Philological Study of Newly Discovered Manuscript in the Japan Middle Ages

2018 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K16621
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Chinese philosophy/Indian philosophy/Buddhist studies
• Research Institution: Bukkyo University
• Principal Investigator: Minami Hironobu 佛教大学, 仏教学部, 講師 (80517003)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2019-03-31
• Keywords: 法然 / 良忠 / 聖冏 / 『往生要集鈔』 / 『往生要集義記』 / 『浄土宗要肝心集』 / 『決疑鈔直牒』 / 『選択集』

Outline of Final Research Achievements

I carried out a survey and research that aimed to empirically elucidate the transformation process of Pure Land canonical texts, which would become fixed at the beginning of the early modern period, while relying on newly discovered manuscripts from the middle ages. I had the opportunity to survey some of the oldest manuscripts, as well as newly found manuscripts, of the Pure Land canonical texts Ojoyoshusho and Jodoshu yokanjinshu, both by Ryochu, as well as Ketsugisho jikitetsu, which is by Shogei. In addition to an analysis centered on these manuscripts, I also carried out retrospective research to make clear the original forms of these canonical texts, as well as compared these texts as to make visible the concerns of the Pure Land sect at the beginning of the early modern period. I worked to share the fruits of my research through oral presentations, writing articles, and text reprint-related work.

Free Research Field

人文学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究は、従来の研究史の展開の中で新たな問題となった、あるいは見過ごされてきた課題を遂行することで、中世浄土教典籍にとどまることなく、近世初期の出版文化や宗派との問題意識を俯瞰する、複数の学問領域にまたがる波及効果の一助となる事を期待する。
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