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.