A study of religions thought in the regency period and the Insei period -Start with SUGAWARA no Fumitoki and Eikan

2018 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K02087
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: History of thought
• Research Institution: Waseda University
• Principal Investigator: YOSHIHARA Hiroto 早稲田大学, 文学学術院, 教授 (80230796)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2019-03-31
• Keywords: 菅原文時 / 菅原道真 / 慶滋保胤 / 大江匡衡 / 永観 / 大江匡房 / 『往生拾因』 / 『心性罪福因縁集』

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study is to promote research on the literary nobility and the Buddhist priests’ thought, in the regency period and the Insei period, by starting with SUGAWARA no Fumitoki(899-981) and Eikan (1033-1111), also the surrounding people and their works. SUGAWARA no Fumitoki was the grandson of SUGAWARA no Michizane, and the teacher of YOSHISHIGE no Yasutane, OE no Masahira, etc. Eikan was a monk of Todaiji Temple, who wrote Oujoujuin往生拾因, Oujoukoushiki往生講式, etc. Besides these, during this study, I keep annotating Shinshouzaifukuinnenshu心性罪福因縁集, which was known as the Tendai hongaku philosophy and was referred to by Eikan. I have published the results through lectures, papers and book. As the core event, in December 8th-9th, 2018, I held an international academic meeting entitled “the cultural exchange in East Asia- Wuyue, Korai and Heian culture”.

Free Research Field

日本宗教思想史

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

平安中期・後期を代表する菅原文時・永観という文人・僧侶と、その周辺人物の著作を詳細に読み解くことにより、当時の思想・宗教・文学の主流の一端を解明することができた。また南岳衡山と聖徳太子信仰に関する書籍を公刊した。さらに『心性罪福因縁集』院政期古写本ならびに元禄版本影印と翻刻・解題を、初めて公刊したことにより、今後の本格的な研究に道筋をつけた。