2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Interdisciplinary Research on Buddhist History with Newly Discovered Materials and Cultural Properties Held by Japanese Buddhist Temples in Hawaii

Research Project

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Project/Area Number	20H01190
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	一般
Review Section	Basic Section 01030:Religious studies-related
Research Institution	Rissho University
Principal Investigator	Annaka Naofumi 立正大学, 仏教学部, 教授 (40277744)
Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha)	守屋友江南山大学, 南山宗教文化研究所, 教授 (30340847) 笹岡直美東北芸術工科大学, 文化財保存修復研究センター, 准教授 (90586984) 中原ゆかり愛媛大学, 法文学部, 教授 (00284381) 石井清純駒澤大学, 仏教学部, 教授 (30212814)
Project Period (FY)	2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
Keywords	ハワイ開教 / 日本人移民 / 文化財 / 日本仏教
Outline of Final Research Achievements	This study was based on an investigation of artifacts and materials held by Japanese Buddhist temples in Hawaii. Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was not possible to conduct field research in 2020 and 2021, making it difficult to proceed as planned. Despite these difficulties, the research team advanced their work by building a database with artifacts and materials collected in past surveys and holding online workshops. In 2022, two field research events were conducted on Oahu, Hawaii. The research team examined approximately 450 items shared from participating temples that included Buddhist statues, diaries by resident priests, and photographic materials. Additionally, the research team confirmed that over 1,000 items existed, such as ritual implements, memorial tablets, recorded sermons and radio programs, and diaries and certificates of temple members.
Free Research Field	日本仏教史
Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements	本研究の学術的意義については、過去に実施した調査で得られた情報をデータベース化して本研究の基礎に位置づけ、そこに2022年度実施の調査で得られた、新出の文献資料（一次資料）と文化財（モノ資料）の情報を連関させ、とくに宗教社会学・仏教史・移民史をこれまでに無い見知から捉える横断的な研究を検証していることである。また、社会的意義としては、ハワイで活動する日系仏教寺院関係者に対し、自身の所有・管理する資料の様々な価値を、正確に認識する機会を提供することができたことに加え、その資料の如何にして将来に継承する必要があるのかを示すことが適ったことである。