著者

劉 成竜

出版者

新潟大学大学院現代社会文化研究科 紀要編集委員会

雑誌

現代社会文化研究 = THE JOURNAL OF THE STUDY OF MODERN SOCIETY AND CULTURE (ISSN:13458485)

巻号頁・発行日

no.69, pp.(1)-(13), 2019-11

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Stemming from the notion that the search for rebirth has an effect on literary works, the rebirth story (SAISEI SETUWA) has come into being. There are many stories that confirm the existence of the "death book," questioning whether people really die. In the Chinese classical rebirth story of Six Dynasties, the contents of the "death book" can be confirmed and categorized as " Human remains," "Descriptions of names and hometowns," "Whether names are entered or not," and "Unknown." Also, since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the content of the "death book" in Six Dynasties poetry is based on the rebirth doctrine and introduces Buddhist elements to establish a new basis for "prostration and offerings for blessings." Elements of "prostration and offerings for blessings" to achieve rebirth are common in China and Japan, but there are also differences in the application of the "death book." Lastly, the Japanese rebirth story, based on the Jizo bodhisattva doctrine of the Heian period, is completely different from the Chinese use of the "death book." Jizo Bodhisattva dominates the "death book" with pictorial depictions for people.

著者

劉 成竜

出版者

新潟大学大学院現代社会文化研究科

雑誌

現代社会文化研究 = THE JOURNAL OF THE STUDY OF MODERN SOCIETY AND CULTURE (ISSN:13458485)

巻号頁・発行日

no.71, pp.17-31, 2020-11

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Many rebirth stories have been made since ancient times, and even today, it is used in various genres such as novels and movies. There were also many rebirth stories in which animals killed by humans appealed to the lord of the underworld and called the person who killed them to the underworld. In the Chinese rebirth story, the roles played by animals are mainly classified into five types. On the other hand, Japanese rebirth stories are characterized by incorporating four types of elements, "leading", "litigation", "defense", and "reward", with the theme of "killing" and "life release". It can be seen that while incorporating elements of Chinese rebirth stories, Japanese rebirth stories created a unique narrative pattern depending on the social background and the purpose of Buddhist proselytizing.

著者

劉 成竜 Liu Chenlong

出版者

新潟大学大学院現代社会文化研究科

雑誌

現代社会文化研究 (ISSN:13458485)

巻号頁・発行日

no.63, pp.1-11, 2016-12

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A long time ago, people began to grow fearful of the netherworld, and wanted to understand it. Soon, as a result, the rebirth story (SAISEI SETUWA) came into being. In it, characters who had experienced death told of their experiences in the netherworld, and through this story we can catch a glimpse of ancient people's understanding of the netherworld. In the Chinese classical rebirth story, the distance between the real world and the netherworld is clearly written, while in the Japanese-Chinese story, a boundary exists between life and death. The characters can go through the boundary into the netherworld, and return to the real world. In the Chinese story, the characters enter the netherworld by a horizontal move, and come back to the real world by a perpendicular move. In the Japanese version, the characters go into the netherworld by falling perpendicularly into a hole. In this thesis, I will define the differences in the distance and boundary between the real world and the netherworld in the Japanese and Chinese versions of the rebirth story.