The Development of the Medieval Buddhism in Japan

Research Project

Project/Area Number	20720171
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	Japanese history
Research Institution	The University of Tokushima
Principal Investigator	KINUGAWA Satoshi The University of Tokushima, 大学院・ソシオ・アーツ・アンド・サイエンス研究部, 准教授 (10363128)
Project Period (FY)	2008 – 2010
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2010)
Budget Amount *help	¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000) Fiscal Year 2010: ¥390,000 (Direct Cost: ¥300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥90,000) Fiscal Year 2009: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000) Fiscal Year 2008: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Keywords	中世史 / 延暦寺 / 中世仏教 / 暴力 / 僧兵 / 日本史 / 中世 / 仏教
Research Abstract	In Medieval Japan,Temples (the major monastic complexes) and Monks had a great political,economical,social,and militarily power. Because they prayed for every people then,and could make people's desire come true. People in medieval Japan, therefore, believed in and depended on Buddha and Gods deeply. The power of Buddha and Gods, but, couldn't be seen by human being, so temples and monks took the place of them. That is the reason why the religious violence in medieval Japan (monastic warriors, or so-called Sohei )had been justified.

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