Денис писал(а): В большинстве версий (в том числе сохранившихся санскритских) Сутра состоит из 26 глав в стихах и прозе, из которых первые 20 (особенно 1—9, 17) учеными датируются 1 в. до н. э.
Как это делается (я про "учеными датируется"):Из статьи в Вики (о Лотосовой сутре).The oldest parts of the text (Chapters 1–9 and 17) were probably written down between 100 BC and 100 AD: most of the text had appeared by 200 AD.[2]
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ссылка на [2] Williams, Paul (1989). Mahāyāna Buddhism: the doctrinal foundations. Routledge. p. 142.
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А вот что у Уильямса:
стр.150
Kumarajcva’s Lotus Sutra consists of 28 chapters. It is not a homogeneous work. Japanese
scholars, who have carried out extensive study of the Lotus Sutra, are inclined to see the
oldest parts of the text (Chs 1–9, plus Ch. 17) as having been composed between the first
century BCE and the first century CE. In Japan it is commonly held that most of the text had
appeared by the end of the second century CE, although this could be questioned and still
awaits fully convincing evidence (5)
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(5). See Nakamura (1980: 186–7); Pye (1978: 179); and Fujita (1980: 118–19). Karashima
2001: 170 argues that the composers of the Lotus Sutra were village monks, or monks
with ‘village minds’ even if they did live outside villages. They argued that everyone could
obtain the Buddha’s knowledge ( jñAna), which was also known as the ‘great knowledge’
(mahAjñAna = mahayana). They were a criticized and persecuted minority. For critical
comments on Karashima’s thesis, see Harrison 2003: 130, n. 28.
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P.S. Денис, умерьте свой пыл с Абхаягири вихарой. Статья тенденциозная и с фальсификациями (тонкими и толстыми). Почитайте лучше какой-нибудь источник.