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A study of the medieval social relief network established by the monks Eison and Ninsho

Research Project

Project/Area Number 17K03086
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Japanese history
Research InstitutionNara National Museum

Principal Investigator

Yoshizawa Satoru  独立行政法人国立文化財機構奈良国立博物館, 学芸部, 部長 (50393369)

Project Period (FY) 2017-04-01 – 2023-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2022)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,990,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥690,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥120,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Keywords忍性 / 骨蔵器 / 律宗 / 社会救済 / 額安寺 / 竹林寺 / 五輪塔 / 忍性墓 / 実測図 / 救済事業
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Eison and Ninsho were priests of the Saidaiji-Ritsu sect during the Kamakura period (13th century). They are famous as pioneers of organized relief activities for leprosy patients and the poor. This study investigates the actual state of their organization based on archaeological materials, fragments of Buddhist statues, stone sculptures, and other materials. One of the most notable results of this study is the analysis of a large number of bone containers excavated from the Ninsho tombs, which revealed the presence of a wide range of individuals from the Tohoku to the Kinki region, regardless of whether they were monks, nobles, or men. This is a common feature of the Ketsuju system, which was organized for the construction of buddhist statues and stone pagodas, and is thought to have served as the basis for the spread of Ritsu sect temples throughout Japan, and was thought to have been the basis of the Ritsu sect's strategy of simultaneously promoting salvation and proselytizing.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

西大寺律宗の社会救済活動に関しては、これまで宗派内の史料に依拠した研究が進められてきたが、本研究では考古資料や美術作品等などから記録に残らない人々の活動実態を把握することに努めた。仏の信仰、僧侶への信頼などを基盤に、様々な階層や地域の人々が結集し、活動に与していた様子がおよそ把握されたが、それは社会規範を制度化した今日の福祉事業のあり方と対照的である。本研究の視座は、社会福祉の通史的研究にも寄与するものと思われる。

Report

(7 results)
  • 2022 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2021 Research-status Report
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (6 results)

All 2021 2020 2019 Other

All Journal Article (4 results) (of which Open Access: 1 results) Presentation (1 results) Remarks (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] 大和・額安寺の忍性五輪塔に納められた骨蔵器群2021

    • Author(s)
      吉澤悟 鳥越俊行
    • Journal Title

      鹿園雜集

      Volume: 23 Pages: 45-74

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Open Access
  • [Journal Article] 二つの忍性骨蔵器-大和・額安寺と同・竹林寺出土の銅製骨蔵器の調査-2020

    • Author(s)
      吉澤悟
    • Journal Title

      鹿園雑集

      Volume: 22

    • NAID

      40022524577

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] 「證玄と忍性の骨蔵器-律僧の選んだ「舎利瓶」のかたち-」2019

    • Author(s)
      吉澤悟
    • Journal Title

      『覚盛上人770年御忌 鎌倉時代の唐招提寺と戒律復興』

      Volume: - Pages: 18-20

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] 行基墓誌断片を考える-東大寺二月堂本尊光背断片との比較から-」2019

    • Author(s)
      吉澤悟
    • Journal Title

      『鹿園雑集』

      Volume: 20 Pages: 1-20

    • NAID

      40022197467

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 行基墓誌断片よりみた行基集団2019

    • Author(s)
      吉澤悟
    • Organizer
      ザ・グレイト・ブッダ シンポジウム
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] 奈良国立博物館リポジトリ

    • URL

      https://narahaku.repo.nii.ac.jp/

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report

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Published: 2017-04-28   Modified: 2024-01-30  

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