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A Comprehensive Study of the Development of Embryological Discourse in Japanese Buddhism

Research Project

Project/Area Number 19K12962
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Review Section Basic Section 01030:Religious studies-related
Research InstitutionRyukoku University

Principal Investigator

Kameyama Takahiko  龍谷大学, 公私立大学の部局等, 研究員 (10790230)

Project Period (FY) 2019-04-01 – 2022-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2021)
Budget Amount *help
¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥120,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥120,000)
Keywords日本仏教 / 密教 / 身体論 / 胎生学 / 真如論 / 真言密教 / 曼荼羅
Outline of Research at the Start

インド・チベットのみならず日本の真言宗でも、「ヨーガ」「マンダラ」といった密教概念の意義は、しばしば男女の「性愛」行為と、続く「胎生」のプロセスに準えて解釈される。しかし真言宗の場合、そのようなヨーガ・マンダラの理解は、「邪流」「邪義」と呼ばれ異端視され、近世以降は「正統」な教理の圏外に追いやられたと主張される。本研究は、このような見解への反論を企図している。すなわち、かつて真言密教で展開された性愛・胎生学的教説は、従来の想定に反して、弘法大師空海に由来する正統な真言密教思想と理念的に連続し、同宗の僧に時代を超えて深い影響を与え続けてきた。この事実を、仏教文献学の方法を通じて論証する。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Since the medieval period, many Shingon Buddhist monks described multiple teachings concerning the sexual and embryological issues. These teachings were frequently used in the diverse discussions on Shingon Buddhist practices and doctrines and are considered an essential foundation for the development of medieval Esoteric Buddhism. After Muromachi period, however,they were regarded as evil teachings. It seems that as their views gained greater influence during Edo period, their original significance were gradually forgotten.
In this research, I critically examined the above view and attempted to reconsider the significance of the sexual and embryological discourses in Shingon Esoteric Buddhism. The results of the research are as follows: (1) the sexual and embryological discourses were fundamentally connected to "orthodox" Esoteric Buddhist thought and developed from it; (2) even after being regarded as heretical in the late medieval period, they still maintained the influence.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

様々な日本思想史や日本文化論の中で、弘法大師空海が樹立した真言密教思想がいかに重要か強調されてきた。しかし、当の真言密教思想の実態、各時代の全体像については、今なお未解明と言わざるを得ない。特に空海没後、その思想がどう展開したかについては、専門家の間でも、まとまった見解は発表されていない。
本研究は、第一に、このような思想研究の課題解決を目指したものである。さらに、本研究では、真言密教が最も大きな社会的影響力を発揮した時代、具体的にいかなる思想が流通していたか。新たな視点から考察を試みた。その成果は、今後の日本仏教研究のみならず、日本思想・文化の理解にとっても有意義なものであると考える。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2021 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (23 results)

All 2022 2021 2020 2019

All Journal Article (9 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results,  Peer Reviewed: 6 results,  Open Access: 5 results) Presentation (12 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 4 results,  Invited: 4 results) Book (2 results)

  • [Journal Article] 安然における不変真如の理解2022

    • Author(s)
      亀山隆彦
    • Journal Title

      密教文化

      Volume: 247/248

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Kakuban’s Views on the Suchness: An Analysis of the Gorin kuji myo himitsu shaku2022

    • Author(s)
      亀山隆彦
    • Journal Title

      印度学仏教学研究

      Volume: 70 Pages: 213-218

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] 真言密教における真理と言葉 : 空海『弁顕密二教論』の思想的意義2021

    • Author(s)
      亀山隆彦
    • Journal Title

      ひらく

      Volume: 6 Pages: 176-182

    • NAID

      40022805824

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] 海を越える密教の思想 : 空海における「即身」のビジョン2021

    • Author(s)
      亀山隆彦
    • Journal Title

      ひらく

      Volume: 5 Pages: 225-231

    • NAID

      40022626963

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] The Red and White Drops and “Wrong Views” in the Konko sho: The Significance of the Sexual and Embryological Discourses in Early Modern Shingon Buddhism2021

    • Author(s)
      亀山隆彦
    • Journal Title

      印度学仏教学研究

      Volume: 69-3 Pages: 1178-1183

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] 安然における六即と即身成仏2021

    • Author(s)
      亀山隆彦
    • Journal Title

      世界仏教文化研究論集

      Volume: 59 Pages: 123-140

    • NAID

      120007169713

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] The Doctrinal Origins of Embryology in the Shingon School2020

    • Author(s)
      亀山隆彦、Bruce Winkelman(翻訳)
    • Journal Title

      Japanese Journal of Religious Studies

      Volume: 47-1 Pages: 85-102

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] 日本仏教における「問答」の歴史と意味:徳一『真言宗未決文』を中心に2020

    • Author(s)
      亀山隆彦
    • Journal Title

      ユリイカ

      Volume: 52-8 Pages: 274-281

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] 癡兀大慧における八識と肉団心2020

    • Author(s)
      亀山隆彦
    • Journal Title

      印度学仏教学研究

      Volume: 68 Pages: 619-623

    • NAID

      130007899348

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] 日本仏教思想史における安然の意義:真如論を中心に2021

    • Author(s)
      亀山隆彦
    • Organizer
      仏教史学会10月例会
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] 日本密教の言語哲学2021

    • Author(s)
      亀山隆彦
    • Organizer
      GARC1研究ワークショップ
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] 覚鑁の真如論:『五輪九字明秘密釈』を中心に2021

    • Author(s)
      亀山隆彦
    • Organizer
      日本印度学仏教学会第72回学術大会
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 安然における真如不変の思想2021

    • Author(s)
      亀山隆彦
    • Organizer
      2021年度密教研究会学術大会
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 海を越える密教思想:平安初期日本仏教と弘法大師空海2021

    • Author(s)
      亀山隆彦
    • Organizer
      仏教とその源流~祈りと儀礼~
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] 『根吼抄』にみる赤白二渧と「邪見」:近世真言宗における胎生学的教説の意義2020

    • Author(s)
      亀山隆彦
    • Organizer
      第71回日本印度学仏教学会学術大会
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] The Discourses on the "Dharma Realm" (hokkai) in Medieval Shingon Buddhism2020

    • Author(s)
      亀山隆彦
    • Organizer
      American Academy of Religion 2020 Annual Meeting
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Articulating Inner Dharma: The Development of the "Five Viscera Mandala" in Japanese Esoteric Buddhism2020

    • Author(s)
      亀山隆彦
    • Organizer
      Kyoto Lectures 2020-09
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Visions of Yoga: Development of the Five Viscera Mandala in Japanese Esoteric Buddhism2020

    • Author(s)
      亀山隆彦
    • Organizer
      Esoteric Buddhism and East Asian Society
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 異端の厚い記述:日本仏教文化における立川流の複数性2019

    • Author(s)
      亀山隆彦
    • Organizer
      第三回EAJS(ヨーロッパ日本研究協会)日本会議
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 中世密教の宗教テクストの展開:覚鑁を中心に2019

    • Author(s)
      亀山隆彦
    • Organizer
      東アジア日本研究者協議会第4回国際学術大会
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 癡兀大慧における八識と肉団心2019

    • Author(s)
      亀山隆彦
    • Organizer
      日本印度学仏教学会第70回学術大会
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Book] 中世禅の知2021

    • Author(s)
      末木文美士、榎本渉、米田真理子、亀山隆彦他
    • Publisher
      臨川書店
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Book] 日本仏教と論義2020

    • Author(s)
      亀山隆彦(共著)
    • Total Pages
      624
    • Publisher
      法藏館
    • ISBN
      9784831863805
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report

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Published: 2019-04-18   Modified: 2023-01-30  

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