仮名草子に見る浅井了意の道教への態度 ―『孝行物語』の善書受容を例に―

Abstract

Asai Ryoi (birth unknown-1691) had a double position: "entering the priesthood but not [becoming] a priest, [and] having a secular life but not [as] a layperson". He was a monk of the Jodo Shinshu Sect who lived between Buddhism preaching and the typical sermons. At the same time, he was also a famous and distinctive author of Kanazōshi in early modern Japan. This paper regards his ambivalent position as the starting point of how Ryoi approached the Taoism narrative and thought in Chinese moralistic culture. It considers his attitude toward Taoism by analyzing the acceptance of the Chinese didactic book Tekkitsuroku in his Kanazōshi writing Kokomonogatari. From the perspective of accepting Chinese moralistic culture, it indicates Ryoi's attitude toward Confucianism according to his Kanazōshi writings. It clarifies how Kokomonogatari was written and demonstrates its purpose by analyzing the text. Further, it explains how Kokomonogatari included Taoism thoughts, such as the Yin and Yang theory, the concept of "harmony between mankind and nature", and elements from Tekkitsuroku, and clarifies the thoughts conveyed in Taoism. Through these analyses, the meaning behind Ryoi's actions of including Chinese moralistic culture, primarily Taoism narrative, in his Kanazōshi writings is clarified.