2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Study on the chapter of a sacrificer in the Veda
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24520048
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Indian philosophy/Buddhist studies
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| Research Institution | Tohoku University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2012-04-01 – 2016-03-31
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| Keywords | ヴェーダ祭式 / ヤジュルヴェーダ / 祭主 / マントラ / ブラーフマナ / 古代インド / 新月祭・満月祭 / 印欧語比較言語学 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Vedic ritual is held by priests who are commissioned to organize it in order to fulfill a sacrificer's desire. Although Vedic literature includes many discussions on relationship between a priest and a sacrificer, it remains unclear how the life or status of a sacrificer is in reality. Besides that, the fact is not sufficiently known that the early Vedic priests admitted a king’s participation as a sacrificer under a quite limited situation only. We can be sure that the alteration of their life or society influences the state of a sacrificer. This study aims to provide with a stable source to clarify the actual condition of their religion and the development of their society.
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| Free Research Field |
印度哲学・仏教学
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