著者

小林 信彦 Nobuhiko KOBAYASHI 桃山学院大学文学部

出版者

桃山学院大学総合研究所

雑誌

桃山学院大学人間科学 (ISSN:09170227)

巻号頁・発行日

no.20, pp.55-79, 2000-12

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In Japan there are many mountains on which images of Yakusi 藥師 are found. Bhaisajyaguru, the Indian counterpart of Yakusi, however, has nothing to do with mountains, which are favourate places of Japanese kamis 神. Yakusi has been worshipped by the Japanese as one of kamis, as is suggested by a verse in the Bussokusekika 佛足石歌.