AsianForum 154th "On the salvation of the “suffering deceased”: The culture of Shisha-kuyo (spiritual aid for the dead) in East Asia"

154th
Tuesday, January 13, 2015
14:00-15:00
Conference Room 203/204, Dialogue House 2F

池上　良正 (IKEGAMI Yoshimasa)
駒澤大学総合教育研究部教授
(Professor, Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Komazawa University)

「苦しむ死者」の救済をめぐって――東アジアの死者供養文化――
(On the salvation of the “suffering deceased”: The culture of Shisha-kuyo
(spiritual aid for the dead) in East Asia)

東アジアに広く浸透した「死者供養」の文化は、「祖先崇拝／先祖祭祀」との関係で論じられることが多い。
しかし、死者供養には、「苦しむ死者」を救済するという、もうひとつの重要な特性が内在していた。
本報告では、「施餓鬼」という儀礼の変遷を中心に、この特性の意義を考えてみたい。
(The culture of Shisha-kuyo (the spiritual aid for the dead) that widely pervaded East Asia is often discussed in terms of its relationship to “ancestor worship” or the “ancestral cult”. However, there was yet another important aspect of Shisha-kuyo; that is, the salvation of the suffering deceased. This presentation will examine the significance of this particular aspect, focusing on the ritual of Segaki (the Buddhist service for the benefit of suffering ghosts).

Lecture in Japanese