The Tathāgata and Brahmā: A Semantic Analysis : หน้า 49/141
DIRI Journal : หน้า 49/141 An exploration of parallels between the Tathāgata and Brahmā, examining verbal teachings and the concept of dhamma in relation to creation.
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สรุปเนื้อหา
This passage delves into the nuanced relationships between the Tathāgata and Brahmā, highlighting the semantic layers present in verbal teachings. It contrasts the Tathāgata's mouth with Brahmā's, indicating a parallel between verbal teachings and creation concepts. The discussion extends to how 'dhamma' is referred to in Buddhist and Brahmanical contexts, emphasizing the importance of understanding these distinctions in Buddhist philosophy. Notably, 'Brahmā' refers specifically to the creator god and differs from beings across various realms in Buddhist thought. The text calls for a careful examination of these complexities to avoid oversimplified conclusions about the teachings of the Tathāgata.
หัวข้อประเด็น
-Tathāgata and Brahmā
-semantic analysis
-Buddhism vs Brahmanical philosophy
-dhamma and its implications
-verbal teachings in spiritual context
ข้อความต้นฉบับในหน้า
1. The Tathāgata and Brahmā,48 the creator god
2. The Tathāgata's mouth (verbal teaching) & Brahmā mouth.
3. The dhamma and Brahmā, the creator god; or
The dhamma and Brahman, the ultimate reality.
In both instances of the alternative translations of brahma-, it
appears that there are different degrees of semantic depth of terms
in the whole passage. In the brahmanical claim, the passage first
refers to Brahmā's mouth, but later on to the Brahmā as a whole.
The same holds true for the Aggāņa-sutta passage. At the beginning,
the context refers to the Tathāgata's mouth, which implies his verbal
teaching, comparable to Brahmā's mouth. But afterward it refers to
dhamma, which is comparable to Brahmā the creator, or Brahman
the ultimate. With this fine distinction, it seems not appropriate to
readily conclude that the term 'dhamma' in the passage refers to the
Buddha's 'verbal teaching' simply because the passage begins with
the phrase mukhato jāto (born of mouth).49 Hence, our study will
closely examine the above two sets of parallels one after another.
48 Note that 'Brahmā' in Brahmanical sense is different from the 'Brahmā' as beings in form
(rūpāvācara) or formless (arūpāvācara) realms in Buddhist philosophy.
49 As shown in the above parallel, to equate the Tathāgata with his verbal teaching is like to
equate the Brahmā with his mouth.
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