2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

The Formation of Transmission Ritual of Taoist Scriptures and the Development of Concepts of Master

Research Project

Project/Area Number	23720022
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Research Field	Chinese philosophy
Research Institution	Kyoto University
Principal Investigator	KIM Jihyun 京都大学, 人文科学研究所, 助教 (20553473)
Project Period (FY)	2011 – 2012
Keywords	中国宗教 / 中国思想 / 道教 / 伝経儀礼 / 玄師 / 経師 / 三師 / Chinese Religions / Chinese Thoughts / Taoism / Transmission Ritual of Taoist Scriptures / Master of Mysterious Realm / Master of Scripture / Three Masters
Research Abstract	The purpose of this research is to elucidate various concepts of master, which were developed in relation with the formation of transmission ritual of Taoist scriptures in the medieval China. The transmission of scared scriptures in Taoism was critical issue of the ordination ritual of high-rank Taoist adepts through 5thto 7thcenturies, which is paralleled with Buddhist ordination ritual of receiving the precepts. This research traces the origins and development of new concepts of Taoist masters, including ‘master of mysterious realm (xunshi)’, ‘master of scriptures (jingshi)’, and the two kinds of ‘three masters (sanshi)’, so as to make clear what is the characteristicsof the transmission ritual of Taoist scriptures, as well as the way of using and integrating the Buddhist elements.