The Tendency of Tendai Doctrinal Debates in Hosshōji-Mihakkō 法勝寺御八講

Abstract

The content of the Tendai doctrinal debates in Hosshōji-Mihakkō is closely related to the scholarship of that time, the 12th–13th c. There are two points, the first of which is that there are many arguments for the accurate understanding of the sacred texts. Second, quite a few important points of argument were adopted within the Tendai sect. This point has not been mentioned in previous studies. As a future task, first of all, it is necessary to classify the Tendai doctrinal debates in Hosshōji-Mihakkō as precisely as possible.