Myokonin is an earnest believer of the Jodo Shin sect of Buddhism who believes teaching of the Buddhism and practices it in their life. How was Myokonin born? Answering to this question is the first problem of this paper. As well known, the 18th wish that written in sacred book Kanmuryojyukyo has been influenced to the birth of Myokonin. I understand this 18th wish as a Buddhist version of “prophecy of universal salvation.” So I try to explain this birth of Myokonin by using sociological term ‘self-fulfiling prophecy’ of Robert K. Merton. Birth of Myokonin could be explain by ‘manifest function’ of 18th wish. On the contrary what is the ‘latent function’ of 18th wish? In other words, what kind of internal character does Myokonin have? this is the second problem. I think it is a passive ‘いただく(Given)’ mind. We can easily see in modern Japanese many phrases such as ‘いただきます(Let’s eat)’ or ‘させていただく(Let me do it).’ The passiveness mind of Myokonin would reflected in these words. Be based on the above argument, I want to solve the third problem. It is an ultimate problem whether Myokonin has a power to change society or not. To solve the problem, it is convenient to use another concept of the functionalism sociology, ‘disfunction.’There is no dought that Myokonin has a extremely passive character. The manner of Myokonin does not change in case for his family or for any influential person. In this sense, Myokonin does not seem to have a power of social reformation. But Myokonin practice the teaching of the Amida Nyorai more honest than anyone else. The person who knows Myokonin cannot but recognize it, even though priest or influential person. On the contrary, Priests and influential people are often influenced by Myokonin. It is truly ‘disfunction’ of the 18th wish. As above, it is partial understanding to see Myokonin as a conservative of the established order. In conclude we could find in Myokonin’s way of life, power of social change.
한국일본근대학회 [The Japanese Modern Association of Korea]
설립연도
1999
분야
인문학>일본어와문학
소개
본 학회는 한국, 일본의 문학 및, 어학, 문화, 사상, 역사 등 여러 분야의 연구자 및 대학원생의 연구성과에 관한 자유로운 발표, 토론을 통해 학문발전과 학술교류를 행하고자하는 목적에서 설립되었다.
따라서 본 회는 이러한 목적을 달성하기 위해 학술연구발표회 및 연구회와 학술지 발간, 국내외 관련 학계와의 학술교류, 관련정보의 구축 및 제공 등의 사업을 실시하고 있다.
간행물
간행물명
일본근대학연구 [ILBON KUNDAEHAK YUNGU ; The Journal of Korean Association of Modern Japanology]