2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Mutual Influences between the Vedic and Tantric Traditions in Modern Times of South India

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Project/Area Number	19H01195
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	一般
Review Section	Basic Section 01020:Chinese philosophy, Indian philosophy and Buddhist philosophy-related
Research Institution	Ryukoku University (2020-2023) Kyoto Bunkyo University (2019)
Principal Investigator	Teshima Hideki 龍谷大学, 法学部, 教授 (30388178)
Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha)	梶原三恵子東京大学, 大学院人文社会系研究科(文学部), 教授 (00456774) 高島淳東京外国語大学, その他部局等, 名誉教授 (40202147) 井田克征中央大学, 総合政策学部, 准教授 (60595437) 藤井正人京都大学, 人文科学研究所, 教授 (50183926)
Project Period (FY)	2019-04-01 – 2023-03-31
Keywords	Kerala / kingship / ritual / South India / abhiseka / nandimukha / punyaha / Travancore
Outline of Final Research Achievements	The main findings of the research can be summarised in three main areas. (1) The actual situation of the pair of domestic rituals called 'Naandhimukha' and 'Punyaha' practiced in both Vedic and Tantrika traditions in South India has been studied, and the historical formation of these rituals and their cultural-historical significance have been clarified to a considerable extent. (2) Focusing on the 'abhiseka' among the kingship rituals of the Travancore royal family, which had an extensive territory in South India, we prepared the first critical edition and Japanese translation of manuscripts of the rituals, and laid the foundation for comparison with other abhiseka rituals in various parts of India. (3) Research into the families, organisations and communities that maintain both Vedic and Tantric ritual traditions in Kerala has revealed a considerable amount about the realities of the relationship between people and the various rituals.
Free Research Field	インド宗教文化史
Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements	従来の研究では、タントラ儀礼の一部が、ヴェーダ儀礼をその起源とするものの、基本的に、理念と形式双方においてヴェーダ儀礼と異なる発展を遂げたと考えられてきた。それに対し本研究では、ヴェーダ（ヴァイディカ）とタントラ（ターントリカ）という両伝統が、現実のインド社会では、理念と形式、それを維持する人的組織において区別されながら、様々な局面で相互に影響を及ぼしてきた事実を明らかにした。そうした新知見の解明に加え、専門家同士の協力が十分といえなかったヴェーダとタントラという両研究領域の結合可能性を明示し、今後のさらなる領域横断的研究の礎を置いたことも、本研究が有する学術的、社会的意義と言えよう。