The Acceptance of Death in Japan : Japanese Attitudes to Facing Death in Literature, Buddhism, Chrisitian

2000- 2001年，我们从日本文学、佛教、基督教等方面对日本人面对死亡的态度的特点和历史变迁进行了研究，研究的方法是：文学研究，特别是日本神（甲米）和佛信仰的文学、叙事文学、阿尔塔田野调查;对宫城、福岛、户隐、京都、伊势、奈良、和歌山、大坂、科比、明石、四国、津和野、福冈、大分、佐贺等地进行比较研究;印度和西藏的佛教，印度教和日本佛教临终关怀和悲伤关怀的思想，以及日本文学。作为这项研究的结果，调查人员写了文章，这些文章发表在一份研究报告中。通过研究，我们发现了不同时期日本人面对死亡的态度和思想的特点及其历史变化。然而，在有限的时间内，我们无法对这些特点和变化进行充分的比较研究。我们需要研究日本的葬礼仪式和仪式。

In 2000- 2001, We have researched on characteristics and historical changes concerning Japanese attitude to facing death, from a point of view of Japanese literature, Buddhism, Christianity etc.The way of this research is as follows : reseach on literature ; literatures especially on faith of Japanese gods(kami) and Buddha, narrative literature, Buddhist arta field survey ; Miyagi, Fukushima, Togakushi, Kyoto, Ise, Nara, Wakayama, Osaka, Kobe, Akashi, Shikoku, Tsuwano, Fukuoka, Oita, Saga etc.comparative studies ; Buddhism of India and Tibet, Hinduism, and Japanese Buddhism the Ideas of terminal care and grief care, and Japanese literature.As a result of this research, investigators have written articles, and these articles are published in a research report. As to the result, we have found out characters and historical changes concerning Japanese attitudes to facing death in various period and thought in Japan. However, we could not do comparative study of these characteristics and changes sufficiently in a limited period. And we need to research on funeral rites and ceremonies in Japan.