The symbolic structure of re-burial widely distributed in Asia centering on Southeast Asia has been succeeded to mortuary practice of today's various religions. This article is intended to examine the formation of the belief in ‘Thirteen Buddhas’ that has functioned as a rationale of memorial service for the dead in Japanese Buddhism from the viewpoint of succession of the symbolic structure of re-burial. The belief in Thirteen Buddhas is a belief to Buddhas and Buddhist Saints who help to send out the dead to Pure Land. This belief has been accepted to most sects in Japanese Buddhism though it was not made from established doctrine of Buddhism. Buddhas and Buddhist saints who have been chosen to be Thirteen Buddhas were initially deities of folk beliefs for fortune, and it was unrelated to mortuary practice. The deity of such folk belief has changed with the acceptance of the services of ‘Ten Buddhas’ and the belief in ‘Ten Kings’ conveyed from China. In the background, there was a rise of concern to the world of postmortem by ‘Idea of the Latter Days of the Dharma’ and ‘Thought of Pure Land’ at Warring States Period. On the other hand, the native mentality of Life and Death also did an important role to the formation of the belief in Thirteen Buddhas. Mentality of Life and Death that supports memorial service for the dead has been considered to be a peculiar approach of Japan in Japanese academic circles. However, it is necessary to understand it as a Japanese development or transformation of mentality of Life and Death in East Asia as long as it has originated in re-burial. It is also necessary to interpret the belief in Thirteen Buddhas from the pan-Asian viewpoint.
목차
1. 서론 2. 복장의 상징구조와 조령화 3. 십삼불 신앙 형성의 외적 계기 (1) 민간신앙을 위한 불보살 (2) 십왕 신앙과 십불사 (3) 십삼불사로의 연장 4. 십삼불 신앙 형성의 내적 계기 (1) 역수(逆修)에서 추선공양으로 (2) 복장의 상징구조와 십삼불 5. 결론 참고문헌 논문초록
키워드
십삼불십불십왕추선공양역수thirteen Buddhasten Buddhasten KingsBuddhism memorial servicegyakushu
동북아시아문화학회 [The Association of North-east Asian Cultures]
설립연도
2000
분야
복합학>학제간연구
소개
동북아시아 문화의 다양성과 정체성을 연구 토론하고, 지역내 문화 교류의 다양한 모습을 연구하고 문화변동의 큰 틀을 집적함으로써 우리 민족 문화 및 상대 민족의 문화적 터전을 이해하여 문화공동체적 특성을 계발하고 상호 관련성의 강화를 유도하는 학술활동을 통해 동북아시아의 문화발전에 이바지함.