Home > Catalogo > Annali di Ca’ Foscari. Serie orientale > 52 | 2016 > sLob dpon gyis bśad pa: Explanation by the Master

Annali di Ca’ Foscari. Serie orientale | Vol. 52 | Giugno 2016

« articolo precedente | articolo successivo »
cover
cover
Articolo

sLob dpon gyis bśad pa: Explanation by the Master

The Teachings on Meditation of an Unknown Byaṅ-cub-klu-dbaṅ (IOL Tib J 709, 34a1-36a3)

Krishna Del Toso    Indipendent Scholar    

VIEW PDF DOWNLOAD PDF

abstract

In the Dunhuang manuscript IOL Tib J 709, which is a collection of writings concerning meditation, we come across a short text attributed to a Tibetan master called Byaṅ-cub-klu-dbaṅ (allegedly eighth-ninth centuries CE). In his work, Byaṅ-cub-klu-dbaṅ exposes a method of meditation that seems to be strongly indebted to Indian Mahāyāna scriptural sources. Besides, also a Chinese Chan influence is here detectable. Therefore, the method of meditation taught by Byaṅ-cub-klu-dbaṅ seems to represent a commingling of different elements from different contexts. After a general introduction to the manuscript IOL Tib J 709, this study focuses on Byaṅ-cub-klu-dbaṅ’s text, discussing and analysing the following topics: its author and date, the Indian Mahāyāna possible sources, Chinese Chan elements, the meditational path described. An annotated translation of the text, along with its transliteration and the reproduction of the fac-simile of the corresponding portion of the manuscript, concludes the study.

Pubblicato
30 Giugno 2016
Accettato
20 Gennaio 2016
Presentato
17 Novembre 2015
Lingua
EN

Keywords: Tibetan Buddhism • Meditation • Dunhuang manuscript

permalink http://doi.org/10.14277/2385-3042/AnnOr-52-16-6

Copyright: © 2016 Krishna Del Toso. This is an open-access work distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction is permitted, provided that the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. The license allows for commercial use. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.