptleOelryd inBoaigrrya .p.h.y. ................1..8..7.. ..............................
ChapFtoeuTrrh :Ee s otBeoirgirca. p.h.y. ....................................2..4..5.. ...............................
ChapFtievTreh L:ei ngeeBa iogyr. a..p..h.....................................3...3.1... ........ .....................
PaIrtI I:
ChapStieHxri: s toTrriac.ca.el.s . ...............................................3...5...2... ............ ...................
EpoigluDeo:eS sap ruitMraat ter? . 396
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AppenEddiixt:ai noTdnr sa nslation.s .409
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Appen1d.Ti1rx:a nsloafTth Cieoo mnp lBeoigtrea .p.h.y. ...............4..1...1.. .................... ....
AppenId.DiIix1p :la toEimdci toiTfoh nCe o mplBeoitgera phy .427
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Appen1d1iT.xr1 a nsloafTt hSieoe rnce to gBriaphy . .447
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Appen1d1iD.xi1 p1l omaticTh SEeed ciBrtiegiotro anp hoyf . .465
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AppenIdIITiI rx.a nslaTthRieoo snoa Jforye f w els .485
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Transloaftt hBieoio gnr aopfh yG prara gichsne n .493
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Appen1d1iD1x.il 1po1m aEtdiicto ifTo hRneo soaJfrye wels .498
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DiploEmdaittioicfto h Bnei roagpohfGyr apgars i n .c.h.e.n. ..5.1.0. ....................
AppenIdVi:x S TihdeBd ihgoara p.h..i..e...s... ...............................5...41.. .............................. .
AppenIdVTi.rxI a nsloaftt hBieoio gnr aopfh yV in1.p.a.k.�..a.. ............5....1...8.. ..............
Transloatfth Bieio ronag pohfGyo raknatha 525
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Transloaftt hBieio ronag pohfGyo laetnha 529
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AppenIdViD.xiI opIml atEidci toitfoh Bneoi graopfVhiyr iip.a.k.�...a... ....5..3..1.. ..........
DiploEmdaittioicfto hBneoi graopfGh oykr naatha .537
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DiploEmdaittioictfo h Bneoi graopfh yeG noaltha 541
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Biliboghrya p 543
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Fomryp arents
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Acknowledgements
Iitas g repalates utroae c knowtlhecedno gtert iibouonftsh m ea npye ople
whoi nfluencsehda pteh deoi fs stehriatsswa etalislmo y no ,w ns chroslhaip.I First,
would tlhiaktnehk oe tn woeh oh apse rhianpflsu etnhcweea dyI thaibnoukt
Tibetteaxnat nsd, how hTiisybts eohtroabunles d t udmioertde,h aanno yt her,
Leonvaardnde rj pKDu.ui rimnytg i maet Harvhaahrsed l,p heed me
tremendbooutpshel ryas,lo alnnyid n teecltluaElslpyel.cld iyu aritnhlgea fswet
yeaarsws e,w orketdh aionsnod t hperjroe cttosg etiwhtae asr , d elisgeaher t e atlo
schoilnaa crt iIontnh .een Idh ,o pseo moefh is taasapl henitli osrltuo begbdo ff.I
also thGaynakt fJsohaoren re ts ueppspeocridtau,ilr nlmgyy fi ryseta irntsh e
doctporroaglr Sahme. f hsoatse mryet dh eortehtiincokanil n Tgi bet, and always
triteomd a kmee s ee thpei cltaIurhtrga eebs.re earn e haoln ohra vteo worked
witbho tohft hessceh oolTfai rb Weitt.ht to hueciorm pelnetmasrtyr entghtihss ,
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myt hinokfwi hnaglt a Btued dhiinBso mhd gamyiag hhatv leo okleidk e.
Durimnyyg e aartL anzush'X oibMeiin Dzaux auseaF LAsSc ho(l2a0r0I 5 -6),
hatdh geo ofdro tutnoe wwoirtmkha ngyr eTaitb estcahno lPaardsm.a cdhbeann g
waess pelclhyie aluplaf npde rsevaeswr edi insgc uTsisbeehdtsi atnoa rnyrd e ad
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