The Legend of Queen Cāma: Bodhiraṃsi's Cāmadevīvaṃsa, a Translation and CommentaryState University of New York Press, 1998/05/28 - 195 ページ The Legend of Queen Cāma ( Cāmadevīvaṃsa), an early fifteenth-century Pali chronicle written by Mahathera Bodhiraṃsi, recounts the story of the founding of the kingdom of Haripuñjaya in the Chiang Mai valley of Northern Thailand in the seventh century C.E. Similar to other Theravāda Pali chronicles, the legend integrates religious and political stories, namely, Queen Cāma's founding of a dynastic lineage and the fortunes of Buddhism within it. The Legend of Queen Cāma offers revealing insights into the nature of Buddhism as a living tradition during one of the greatest periods in the history of Thai Buddhism. These insights include the symbolic structure of Buddhist cosmology, the close association of Buddhism and the founding of city states, the interrelationship of popular Buddhist ethical teachings and devotional religion, and the inherently syncretic nature of Buddhism as presented in a text indebted to the folkloric traditions of Northern Thailand. One of the most striking features of the book is the parallelism between the text's dominant narratives--the Buddha's journey to Northern Thailand and his prediction of the discovery of a Buddha relic by King Adittaraja (eleventh century C.E.), and the founding by Queen Cāma of a lineage destined to govern Haripunjaya for five hundred years. The Buddha and Queen Cāma are equal partners in this creative, cosmically significant act. Both plant the seeds that mature into a Mon Buddhist politico-cultural center that predates the advent of Thai suzerainty in Northern Thailand by five hundred years. |
目次
The Structure of the Camadevivamsa | 6 |
8 | 30 |
The Plan for Building Haripuñjaya | 49 |
Camadevi Consecrated as Queen of Haripuñjaya | 57 |
Chapter 1 | 63 |
Victory over Milakkharāja | 67 |
The Coronation and Marriage of Mahantayasa | 71 |
The Founding of Khelanga | 79 |
Royal Succession Cholera Epidemic and Flight to Hamsavati | 101 |
Ādittarājas Reign and the Battle with Lavo | 109 |
Victory over Lavo | 115 |
King Ādittarāja and the Appearance of the Buddha Relic | 125 |
Chapter 2 | 138 |
Appendix Rulers of Haripuñjaya | 163 |
Glossary of Selected Pāli Terms | 167 |
Bibliography | 171 |
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appear army arrived ascetics asked auspicious Blessed Brahmans Buddha image Buddha relic Buddhist Camadevi cetiya chapter Chiang Chiang Mai University city of Haripuñjaya city of Lavo Coedès conch shell consecrated coronation crow language dāna daughter description of Haripuñjaya deva devatā dhamma elephant emissary enshrined forest Gavaya George Coedès guardian deity Hamsavati happy hearing hermit Himavanta important northern Thai Indavara Jātaka Khelanga Khmer King Ādittarāja King Anantayasa king of Lavo kingdom Lamphun Lavapura Lawa lineage lived Lopburi mahārāja Mahathera Bodhiramsi merit meritorious deeds Milakkha Milakkharāja monks mother mountain narrative northern Thai northern Thai chronicles northern Thailand offering Pāli pay homage Ping River princes prosperous protect Putriya Queen Cama replied residence retinue returned rooster royal ruled Haripuñjaya ruler sādhu sage Sajjanāleyya sangha soldiers sons story Subrahma Sukkadanta supernatural power Sutta Theravada tradition translation Triple Gem twin Vasudeva Venerable Sir victory drum Vilanga virtue white crow