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Mystical Thought in the Edo Period: Secret Traditions relating to Prince Shotoku

Research Project

Project/Area Number 19K21602
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Research (Exploratory)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Review Section Medium-sized Section 1:Philosophy, art, and related fields
Research InstitutionTohoku University

Principal Investigator

SONEHARA SATOSHI  東北大学, 学術資源研究公開センター, 助教 (30222079)

Project Period (FY) 2019-06-28 – 2023-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2022)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,380,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥780,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Keywords聖徳太子信仰 / 大成経 / 乗因 / 潮音道海 / 依田貞鎮 / 東照宮 / 霊宗神道 / 三教一致 / 近世仏教 / 東照権現 / 黒本尊 / 排仏論 / 聖徳太子 / 灌伝 / 神仏習合
Outline of Research at the Start

江戸時代の精神世界について、従来のように儒学や国学で説明するのは、研究の進展によって不十分と考えられるようになった。仏教や神仏習合神道など、注目されることの少なかった、しかし実は庶民を中心に受容されていた非合理的な世界が、改めて着目されている。本研究はそれについて、『大成経』などの聖徳太子信仰を調査することで、仏教の理念を生かした近世思想展開という、従来とは異なる別の可能性を探る。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The spiritual world of the early modern period (Edo period) in Japan was long considered based on academic studies such as Confucianism and Japanese classical studies, and the influence of religious thought such as Buddhism was underestimated. In recent years, Hitoshi Okuwa and Fumishi Sueki have advocated a revision of the theory, but it remains unclear what kind of thought actually supported early-modern religion. This research is based on Tenkai (1536?-1643) in the early modern period, and the Taisei Sutra, which spread the faith of Shotoku Taishi and the Convinatory of Shinto and Buddhism, and Choon Dokai (1628-95) and Yoda Sadashizu(1681-1764) who believed in it. I think that I was able to rediscover thinkers and writings that had been overlooked in the past by collecting and examining materials.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

近年、近世の仏教や神道が日本思想の独自性形成に大きく関わったことが指摘されつつあるものの、徂徠(儒教)や宣長(国学)のような具体的な対象は不明確であった。本研究は『大成経』に代表される近世的聖徳太子信仰の体系を追求し、潮音道海(1628-95)や依田貞鎮(1681-1764)など代表的な思想家の著作を分析し、資料集や論集の形で新たな研究の足がかりを形成することができた。
SDGsなど、人々の生き方や社会のあり方を見直す機運が盛んな現代においても、日本思想の伝統を塗り替えていく知的営みは一定の影響力を持ち、国際化の軸足を固める一助になると考えている。

Report

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

    (12 results)

All 2023 2022 2021 2019 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (6 results) Presentation (4 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 4 results,  Invited: 1 results) Book (2 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] ライデン大学(オランダ)

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] オーストリア科学アカデミー(オーストリア)

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] ライデン大学(オランダ)

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] ブリティッシュ・コロンビア大学(カナダ)

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] ライデン大学(オランダ)

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] アイルランガ大学(インドネシア)

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Taisei-kyo and Shugendo2023

    • Author(s)
      Sonehara Satoshi
    • Organizer
      17th International Conference of the European Association for Japanese Studies
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Tenkai, Performer of Esoteric Ritual2022

    • Author(s)
      Sonehara Satoshi
    • Organizer
      2022 The Asian Studies Conference Japan Conference
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] The Creation of the Image of Shotoku-taishi in Early Modern Japan2021

    • Author(s)
      SONEHARA Satoshi
    • Organizer
      16th International Conference of the European Association for Japanese Studies
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] A Buddhist Concept of the “Land of the Kami”: The Birth of Dual Aspect Shinto in Early Modern Japan2019

    • Author(s)
      曽根原 理
    • Organizer
      The 2nd Indonesia Japan Scientific Forum “International Symposium and Workshop on Japanese Studies”
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Book] 国家を守護する仏神2023

    • Author(s)
      曽根原 理ほか
    • Total Pages
      288
    • Publisher
      同朋舎新社
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] Religion, Power, and the Rise of Shinto in Early Modern Japan2021

    • Author(s)
      Bernhard Scheid, Nam-lin Hur, Sonehara Satoshi ,Carla Tronu, Jacqueline I. Stone. Inoue Tomokatsu, W.J. Boot etc.
    • Total Pages
      304
    • Publisher
      Bloomsbury
    • ISBN
      9781350181083
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report

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Published: 2019-07-04   Modified: 2024-01-30  

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