Temple Buddhism and Social Capital: Comparison between depopulated regions and cities
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24520062
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Religious studies
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| Research Institution | Hokkaido University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
KAWAMATA Toshinori 鈴鹿大学, 短期大学部, 教授 (40425377)
OTANI Eiichi 佛教大学, 社会学部, 准教授 (70385962)
INOSE Yuri 龍谷大学, 社会学部, 准教授 (60455607)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2014)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥5,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,200,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥2,210,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥510,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000)
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| Keywords | 過疎 / 人口減少社会 / 寺院 / ソーシャル・キャピタル / 地域福祉 / ビハーラ / 傾聴 / 仏教 / 浄土宗 / 浄土真宗本願寺派 / 真宗高田派 / 真宗大谷派 / 寺院仏教 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
This study delineates the outlook for the role of Japanese Buddhist temples, especially in depopulating regions, which was so far discussed as a critical agenda among Buddhist denominations for over thirty years. The researches we conducted aimed to find out not only countermeasures against depopulation and aging of temple members, but also unique cases in which membership and participation in temples’ ceremonies enhanced their integration into temples and regions in addition to the acquisition of general trust and social ethics. Another social works such as establishment of Buddhist hospice, conducting active listening by volunteers, and regional social welfares were also studied. In 2016 the book titled “Temples’ action in depopulating regions in the effort to generate social capitals,” will be published by Hozokan.
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Research Products
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