A Close Study of Indrabhūti's Jñānasiddhi: Its Indian Origins and Early Transmission within the Indo-Tibetan Doctrine of the Great Seal (mahāmudrā)

对因陀罗提 (IndrabhÅñti) 的《Jñānasiddhi》的仔细研究：它的印度起源和印度-西藏大印教义 (mahämudrä) 中的早期传播

• 批准号: 438848070
• 负责人: Dr. Torsten Gerloff
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Dipartimento Asia Africa Mediterraneo
• 依托单位国家: 德国
• 项目类别: Research Grants
• 资助国家: 德国
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gepris.dfg.de/gepris/projekt/438848070?language=en
• 关键词: Close; Study; Indrabh; ti; nasiddhi

In order to develop a better understanding of the tantric traditions of Indo-Tibetan Buddhism, the careful study of the early writings is of central importance. Indrabhūti’s Jñānasiddhi, as one of those early and fundamental works, presumably from the late 8th century C.E., marks not only the transition period of the predominance of the Yoga- to the Mahāyoga- and Yoginītantras but also emphasizes the concept of Mahāmudrā, an integral part of Tantric Buddhism. Hence, the philological study and in-depth analysis of its contents, context and literary-history is of paramount importance. The primary research objectives are the full text-critical edition of the Sanskrit original and its Tibetan translation, along with a comprehensively annotated English translation thereof. This includes hitherto unused primary witnesses which will considerably improve the understanding of the text. The investigation of closely related yet largely neglected scriptures, such as, e.g., the so-called "Seven Siddhi Texts" (Grub pa sde bdun) of the Phyag chen rGya gźuṅ, constitutes an essential part of the project. The study not only promises new insights into the early development of Tantric Buddhism in general and of the Great Seal (mahāmudrā) in particular up to the 16th century C.E., but is also expected to provide important information for the identification of the various Indrabhūtis. Although the Jñānasiddhi, due to its significance, has received attention in academia already early on, it has so far not been dealt with in due thoroughness.

为了更好地理解印度藏传佛教的密宗传统，仔细研究早期著作至关重要。英陀菩提的《思辨论》作为这些早期的基础性著作之一，大概是公元 8 世纪末创作的，它不仅标志着瑜伽占主导地位的摩诃瑜伽和瑜伽母续的过渡时期，而且还强调了大手印的概念，这是密宗佛教的一个组成部分。因此，对其内容、背景和文学史进行文献学研究和深入分析至关重要。主要研究目标是梵文原文及其藏文翻译的完整文本批判版本，以及其全面注释的英文翻译。这包括迄今为止未使用的主要证人，这将大大提高对文本的理解。对密切相关但在很大程度上被忽视的经典的研究，例如《Phyag chen rGya gźuṅ》的所谓“七部悉地文本”(Grub pa sde bdun)，构成了该项目的重要组成部分。这项研究不仅为密宗佛教的早期发展，尤其是大手印 (mahāmudrā) 直至公元 16 世纪的早期发展提供了新的见解，而且有望为识别各种因陀罗菩提提供重要信息。尽管思辨论因其重要性而很早就受到学术界的关注，但迄今为止尚未得到应有的彻底处理。