2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Philological Research into Genshin's Works on the Basis of Manuscript Testimony : Focusing upon the Ojo yoshu and the Yo homon

Research Project

Project/Area Number	21820060
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	Indian philosophy/Buddhist studies
Research Institution	International College for Postgraduate Buddhist Studies
Principal Investigator	UESUGI Tomofusa International College for Postgraduate Buddhist Studies, 仏教学研究科, 研究員 (50551884)
Project Period (FY)	2009 – 2010
Keywords	源信 / 往生要集 / 要法文 / 古写本 / 跋文 / 撰述年次 / 文献学
Research Abstract	The purpose of this project is to re-visit Genshin's (942-1017) works by focusing my research on the manuscript testimony. The main texts which will be studied are the OjO yoshu and the Yo homon whose manuscript versions dating back to the Heian and Kamakura periods have postscripts different from the currently circulating versions. The detailed bibliographical survey, diplomatic edition, and translation of the postscripts which I intend to undertake will correct many of the current errors regarding the date and historical background of these texts. It is thus hoped that this will serve as the philological basis for any future research into the Ojo yoshu and the Yo homon.