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@article{ART002359751},
author={Kwon Oh Min},
title={The bīja Theory of Vasubandhu Revisited},
journal={불교학리뷰},
issn={1975-2660},
year={2018},
number={23},
pages={39-66},
doi={10.29213/crbs..23.201806.39}

TY - JOUR
AU - Kwon Oh Min
TI - The bīja Theory of Vasubandhu Revisited
JO - 불교학리뷰
PY - 2018
VL - null
IS - 23
PB - Geumgang Center for Buddhist Studies
SP - 39
EP - 66
SN - 1975-2660
AB - It is generally taken for granted that the theory of bīja has originated in the novel ideas of Vasubandhu. But Saṅghabhadra acknowledges the theory of Vasubandhu just as another version of the bīja theory equivalent to that of Dārṣṭāntika or an offshoot of the *pūrvānudhātu theory established by Sthavira Śrīlāta. The notion of bīja is a metaphorfor hetupratyaya, that is, the dharma capable of producing, and serves as the core concept in illustrating the origin of all sentient beings and their worlds, as demonstrated in the theories of *pūrvānudhātu (Śrīlāta) or of bīja (ālayavijñāna) by the Yogācāra. However, the full connotation of the concept has not been completely uncovered because the term bīja in Abhidharmakośabhaṣya is only brought up as a ground for the critical refutation of the terms such as prāpti or avijñaptikarma of the Sarvāstivāda philosophy. Therefore it is very likely to fall either into a bias or a dogmatic understanding if the evidential references are limited to the fragmentary remarks in AKBh, without being supplemented by such significant records as the Nyāyānusāra by Saṅghabhadra, the Catuḥsatyanirdeśa by Vasuvarman, known as an affiliate of the Sautrāntika, and the Yogācārabhūmi, the Mahāyānasaṅgraha, the Chengweishilun, and their commentaries in which frequent quotations of bīja theory presented by the Sautrāntika and its branch *Sthavirapākṣika are found. In this paper I critically reviewed the hypothesis of Hyodo Kazuo, Kato Junsho, Harada Washo, and Sako Toshio etc in terms of their interpretations on the bīja theory of Vasubandhu and the concept of saṃtatipariṇāmaviśeṣa.
KW - bīja;saṃtatipariṇāmaviśeṣa;pūrvānudhātu (or anudhātu);Vasubandhu;Sthavira Śrīlāta
DO - 10.29213/crbs..23.201806.39
ER -

Kwon Oh Min. (2018). The bīja Theory of Vasubandhu Revisited. 불교학리뷰, 23, 39-66.

Kwon Oh Min. 2018, "The bīja Theory of Vasubandhu Revisited", 불교학리뷰, no.23, pp.39-66. Available from: doi:10.29213/crbs..23.201806.39

Kwon Oh Min "The bīja Theory of Vasubandhu Revisited" 불교학리뷰 23 pp.39-66 (2018) : 39.

Kwon Oh Min. The bīja Theory of Vasubandhu Revisited. 2018; 23 : 39-66. Available from: doi:10.29213/crbs..23.201806.39

Kwon Oh Min. "The bīja Theory of Vasubandhu Revisited" 불교학리뷰 no.23(2018) : 39-66.doi: 10.29213/crbs..23.201806.39

Kwon Oh Min. The bīja Theory of Vasubandhu Revisited. 불교학리뷰, 23, 39-66. doi: 10.29213/crbs..23.201806.39

Kwon Oh Min. The bīja Theory of Vasubandhu Revisited. 불교학리뷰. 2018; 23 39-66. doi: 10.29213/crbs..23.201806.39

Kwon Oh Min. The bīja Theory of Vasubandhu Revisited. 2018; 23 : 39-66. Available from: doi:10.29213/crbs..23.201806.39

Kwon Oh Min. "The bīja Theory of Vasubandhu Revisited" 불교학리뷰 no.23(2018) : 39-66.doi: 10.29213/crbs..23.201806.39