According to the legend of the White Robe Sect, the first canonical council held in Pataliputra in the 3rd century BCE collected the memories of the ancient scriptures (14 Puvva; hereafter, the names of the scriptures will be written in their vernacular form) and compiled the 12 Aṅgas, but the final compilation of the Aṅgas in their present form was held in Ballabi in western India in the 5th century CE. The organization consisted of 11 Angas (the 12th Anga is lost), 12 Uvangas, 10 Paiṇṇa, 6 Cheya-suttas, an independent Nandi and Anuogaddhāra, and 4 Mūla-suttas, totaling 45 scriptures in 7 parts. From [The Sixteen Great Countries]…The term mahājanapada translates to “great country,” with maha meaning “big” and janapada meaning “a place of human habitation.” The names of the countries vary slightly depending on the scriptures, but according to the early Pāli Buddhist scriptures, they are Aṅga, Magadha, Kāsi (Kāsi), Kosala (country), Vajji, Malla, Ceti, Vaṃsa, Kuru, Panchāla, Maccha, Sūrasena, Assaka, Avanti, Gandhāra, and Kamboja. Most of the countries were in the Ganga (Ganges) River basin, but they also included countries in the northwestern frontier regions such as Gandhara and Kamboja, and Assaka in the western Deccan. … *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Aṅga" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…白衣派では伝説によると,前3世紀ころパータリプトラで開かれた最初の聖典編纂会議で古聖典(14のプッバPuvva。以下,聖典名は俗語形で記す)に関する記憶が集められ12のアンガAṅgaが編纂されたというが,最終的にまとめられて現形を得たのは,5世紀ころ西インドのバラビーにおける編纂会議であった。その組織は11のアンガ(第12アンガは伝わらない),12のウバンガUvanga,10のパインナPaiṇṇa,6のチェーヤ・スッタCheya‐sutta,独立した《ナンディーNandī》と《アヌオーガッダーラAnuogaddhāra》および4のムーラ・スッタMūla‐sutta,計7部45聖典である。… 【十六大国】より…大国とはマハージャナパダmahājanapadaの訳で,マハーは〈大きい〉,ジャナパダは〈人間の居住地〉を意味する。国名は経典によって若干の相違があるが,パーリ語原始仏教経典によれば,アンガAṅga,マガダ,カーシーKāsī(カーシKāsi),コーサラ(国),バッジVajji,マッラ,チェーティCeti,バンサVaṃsa,クル,パンチャーラ,マッチャMaccha,スーラセーナSūrasena,アッサカAssaka,アバンティAvanti,ガンダーラGandhāra,カンボージャKambojaである。ガンガー(ガンジス)川流域諸国が大部分を占めたが,ガンダーラ,カンボージャなどの西北辺境地域,デカン西部のアッサカなどの国々も含まれている。… ※「Aṅga」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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