古代日本の薬師悔過 : 「おほはらへ」の成立過程で注目された異文化要素

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In eighth century Japan, a number of priests were summoned to recite the Yakusi-kyau. This was called "yakusi-kekwa" (confession of faults to[a image of]Yakusi). In this ritual, however, the Japanese did not confess faults and rather intended to stop misfortunes. As the legal system was established in the Nara Period, the primitive ritual called "harahe". (dusting off) ceased to function for atoning for sins and shifted its target from sins to misfortunes. This new system was called "oho-harahe" (dusting off on a larger scale). It was in the process of reform from harahe to oho-harahe that the Japanese yakusi-kekwa was established. Two kinds of rituals were performed in China before an image of Yao-shih: One is called "yao-shih-ch'ai", in which sinns were confessed so that they might be sunk and consequently future disasters might be prevented. The other is a life-prolonging ritual, in which the Yao-shih-ching was recited so that the supernatural power of Yao-shih might be exercised to cure a sick person. The Japanese yakusi-kekwa is a descendant of the yao-shih-ch'ai in that it is named "kekwa" (confession) and in that it is performed to avert misfortunes by wiping off sinns. And it is a descendant of the Chinese life-prolonging ritual in that sins are not confessed and in that the Yakusi-kyau is recited. However, it is unique and very Japanese in that Yakusi is no longer Bhaisajyaguru nor Yao-shih and functions now as a Japanese kami who has entered the image of Yakusi: Gratified at the recitation, he quells his anger and stops causing misfortunes just like any other kami.
桃山学院大学の論文
2000-11-30

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小林信彦
桃山学院大学文学部(元)

古代日本の薬師悔過 : 「おほはらへ」の成立過程で注目された異文化要素

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