Researches on the compilations of Kobo-Daishi's the conduct pictures in the Toji temple's possession

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K16836
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Japanese history
• Research Institution: Japan Women's University (2016-2017); Tokyo Jogakkan College (2015)
• Principal Investigator: NISHI YAYOI 日本女子大学, 文学部, 研究員 (50459939)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 弘法大師行状絵 / 編纂 / 東寺 / 空海 / 賢宝 / 版本 / 弘法大師行状曼荼羅 / 観智院

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this research, on the notes of Kobo-Daishi's the conduct pictures in the Toji temple's possession, a explanation of following three points of view is persuadable and it has traced the series of stream for the compilation of the picture scroll that has been neglected of streams until now.①Almost all of notes had been written based upon the extracted descriptions from the important literatures in the Shingon sect of Buddhism.②Differences are found here and there comparing with a rough draft notes.③Differences are found remarkably between the present three genealogical picture scroll and previous them.The printing books and the mandara charts had been produced derivatively from the picture scroll, and it also traced the actual condition that Kanchin(Toji) had made great contributions for the diffusion of a life of Kobo-Daishi.

Free Research Field

日本中世史