Comparative historical study of social phenomenon that raised from interrelious rivalry -traditions and revolutions on ancient Buddhism

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24520779
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Japanese history
• Research Institution: Ritsumeikan University
• Principal Investigator: HONGO Masatsugu 立命館大学, 文学部, 教授 (70202306)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): YAMAMOTO Takashi 独立行政法人国立文化財機構奈良文化財研究所, 都城発掘調査部, 主任研究員 (00359449) ; MOURI Kenichi 平安女学院大学, 国際観光学部, 准教授 (00425026)
• Research Collaborator: FUJITA Takuji ; YOSHIOKA Naoto ; KOMAI Takumi
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 日本古代史 / 宗教史 / 神仏習合 / 日本霊異記 / 日本古代社会

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this research, through the consideration of syncretism of kami and buddhas, it was intended to clarify the religious essence in ancient Japanese society. Our research based on the achievements and challenges of traditional ancient Buddhism history in Japan, and We have three analysis points; (1) The relationship with the Buddhism acceptance of the national Buddhism policy and the people or local community level in ancient Japanese society, (2) Jingi belief and Buddhism of rivalry, reality and significance of the results as of syncretism of kami and buddhas, (3) Compare with the Acceptance of Buddhism at ancient East Asia.
On these historical viewing angles, we study on the oldest Buddhism narrative collection "NIHON RYOIKI" in Japan, and we discuss that Buddhism thought propagation is aimed at elucidation of its historical significance impact of the ancient society. Achievement it was published as "historical research on NIHON RYOIKI".

Free Research Field

日本古代の律令国家・王権と仏教