『宇治拾遺物語』における寺物私用の罪業と銅湯の罰

Abstract

The aim of this paper is the analysis and its consideration on the sin of stealing temple food and the punishment of drinking copperware hot water in Ujishui Monogatari Vol.9-7, compared with Konjaku Monogatarishu Vol.19-20. As a result of examining the thought of the Japan Buddhist hells described in Ojoyoshu, it is found out that even though Kurodo did not commit the sin of stealing temple food, the act of intersecting with the daughter of Betto(the priest supervisor) might be a sin and be a reason for the dream of receiving the punishment of the copper water. Also, in earlier research, both stories have been read as the same sentence and story. However, comparing the texts, it is sure that there are several differences between the two. It could be said that the ‘sense of shame’ of Kurodo after awaking from a dream is not described in Ujishui Monogatari Vol.9-7. Kurodo depicted in Ujishui Monogatari Vol.9-7 did not recognize himself as an object of the punishment of people impelled to drink copper hot water likewise, for he interrupted himself, which is an outsider, from Betto and his surrounding people engaging in a temple. It seemed to be reasonable to assume that the description intention of the editor of Ujishui Monogatari Vol.9-7 should be not leading to honoring Buddhist thought just as Konjaku Monogatarishu, but taking the interest of description as a vivid and grotesque dream and the fear and selfishness of snobbish people against warnings through dreams.