| Budget Amount *help |
¥4,550,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,050,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Though both Japan and Thailand are Buddhist countries where majority of population believe in Buddhism, there exists no previous in-depth historical studies on religious exchange and intercourse between two countries. This research attempted to find Japanese Buddhist monks who traveled to Thailand from 1888 to 1945. They made research, observation or practices in Thai Theravada monastery. Such Japanese monks, well-known or unknown, were Oda Tokunou, Shaku Soen, Kamimura Kanko, Omune Gyokujo,Endo Ryumin,Tani Dogen, Shaku Daisin, Matsuoka Kankei, Fujii Shinsui,Yoshioka Chikyo, Asano Kenshin, Byodo Tsusho, Yamamoto Kairyu, Ueda Tenzui, Sasaki Kyogo etc.. This research discovered four typical attitudes of these monks regarding Theravada Buddhism. That is, (1) explorer approach to investigate Theravada, (2) unification movement of Mahayana and Theravada sects , (3) underestimation of Theravada and conceit of Mahayana supremacy, (4) Buddhist Unification as a tool of international politics.
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