Shintōshū
The Shintōshū (神道集) is a Japanese setsuwa collection in ten volumes,[1] believed to date from the Nanboku-chō period (1336–1392).[2] It illustrates with tales about various shrines the Buddhist honji suijaku theory, according to which Japanese kami were simply local manifestations of the Indian gods of Buddhism. This theory, created and developed mostly by Tendai monks, was never systematized, but was nonetheless very pervasive and very influential.[3] The book had thereafter great influence over literature and the arts.[2]
History
The book is believed to have been written during the late Nanboku-chō period, either during the
The common point of the tales is that, before being reborn as a tutelary kami of an area, a person has first to be born and suffer there as a human being. The suffering is mostly caused by relationships with relatives, especially wives or husbands.[4]
The book had a great impact on the literature and arts of the following centuries.
References
- ^ Murakami 1983, p. 499.
- ^ a b Iwanami Kōjien (広辞苑) Japanese dictionary, 6th Edition (2008), DVD version
- ^ * Scheid, Bernhard. "Honji suijaku: Die Angleichung von Buddhas und Kami" (in German). Retrieved June 13, 2011.
- ^ a b c d Murakami, Manabu. "Shintōshū". Shogakukan Encyclopedia (in Japanese). Yahoo Japan. Archived from the original on 9 December 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
Works cited
- OCLC 11917421.
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