The Three Treasures: A Revised and Illustrated Study and Translation of Minamoto no Tamenori’s Sanboe

461 Pages·2023·10.767 MB·English

by  Edward Kamens, Ethan Bushelle

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The Three Treasures
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michigan monograph series in japanese studies
number 97
center for japanese studies
university of michigan
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The Three Treasures
A Revised and Illustrated Study and Translation
of Minamoto no Tamenori’s Sanbōe
Edward Kamens and Ethan Bushelle
University of Michigan Press
Ann Arbor
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Copyright © 2023 by Edward Kamens and Ethan Bushelle
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Published in the United States of America by the University of Michigan Press
Manufactured in the United States of America
Printed on acid- free paper
First published January 2023
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ISBN 978- 0- 472- 07580- 5 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN 978- 0- 472- 05580- 7 (paper : alk. paper)
ISBN 978- 0- 472- 22104- 2 (e- book)
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Contents
Abbreviations ix
Preface xi
Part 1: Study
Chapter 1. A Short History of Sanbōe 3
Edward Kamens
Chapter 2. A Reading of Sanbōe 48
Edward Kamens
Chapter 3. Sanbōe and the Oratorical Arts of Devotional Liturgy 99
Ethan Bushelle
Part 2: Translation
Edward Kamens and Ethan Bushelle
General Preface 133
The First Volume: The Buddha 143
Preface to the First Volume 143
1.1 The Pāramitā of Dāna: King Śibi 148
1.2 The Pāramitā of Discipline: King Śrutasoma 152
1.3 The Pāramitā of Forbearance: The Recluse “Forbearance” 155
1.4 The Pāramitā of Effort: The Prince of Great Generosity 158
1.5 The Pāramitā of Meditation: The Recluse Śaṅkhācārya 162
1.6 The Pāramitā of Prajñā: Prime Minister Govinda 164
1.7 The Elder “Water- bearer” 167
1.8 The Lion Who Held Firmly to His Vows 168
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1.9 The Deer King 171
1.10 The Himalaya Boy 174
1.11 Prince Mahāsattva 178
1.12 Prince Sudāna 184
1.13 Śyāma 193
Hymn 200
The Second Volume: The Dharma 201
Preface to the Second Volume 201
2.1 Prince Shōtoku 209
2.2 En the Ascetic 225
2.3 Bodhisattva Gyōki 230
2.4 The “Lump” Nun of Higo Province 237
2.5 Kinunui Tomo no Miyatsuko Yoshimichi 240
2.6 An Elderly Fisherman of Har1ima Province 241
2.7 Dharma Master Gikaku 242
2.8 Ono no Ason Niwamaro 243
2.9 The Go- Playing Śrāmaṇera of Yamashiro Province 246
2.10 The Sutra- Box Patron of Yamashiro Province 246
2.11 Takahashi no Muraji Azumahito 247
2.12 A Woman of Yamato Province 249
2.13 Okisome no Omi Taime 250
2.14 Nara no Iwashima 252
2.15 A Monk of the Nara Capital 256
2.16 A Monk of Mount Yoshino 258
2.17 A Miner of Mimasaka Province 260
2.18 Yōgō of Daianji 261
Hymn 268
The Third Volume: The Sangha 269
Preface to the Third Volume 269
The First Month 277
3.1 Practices for the First Month 277
3.2 The Royal Assembly for the Royal Meager Feast 278
3.3 The Rites of Penitence at Hie 282
3.4 The Bath 288
3.5 The Poṣadha 292
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The Second Month 297
3.6 Practices of the Second Month 297
3.7 Repentance Before Ānanda at Sai’in 299
3.8 The Nirvana Assembly at Yamashinadera 302
3.9 Stone Stūpas 306
The Third Month 310
3.10 The Assembly for the Transmission of the Dharma in Shiga 310
3.11 The Most Excellent Assembly at Yakushiji 313
3.12 The Lotus Assembly at Takao 315
3.13 The Flower Garland Assembly at Hokkeji 319
3.14 The Assembly for the Encouragement of Learning
at Sakamoto on Hie 323
3.15 The Assembly of Ten Thousand Lights at Yakushiji 328
The Fourth Month 332
3.16 The Śarīra Assembly at Hie 332
3.17 The Great Prajñā Assembly at Daianji 336
3.18 The Lustration of the Buddha 341
3.19 The Ordination at Hie 344
The Fifth Month 348
3.20 Bodhisattva Precepts at Hatsuse 348
3.21 The Rice Donation 353
The Sixth Month 355
3.22 The Assembly of One Thousand Flowers at Tōdaiji 355
The Seventh Month 361
3.23 The Mañjuśrī Assembly 361
3.24 The Ullambana [including the Confession] 365
The Eighth Month 370
3.25 The Ceaseless Nenbutsu on Hie 370
3.26 The Assembly for Releasing Living Creatures at Yahata 373
The Ninth Month 378
3.27 The Anointment at Hie 378
The Tenth Month 382
3.28 The Vimalakīrti Assembly at Yamashinadera 382
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The Eleventh Month 386
3.29 The Assembly for Eight Lectures at Kumano 386
3.30 The Assembly in the Month of Frost 389
The Twelfth Month 395
3.31 The Buddhas’ Names 395
Hymn 399
Bibliography 401
Index 419
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Abbreviations
Note: Titles in this list do not appear in the Bibliography.
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BGJ Taya Raishun, Ōchō E’nichi, and Funahashi Issai., eds.
Bukkyōgaku jiten. Kyoto: Hōzōkan, 1955
CSQI Clear Serenity, Quiet Insight: T’ien- t’ai Chih- i’s Mo- Ho Chih-
Kuan. 3 vols. Translation and Commentary by Paul Swanson.
Honolulu: University of Hawai’i Press, 2017.
DDZ Tendaishū Shūten Kankōkai, ed. Dengyō Daishi zenshū. Tokyo:
Tendaishū Shūten Kankōkai, 1927.
DNBZ Bussho Kankōkai, ed. Dai Nihon Bukkyō zensho. 150 vols.
Tokyo: Bussho Kankōkai, 1912– 19.
DZDL Attributed to Nāgārjuna, translated by Kumārajīva. Da zhidu
lun. T #1509, in T 25.57c– 756b.
FYZL Daoshi. Fayuan zhulin. T #2122, in T 53:269– 1030.
GR Hanawa Hokinoichi, ed., Gunsho ruijū. 19 vols. Tokyo: Keizai
Zasshisha, 1898– 1902. [n.b. Series has multiple printings
with varying numeration of volumes. See also: https://
japanknowledge.com/lib/shelf/gunshoruiju/]
KDZ Mikkyō Bunka Kenkyūjo, ed. Kōbō daishi zenshū. 8 vols,
Kōyasan: Mikkyō Bunka Kenkyūjo, 1965– 68.
KGDJ Nihon Daijiten Kankōkai, ed. Kokugo daijiten. 20 vols. Tokyo:
Shōgakukan, 1972– 76.