…One of the sutras of Mahayana Buddhism. In detail, it is called the “Universal Gate Chapter of the Bodhisattva Kannon” and is the 25th chapter of the “Lotus Sutra” translated by Kumarajiva. Originally read as a single sutra, it was combined in China, but in later times it became the most popular sutra and was read independently again. … From the Lotus Sutra…The central part of the latter half, which was created later, is the “Tathagata’s Life Span Chapter,” which explains that the Buddha who attained enlightenment under the Bodhi tree was a temporary figure, and that he actually attained enlightenment 500 dust-particle kalpas ago, and clarifies the ideal of an eternal Buddha (the Buddha of Eternal Realization). The last six chapters are the newest, and among them, the “Kannon Bodhisattva Universal Gate Chapter,” which preaches faith in Kannon, is respected independently as the “Kannon Sutra.” In China, Tiantai Zhiyi wrote two major commentaries, “The Lotus Sutra: A Mysterious Meaning” and “The Lotus Sutra: A Comprehensive Explanation of the Lotus Sutra,” and respected this sutra as the sutra that expounds on the highest truth among the various sutras. … *Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "The Universal Gate Chapter of the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…大乗仏教の経典の一つ。詳しくは《観世音菩薩普門品(ふもんぼん)》といい,クマーラジーバ訳の《妙法蓮華経》第二十五品をなす。元来は,単独に読まれたのを,中国で合体したもので,後代はもっとも人気ある経典として,再び独立して読まれるようになる。… 【法華経】より…遅れて成立した後半部分の中心は〈如来寿量品〉で,ここでは菩提樹下で成仏した釈迦は仮の姿で,実は五百塵点劫(じんてんごう)という大昔に成仏していると説き,永遠の仏(久遠実成(くおんじつじよう)の釈迦)の理想を明らかにしている。最後の6章は最も新しいが,その中で,観音の信仰を説く〈観世音菩薩普門品〉は《観音経》として独立して尊重される。中国では,天台智顗(ちぎ)が《法華玄義》《法華文句(もんぐ)》の二大注釈書を著し,本経を諸経の中で最高の真理を説いたものとして尊重した。… ※「《観世音菩薩普門品》」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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