2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
The diplomatic role of Buddhism in ancient Asia
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25770224
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Historical studies in general
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| Research Institution | Nara Women's University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2013-04-01 – 2015-03-31
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| Keywords | 仏教 / 外交 / 僧侶 / ｢職貢図｣ / 寺院 / 仁寿舎利塔 / 菩薩戒 / 転輪聖王 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
From the 5th to the 9th century, Asian kingship that accepted Buddhism tried to absorb the influence of Buddhism through such Buddhist policies as editing catalogues of Buddhist texts by imperial order, building Buddhist monasteries and identifying kings as Bodhisattva or Chakravartin. Legitimacy of those kingship, which was supported by the religion, was proclaimed over other kingdoms, to the extent that Buddhism influenced the foreign policies and international understandings in those kingdoms. As a result, in Asia of this era, negotiations via Buddhism as one of the ideological foundations was developed at various levels.
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| Free Research Field |
史学一般
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