近世の東大寺大仏千僧会等に於ける真宗と時宗・融通念仏宗の対比=Comparison of Shin-shu (sect), Ji-shu (sect) and Yuzu Nembutu-shu (sect) on "The Todaiji-temple Daibutsu Senzou-e" during Early Modern Period
In recent years we have witnessed some advances in the study of “The Great Buddha statue and thousand monk society of Higashiyama, Kyoto”《京都東山 大仏千僧会》by Hideyoshi Toyotomi《豊臣秀吉》. On the other hand, the study that took up the revival by Kokei《公慶》constituted the main focus of the early modern studies regarding “The Great Buddha Statue and thousand monk society of the Southern capital Todai-ji Temple”《南都東大寺大仏千僧会》. With regard to this, some historical materials and treatise manuscripts that could reveal the total picture of this Buddhist memorial service have been announced. However, there have been no examinations from the perspectives of Shin-shu (sect)《真 宗》(East-West Hongwan-ji Temple《東西本願寺》) and the Ji-shu (sect) 《時宗》. Therefore, I have carried out an examination based on the historical materials belonging to the two sects along with those of the Dainembutu-shu (sect)《大念 佛宗》(Yuzu Nembutu-shu (sect)《融通念佛宗》). What I have taken up in this essay are the records of the first seven days from April 2 to 8, 1688 of the three memorial services for the great Buddha statues. I compared the varying records of the same event《同時異筆》. What became clear from my examination is that the records were prepared on the sixth day for the East-West Hongwan-ji Temple 《東西本願寺》, Jodo-shu (sect) of Chinzei group《浄土宗鎮西派》, Dainembutu-shu (sect)《大念佛宗》, and Ji-shu (sect) of Ryouzen group 《時宗霊山派》. But the Jodo-shu (sect) of Seizan group《浄土宗西山派》began to record the service on the day before, which differs from that of the Chinzei group《鎮西派》. As for the Hongwan-ji Temple《本願寺》sect, what stands out is that it is not the main Kyoto temples but the temples from the outlying Yamatokoriyama《大和郡山》 area that participated in the services. As for the Ji-shu (sect)《時宗》, only its Ryouzen branch《霊山派》participated. It is thought that there was opposition from the other groups. As for the Yuzu Nembutu-shu (sect)《融通念佛宗》, its name is transcribed as Dainembutu-shu (sect)《大念佛宗》. Many monks from this sect participated, revealing that the Nara area (where the memorial service took place) constituted “an impregnable castle and moat” for this sect with its show of enthusiasm as the new group to participate in the services.
