Abstract
This article is devoted to the study of the image of the Buddha, manifested in the pages of perhaps the most influential Purana, namely, the Bhagavata Purana, or simply the Bhagavata. The study of this image will allow us to see the points of possible mutual understanding and interaction between Buddhists and Vishnuites (Vaishnavas). This study is limited to the analysis of the first stanza in the Bhagavata Purana that glorifies the Buddha. This stanza is analyzed by various medieval and modern Indian commentators (Sridhara, Madhva, Vallabha, Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati, Bhaktiprajnana Kesava, Bhaktivedanta). As a result of the analysis of the text, it was revealed that the first stanza-the glorification of the Buddha from the Bhagavata Purana-has at least four readings, each of which offers variations around the name of the father (or mother) The Buddhas. Bhaktiprajnana’s suggestion of two different Buddhas, Shakyamuni Buddha and avatara Buddha, who preached at different times, is remarkably interesting, but not obvious. The place of the appearance of the Buddha, indicated in the Bhagavata Purana – Bodh-Gaya, does not coincide with the birthplace of Shakyamuni Buddha, but coincides with the place of his Enlightenment.
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