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Sahaja ((サンスクリット:सहज); Tibetan: ''lhan cig skyes pa''), meaning "coemergent; spontaneously or naturally born together" 〔Source: [http://rywiki.tsadra.org/index.php/lhan_cig_skyes_pa)〕 is a term of some importance in Indian and Tibetan Buddhist spirituality, particularly in circles influenced by the tantra. Ananda Coomaraswamy describes its significance as "the last achievement of all thought", and "a recognition of the identity of spirit and matter, subject and object", continuing "There is then no sacred or profane, spiritual or sensual, but everything that lives is pure and void."〔Coomaraswamy, Ananda Kentish (1985). ''The dance of Śiva: essays on Indian art and culture''. Edition: reprint, illustrated. Courier Dover Publications. ISBN 0-486-24817-8, ISBN 978-0-486-24817-2. Source: [http://books.google.com/books?id=qq49lPrsPFYC&pg=PA103&dq=sahaja&hl=en&ei=3usxTcLLJ8_JceiWycQH&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CC8Q6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=sahaja&f=false] (accessed: January 16, 2011)〕 == Origins == The origin of the word is Apabhraṃśa, where its first attested literary usage occurs in the 8th century CE.〔Shashibhusan Das Gupta, ''Obscure religious cults'' (Calcutta: Mukhopadhyay, 1969), chapter 1〕〔Per Kvaerne, On the Concept of Sahaja in Indian Buddhist Tantric Literature, ''Temenos'', vol.11, 1975, pp88-135〕 The word was used in a spiritual context by the The Victorious Ones are filled with perfect (), Which all have the very same nature——spontaneous presence. From (natural display of the great sphere ), living beings take birth and therein cease. In relation to this, there is no thing and no nonthing. 〔Thrangu Rinpoche; Michele Martin (Editor); Peter O'Hearn (Translator). ''A Song for the King: Saraha on Mahamudra Meditation''. Wisdom Publications 2006; Verse 6, page 40. ISBN 978-0-861715-03-9〕 The concept of a spontaneous spirituality entered Hinduism with Nath yogis such as Gorakshanath and was often alluded to indirectly and symbolically in the twilight language (''sandhya bhasa'') common to sahaja traditions as found in the ''Charyapada'' and works by Matsyendranath and Daripada.〔Nayak, Pabitra Mohan Nayak (2006). ''The Literary Heritage of Sonepur.'' Orissa Review. May, 2006. Source: () (accessed: Friday March 5, 2010)〕 It influenced the bhakti movement through the Sant tradition, exemplified by the Bauls of Bengal, Dnyaneshwar, Meera, Kabir〔(Kabir: In the bliss of Sahaj, ''Knowledge of Reality'', no.20 )〕 and Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism.〔Niharranjan Ray, The Concept of Sahaj in Guru Nanak's Theology and its Antecedents', in ''Medieval Bhakti Movements in India'', edited by N.N.Bhattacharyya (New Delhi: Munshiram Manoharlal, 1969), pp17-35〕 Yoga in particular had a quickening influence on the various Sahajiya traditions.〔Shashibhusan Dasgupta (1946, 1969 third edition, 1976 reprint). ''Obscure Religious Cults''. Firma KLM Private Limited: Calcutta, India. Sarasvati Printing Press.〕 The culture of the body (''kāya-sādhana'') through processes of Haṭha-yoga was of paramount importance in the Nāth sect and found in all sahaja schools. Whether conceived of as 'supreme bliss' (Mahā-sukha), as by the Buddhist Sahajiyās, or as 'supreme love' (as with the Vaiṣṇava Sahajiyās), strength of the body was deemed necessary to stand such a supreme realisation.〔Dasgupta, Shashibhusan (1946, 1969 third edition, 1976 reprint). ''Obscure Religious Cults''. Firma KLM Private Limited: Calcutta, India. Sarasvati Printing Press, p.xxxviii.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sahaja」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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