2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Predictions and Succession to the throne in Japanese antient history

Research Project

Project/Area Number	23520800
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Section	一般
Research Field	Japanese history
Research Institution	Tohoku University
Principal Investigator	HORI Yutaka 東北大学, 文学研究科, 准教授 (50310769)
Project Period (FY)	2011 – 2013
Keywords	予言 / 讖 / 皇位継承 / 道鏡 / 聖徳太子 / 未来記 / 宝誌
Research Abstract	I analyzed predictions of East Asia of the 7-13th century, and clarified the role of predictions for the succession to the Imperial Throne of Japan.Predictions have always appeared in accession to the throne in the 8th century. In view of the way they appear, and logic, the oracle for Dokyo accession to the throne is a prediction,but the the bone of the Buddha appearance used as the opportunity of Dokyo pope assumption is not a prediction. So, it is an error that regards a pope as a heir to the Chrysanthemum Throne. The substantial role which it played in the succession to the Imperial Throne of predictions at the end of the 8th century is lost.The Shotoku-taishi's predictions made from stones will appear after the 11th century,it is subject to the influence of Houshi's predictions which shows the justification of the emperor of Song(China), and the purpose aimed at rise of a temple at the beginning, predictions again connected with a political history will appear in the 13th century.

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