The Manuscript Lineage of the Sho-ajari shingon mikkyō burui sōroku

Abstract

The author posits five stages in the formative process of the Sho-ajari shingon mikkyō burui sōroku 諸阿闍梨真言密教部類惣録 (T. 2176) based on date and content. They are (1) Sho-ajari shingon mikkyō burui sōroku 諸阿闍梨真言密教部類惣録 edited by Annen 安然 in sixteen categories; (2) Sho-ajari shingon mikkyō burui sōroku 諸阿闍梨真言密教部類惣録edited by Annen in twenty categories; (3) manuscript copies from the late Heian to the early Edo periods; (4) the mid-Edo period printed edition; and (5) the Taishō edition published in 1928. After comparing eight extant manuscripts belonging to category (3), it was learned that they each have some degree of collations and enlargements. This paper makes use of three passages to examine the textual lineages of these manuscripts.