vasubandhu — the author of treatise “Abhidharmakoša”
Keywords:
Vasubandhu, Abhidharmakoša, Sarvāstivāda, Saṅghabhadra, Asaṅga, Buston, Taranatha, Hīnayāna, MahāyānaAbstract
The article tells about the life of the great Buddhist thinker Vasubandhu (IV—
V centuries C. E.), who was the author of treatise “Abhidharmakoša” (Depository,
Encyclopedia of Abhidharma). “Abhidharmakoša” – the text of the Abhidharma
philosophy, it is one of the most impotent treatises in the history of Buddhist philosophy.
The information on Vasubandhu is derived from his Tibetan and Chinese
biographies is analyzed in the article. The Buddhological problems which are connected
with the attempts of historical “reconstruction” of the events of the great
thinker’s life are examined here. These are the problem of being of “one” or “two
Vasubandhu” and the problem of firm dating of his lifetime.
References
Ринчендуб, Б. История буддизма (Индия и Ти-
бет) / Б. Ринчендуб. — СПб.: Евразия, 1999.
Cox, С. Disputed Dharmas. Early Buddhist Theories
on Existence / C. Cox — Tokyo : The International
Institute for Buddhist Studies, 1995.
Кочергина, В. А. Санскритско-русский словарь /
В. А. Кочергина. — М. : Русский язык, 1978.
Дараната. История буддизма в Индии / Дарана-
та. — СПб., 1869.
Anacker, S. Seven Works of Vasubandhu. The Buddhist
Psychological Doctor / S. Anacker. — Delhi, 2005.
