「四ヶ之本寺」金福寺についての一考察 : 北播磨金福末寺院の展開を視野にいれて

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This paper is intended as an investigation into Kinpuku Temple, which is considered to have functioned as one member of "Shikanohonji", or four temples. The primary concern is to examine how the temple accepted Shin Buddhism and to clarity the characteristics of the process. The target audiences are those who are interested in the history of "buraku," or discriminated communities and Shin Buddhism. The conclusions are as follows' 1. Kinpuku Temple accepted Shin Buddhism as one member of Bukko Temple group. 2. Kinpuku Temple employed a method, which was peculiar to Bukko Temple group, to propagate their religious beliefs and increased the number of believers in Kawata, Kinki.