MORO Shigeki is a professor at Hanazono University, Kyoto, Japan.
關鍵詞
Hetuvidyā; Christianity; Republicanism; Kira Kōyō; Modernization in East Asia
摘要
Although the tradition of Buddhist logic in India had been developed through the debates with non-Buddhists, that of pre-modern Japan hardly had such defining experiences. The applications of inmyō were limited to disputes between the Hossō school (the Japanese transmission of the Sinitic Yogācāra school) and another Buddhist schools. During the rapid modernization and Westernization after the Meiji restoration, however, Buddhist logicians also encountered non-Buddhist cultures, Western-style deductive and inductive logic, Christianity, democracy, and republicanism imported from Western countries. Some of them, such as Kira Kōyō, regarded inmyō as useful for democratic discussion, and promoted it among politicians and legal professionals. Their introductory books about inmyō included many sample expressions that criticized the existence of God and the authenticity of republicanism, as well as the unequal treaties forced upon Japan by Europe and America. In spite of those efforts, inmyō did not become popular in modern Japan. In addition, it also lost scholarly interest in the twentieth century because of the introduction of scriptures associated with Indian logic in Sanskrit and Tibetan. Nevertheless, inmyō studies in the Meiji period should not be ignored because they were regarded as one of the intellectual refutations of the West in East Asia, as well as forgotten previous researches of the Buddhist logic.
目次
Abstract Introduction 183 Criticisms of Christianity using Inmyō 184 Inferences on Political Issues 189 Conclusion 192 References 202
