八世紀後半における中央ユーラシアの動向と長安仏教界 : 得宗期『大乗理趣六波羅蜜多経』翻訳参加者の分析より

Central Asians from such areas as Sogdiana, Tokharistan and Kapisi started to move to the East due to the oppression by Islamic power which had gradually approached Eastern countries, and they finally came into the Tang China at the middle of the eighth century. Eunuchs who grasped political initiative in the Tang empire merged these immigrants from the Central Asia as well as non-Han people in Hebei, Hexi and Shuofang into the Imperial Guards which they controlled over in order to strengthen their military influence. In addition, there were non-Han people merged into the Buddhist circle in Chang'an, which had connected with eunuchs and the Imperial Guards. Under these circumstances, the eunuchs, the Imperial Guards and the Buddhism had been the receiver for non-Han people in Chang'an city, since the An Shi Rebellion. The translation of fan-ben 梵 本 Liu Boluomiduo Jing was operated by this group of people. In order to compete Tibet, Buddhist circle endeavored to outfit itself the newest Buddhist principle under the supports from eunuchs and the Imperial Guards. By so doing, it tried to offer the protection over the nation through magical power of the Buddhism in addition to that by the army through physical military force. Moreover, the group of eunuchs and the Imperial Guards had won many Nestorians over to their sides since the An Shi Rebellion. The translation of hu-ben 胡 本 Liu Boluomiduo Jing which had operated before that of fan-ben reflected such religious situations within the group of eunuchs and the Imperial Guards. With Luo Haoxin 羅 好 心 who was the representative of non-Han people in the Imperial Guards acted as the sponsor, they made Jinging 景浄 from Nestorianism and Banruo 般若 work together for the translation. By so doing,they attemped to unify Nestorians and Buddhists under the Buddhism.