| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
ITO Michiya Tohoku University, Faculty of Arts and Letters, Assistant, 文学部, 助手 (70221083)
KAWAZOE Yoshiyuki Tohoku University, Institute for Materials Research, Professor, 金属材料研究所, 教授 (30091672)
HANAZONO Toshimaro Tohoku University, Faculty of Arts and Letters, Professor, 文学部, 教授 (20004872)
ISODA Hirohumi Tohoku University, Faculty of Arts and Letters, Associate Professor, 文学部, 助教授 (30004039)
MATSUNAGA Yukei Koyasan University, Faculty of Arts and Letters, Professor, 文学部, 教授 (30086029)
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| Research Abstract |
After having originated in India, Buddhism spread to different areas of the vast Asian continent and developed through multiple contacts and exchanges with the cultures and philosophies of the local areas. This development was characterized by repeated schisms, resulting in the formation of many schools and sects. The purpose of the present research is to make clear the various historical conditions that contributed to the formation of these schools and sects, as well as the basic doctrinal positions of each school and their development through the confrontation with other schools.
During this academic year, research on "The Formation of the Buddhist Schools" was conducted by setting up 8 sections in charge of the following subtopics : (1) Primitive Buddhism, (2) Hinayana Buddhism, (3) Mahayana Buddhism, (4) Tantric Buddhism, (5) Tibetan Buddhim, (6) Chinese/Japanese Buddhim, (7) Buddhism and Indian Philosophy, (8) Information Processing.
The research was carried out through close interc
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ommunication among the investigators in charge of each of the research topics.
1. In Sections (1) - (7), the formation of the Buddhist schools and sects was studied both from the point of view of its historical background and from the point of view of its doctrinal background.
2. Each of the investigators studied the history of the research related to his topic, made a survey of the hitherto used research methods, research materials and propounded theories, and pointed out the problems still to be solved.
3. Research materials, necessary for studying the topic from a new perspective, were compiled and arranged.
4. The investigators held regular contact meetings in order to evaluate the progress of their research.
5. In Section (8), the actual use of the computer in the study of Indian philosophy (including Buddhism) was surveyed and problem areas were pointed out ; a method for the automatic recognition of Sanskrit Devanagari characters and Tibetan characters by means of the computer was established ; Brahmi characters, used in old Sanskrit manuscripts (5thー19th ct.), were collected and recorded by means of an image scanner. Less
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