2021 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Archaeological investigations of Buddhist nunneries in Early Japan
Project/Area Number |
17K03221
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
Section | 一般 |
Research Field |
Archaeology
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Research Institution | Tezukayama University |
Principal Investigator |
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Project Period (FY) |
2017-04-01 – 2022-03-31
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Keywords | 飛鳥時代 / 寺院 / 尼寺 / 僧寺 / 仏教 / 尼 / 僧 / 瓦 |
Outline of Final Research Achievements |
The theme of this research project is “Archaeological investigations of Buddhist nunneries in Early Japan.”A case study involving the monastery if reference to a nunnery cannot be located in the historical record, our research observed that modern place names can retain traces of the past to reveal a now-lost nunnery that once existed in the vicinity; that is, modern place names can serve as useful indicators to identify traces of nunneries, and on the basis of this methodology, this study established a series of new place names that indicate a connection to a nunnery in the following regions: Kataoka and Yamabe in Yamato Province, Yamashiro Province, Harima Province, Omi Province, and Hoki Province.
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Free Research Field |
考古学
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Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
本研究は「日本古代尼寺の考古学的研究」をテーマとする。本研究は飛鳥時代の寺院跡から尼寺の遺跡を抽出することを主な目的として実施し、大和の片岡や山辺、山背、播磨、近江、伯耆の各地域で尼寺と推定される寺院跡を特定することができた。本研究によって、これまで古代寺院として一括して取り扱われてきた寺院を僧寺と尼寺に区別することが可能となり、古代の仏教史や地域史、女性史に新しい視点を与えることができたといえる。
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