著者

窪 徳忠

出版者

東京大学文学部宗教学研究室

雑誌

東京大学宗教学年報 (ISSN:2896400)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.10, pp.163-179, 1993-03-30

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Already in the latter half of the 10th century a temple of the Shingon sect (Fukusho-ji) was established in Kazurahata, and after the Tensho Disturbance in the latter part of the 16th century this became a Shugendo temple. Within the temple precincts there was a hall dedicated to Koshin, and notwithstanding the abolition of the temple in 1895 the Koshin Hall remains to this day as an object of the fervent belief of the people. In his "Research Report on the Koshin Belief in Kazurahata" (1988), Osamu Nishimura states that the Koshin Hall was built in 1719. However, considering the fact that Koshin belief can be seen widely among the court nobles, and also the connection between Shugendo and Koshin belief, the author believes that the Koshin Hall was built at the same time that Fukusho-ji was converted to a Shugendo temple. Koshin belief and the festival of Kazurahata display various special characteristics and overflow with valuable legends. In particular, the fact that they exhibit ah unusual organizational structure, the fact that the daily life of the people and their beliefs are closely connected, the custom of seven-colored cakes and koshin konyaku, taboos concerning childbirth and menstruation, the legend of the Koshin cold, and the survival of the all-night vigil connected with the festival can all be pointed out as extremely unusual special characteristics.