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Golden Robe or Rubbish Robe? Interpretations of the Transmitted Robe in Tokugawa Period Zen Buddhist Thought
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This chapter investigates the long scriptural tradition and heated Edo period debates about the legendary Buddhist robe made of golden thread. It considers fourth-century CE Chinese Buddhist texts that describe Mahāprajāpatī donating a golden robe to the sangha, and medieval Chan texts that describe Buddha transmitting a golden robe to his disciple Mahākā
śyapa to then transmit to the future Buddha Maitreya. It finally considers the Japanese textual tradition and argues that Tainin Myōryū’s (1705–1786) pioneering study of robes as they appear in the ancient vinaya texts needs to be weighed against Kazen Sosan’s (active c. 1760) apologist rationale for promoting institutional prominence through lavish textiles.
Title: Golden Robe or Rubbish Robe? Interpretations of the Transmitted Robe in Tokugawa Period Zen Buddhist Thought
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This chapter investigates the long scriptural tradition and heated Edo period debates about the legendary Buddhist robe made of golden thread.
It considers fourth-century CE Chinese Buddhist texts that describe Mahāprajāpatī donating a golden robe to the sangha, and medieval Chan texts that describe Buddha transmitting a golden robe to his disciple Mahākā
śyapa to then transmit to the future Buddha Maitreya.
It finally considers the Japanese textual tradition and argues that Tainin Myōryū’s (1705–1786) pioneering study of robes as they appear in the ancient vinaya texts needs to be weighed against Kazen Sosan’s (active c.
1760) apologist rationale for promoting institutional prominence through lavish textiles.
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