…The pedestal of the Buddha, which only had its feet remaining, acquired by the Mathura Museum in India in July 1977, bore inscriptions indicating that the statue was Amitabha. The date of the dedication of the pedestal is recorded as the 28th year of King Huviṣka (late 2nd century). The Sutra of Immeasurable Life was translated into Chinese in 252, but there is a tradition that An Shigao and Shirukasen (both in the 2nd century) translated similar sutras earlier. … *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Huviṣka" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…1977年7月にインドのマトゥラー博物館が入手した,足だけを残す仏の台座に,この像が阿弥陀Amitābhaであることを示す文字があった。台座が奉献された時代はフビシュカHuviṣka王の28年(2世紀後半)と記されている。《無量寿経》が中国で翻訳されたのは252年であるが,それより前に安世高や支婁迦讖(しるかせん)(いずれも2世紀)が同系の経を翻訳したという伝承がある。… ※「Huviṣka」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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