延命機能を期待される薬師 : 不死を求める中国人が作り上げた超越者

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As it is difficult for people in trouble to make preparations for attaining buddhahood, a specialist buddha called Baisajyaguru appears. He removes obstacles such as desease or poverty in order to help people prepare for becoming buddhas. In China he is called Yao-shih and his activities are limited to medical help. He is the ultimate phisysian with supernatural power. Dreaming of eternal life, the Chinese expect him to langthen life. This idea of Yao-shih was brought to Japan in Nara Period and priests chanted the Yao-shih-ching when emperors were in critical condition. On the other hand, the Japanese who were not interested in becoming buddhas paid no attention to his primary function to help people become buddhas.
桃山学院大学の論文
2001-07-10