A Study Aiming at Compilation of Excerpts from Early Modern Sermons in the Omiya Library of Ryukoku University

Basic Research Division
Research Project on Classical Canons
A Study Aiming at Compilation of Excerpts from Early Modern Sermons in the Omiya Library of Ryukoku University
FY 2023 to FY 2025

Principal Investigator

Yasuyuki Wada (Professor, Faculty of Letters, Ryukoku University)

Co-Investigators

Shima Terada (Associate Professor, Faculty of Letters, Ryukoku University)
Tomoko Uchida (Lecturer, Faculty of Letters, Ryukoku University)
Kumi Yoden (Professor, Faculty of Letters, Ryukoku University)
Yuka Senga (Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Ryukoku University)
Masahiko Takeuchi (Professor, Faculty of Economics, Ryukoku University)
Mariko Watanabe (Professor, Taisho University)
Michiko Kimura (Associate Professor, Osaka Ohtani University)
Hisako Mannami (Lecturer, Tsurumi University)
Naomi Matsukane (Lecturer, Otani University)
Akane Nakamoto (Part-time lecturer, Ryukoku University)
Hisae Asano (Contract Researcher, Research Center for World Buddhist Cultures, Ryukoku University)
Tomoaki Iwama (Part-time lecturer, Hanazono University)

Research Type

Joint Research

Overview

The objectives of this research are to comprehensively investigate the early modern sermons held in the Omiya Library of our university; to make accurate annotated bibliographical notes (including commentaries); and to make portions of the texts available to researchers and general experts. The results of the research will be reported in the Zempōn Sōsho. However, in order to address the current research situation, where the use of electronic materials is becoming more common, we plan to hold thorough discussions about our editorial policy.
Research involving the creation of bibliographic data will be carried out in a planned manner by full-time faculty members and part-time lecturers (researchers specializing in Japanese literature who are members of this research group and will be managed by a research representative. Members of this research project will then hold a reserach group to select materials to be included in the Zempōn Sōsho. The commentary sections of the Zempōn Sōsho will be compiled in stages, based on knowledge gained from research meetings held to receive advice and guidance from researchers across multiple fields.
Through the above-mentioned research activities, we aim to lay the foundations for research into the early modern sermons. We also hope to enhance the academic sources of information for the benefit of missionaries engaged in carrying on the traditional forms of propagation (such as fushidan sermons and illustrations).