2004 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Study of the Relation between Confucianism and Daoism during Song-Yuan Periods
| Project/Area Number |
15520036
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Chinese philosophy
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| Research Institution | The University of Tokyo |
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Principal Investigator |
KOJIMA Tsuyoshi The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology, Associate Professor, 大学院・人文社会系研究科, 助教授 (90195719)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
YOKOTE Yutaka The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology, Associate Professor, 大学院・人文社会系研究科, 助教授 (10240201)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2003 – 2004
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| Keywords | China / Confucianism / Daoism / relation between three religions / Song dynasty / Lin Xiyi / Laozi |
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| Research Abstract |
This project aimed at giving a general outline of the relation between Confucianism and Daoism during Song-Yuan periods. For this purpose, we chose an annotation of Laozi by a Confucian. The author, Lin Xiyi was the only one of Daoxue scholars who annotated Laozi in the Song period. We translated the full text of his annotation into modern Japanese with some younger students. While at the work, we thoroughly investigated his way to manage Laozi's thought from the point of view as a Confucian.
Lin raised an objection to other scholars who regarded the text by Laozi as a guidebook for Neidan training. By contrast, Laozi was a political text from Lin's view. Lin said that Laozi frequently used the figurative way of speech. If you thought those sentences in Laozi as factual narration, you would miss the true meanings. As a Confucian, Lin interpreted the figurative sentences as suggesting deep truth to political leaders. In that sense, he welcomed Daoism thought for realizing perfect peace in the world. This attitude was different with some other Daoxue Confucians like Zhu Xi, but was similar to some other Confucian scholars who did not belong to the Daoxue school. Lin's view got many supporters in later days, and his annotation of Laozi was popular for several centuries in East Asia.
We got minute information on the book, made the database, and drew up the Japanese translation. Using those fruits, we are going to continue this project for further research in the future.
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