パーリ学仏教文化学会=SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF PALI AND BUDDHIST CULTURE
出版地
大阪, 日本 [Osaka, Japan]
資料類型
期刊論文=Journal Article
使用語言
日文=Japanese
關鍵詞
貝葉写本; 19世紀末; 日本人留学僧; タイ; 生田（織田）得能
摘要
Otani University has a rich collection of Pāli palmleaf manuscripts received from the Thai(Siam) royal family more than hundred years before. It is generally known as Otani baiyō. It contains 64 packages of manuscripts mostly written in Khemr script, each package containing more than one bundle of manuscripts. It is the largest collection in Japan in the field of Pāli palmleaf manuscripts. In the present paper, I would like to introduce briefly the present condition, physical description and the contents of the Otani baiyō to understand its special characteristics. Next, I will highlight on the history of the Otani baiyō such as when, why and how they came to Otani University. Based on such details, finally I will reconsider the history of the Otani baiyō referring to the movement of Japanese scholar monks active during the late 19th century, particularly of Ikuta Tokunō, a scholar monk of Otani sect of Shin Buddhism. So far it is believed that the Otani baiyō was brought to Japan in 1900 along with the sacred relics of the Buddha (仏舎利奉迎) as a gift from the royal family of present Thailand. But, in this paper I will explain with some documentary evidences that how the Otani baiyō was brought to Japan as a result of the enthusiastic movement of famous Japanese Buddhist temples, particularly the Higashi Honganji temple.
