Abhidharma-Sharon

Japanese: 阿毘達磨俱舎論 - あびだつまくしゃろん

An Indian Buddhist treatise written by Vasubandhu (who lived around the 5th century). Sanskrit name: Abhidharmakośabhāṣya. Abbreviated as 《Kusha-ron》. Two versions remain: the Sanskrit version, a Tibetan translation, and a Chinese translation. Of the Chinese translations, the 22-volume translation by Zhenji (564) and the 30-volume translation by Xuanzang (651), the latter is the one that is mostly used. It summarizes the basic issues of Buddhist philosophy, focusing mainly on the theories of the Sarvastivada school and adding those of other schools. It consists of eight sections, with the sections on the Realm and Roots explaining basic categories, the sections on the World, Karma, and Sleep elucidating the world of delusion, and the sections on the Wisdom, Wisdom, and Concentration explaining the path to enlightenment.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

インドの仏教論書。世親(バスバンドゥ，5世紀ころの人)著。サンスクリット名アビダルマコーシャバーシャAbhidharmakośabhāṣya。略称《俱舎論》。サンスクリット本，チベット訳，漢訳2種が現存。漢訳では，真諦訳22巻(564年)，玄奘訳30巻(651年)のうち，おもに後者が用いられる。説一切有部の説を主とし，他部派の説も加えて，仏教哲学の基本的問題を整理したもの。8品からなり，界･根品で基礎的範疇を説明し，世間･業･随眠品で迷いの世界を解明し，賢聖･智･定品で悟りに至る道を説く。

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