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待兼山論叢. 哲学篇. 2023, 57, p. 21-40

Philological Study on Nibbāna-related Words in the Suttanipāta and Its Commentary Paramatthajotikā

Tomita, Mariko

日本語

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2023-12-25

In this paper, I examine philologically all the nibbāna-related words in the Suttanipāta (Sn), a unique and famous Pāli sutta that contains the oldest stratum of the Pāli Canon, and compare my findings with the commentary Paramatthajotikā (Pj). I focus on whether each nibbāna-related word about the state of a person (1) implies nibbāna in the present life, (2) implies nibbāna at and after the end of life, or (3) does not make clear the timing of nibbāna. By so doing, I find that for many instances of nibbāna-related words in Sn, (3) the timing of nibbāna is unclear. This suggests a new understanding that the Sn author, unlike the Pj author, often times does not intend to differentiate between (1) nibbāna in the present life and (2) nibbāna at and after the end of life. Nevertheless, it appears that while people are mostly concerned with the afterlife and connect liberation to the end of life, Sn also emphasizes that nibbāna can be attained during one’s lifetime. By the time of Pj, the two types of nibbāna were already the established theory on nibbāna, and the text reflects orthodox Theravada ideas on the subject that are later developments.

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Philological Study on Nibbāna-related Words in the Suttanipāta and Its Commentary Paramatthajotikā

Tomita, Mariko

大阪大学大学院人文学研究科・文学部・大阪大学文学会

日本語

2023-12-25

待兼山論叢. 哲学篇

57

21

40

https://hdl.handle.net/11094/94900