알-샤흐라스타니(al-Shahrastānī)의『종파와 교리의 서』에 나타난 불교의 모습

Buddhism in al–Milal wa al-Nihal of al-Shahrastānī

This study translated and analyzed al-Shahrastānī's records related to Buddhism in al–Milal wa al-Nihal to examine the understanding and perception of Buddhist doctrines by Muslim scholars in the 12th century Islamic world. al–Milal wa al-Nihal consists of a total of seven chapters, and the contents of Buddhism are recorded in the last chapter, ārāʾ al-hind. al-Shahrastānī knew that there were many Buddhas in Buddhism and the concept of Bodhisattva and wrote about them. However, he did not deal with the core Buddhist doctrines such as catvāri Āryasatyāni(Four Noble Truths), Āryāṣṭāṅgamārga(Noble Eightfold Path), and Pratītyasamutpāda (Dependent Origination).