明代西大乗教の教義形成

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This article deals with the formation of teachings of West Da cheng sect. This sect was founded in Tian shun era (1457-1464). In this era, Emperor Tian shun ordered to build Bao ming Temple for Nun Lu. Since then, Bao rning Temple was the base of West Da cheng sect. At the beginning, the teachings of this sect were already not orthodox Buddhism, but were the mixture of folk Buddhism and folk Daoism. Nun Lii was admired as the incarnation of Avalokitesvara by her adherents. The patrons of this sect were the Empress Dowager, peers and eunchs of Mimg dynasty. As time passed, the teachings of West Da cheng sect were again mixed with Eternal mother belief and Luo sect doctrine. In Wan li era (1573-1620), Nun Guiyuan of Bao ming Temple wrote sutras which were generally called five books six volumes of West Da cheng sect. These sutras were typical model of bao juan (precious scroll) style scriptures that were possessed by folk religious sects in Ming period China. In conclusion, this article revealed that the teachings of West Da cheng sect were formed gadually from the foundation of Bao ming Temple to Nun Guiyuan, and these teachings were succeeded by folk religious sects such as Da cheng yuan dun sect.
2004-09-30