Naslov
Previous Existences – Present Bonds Jātakas of the Members of Buddha´s family in Mahāvastu

Autori
Grabovac, Višnja

Izvornik
Manas. Electronic Journal of the Centre for Eastern Languages and Cultures Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” (2367-6256) 5 (2019), 2; 2, 15

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
jātaka ; Mahāvastu ; sociokarma ; Yaśodharā ; Śuddhodana ; Māyā ; Mahāprajāpatῑ ; Rāhula

Sažetak
Even though jātakas are generally defined as an illustration of Bodhisattva´s path towards his last existence and the attainment of nirvāṇa, nevertheless they do not represent that path as a solitary one. Jātakas offer plenty of information about other personages and take Bodhisattva´s path as closely interrelated with the paths of other beings. The first part of this paper offers a survey of jātakas in which members of Buddha´s closest family appear, namely his father Śuddhodana, mother Māyā, stepmother Mahāprajāpatῑ, wife Yaśodharā and son Rāhula. The aim of the second part, which is based mostly on Walters´ concept of sociokarma, is to highlight some parts of extracted jātakas which can serve as an explanation for their continuous relationship with Buddha/ Bodhisattva. The research is based on Mahāvastu – a work belonging to the Lokottaravāda subsect of Mahāsaṅghika and preserved in Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Filologija

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