BB516001 Philological Study of Japanese Buddhist Texts A

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2026Year School/Graduate School School of Letters

Lecture Code BB516001 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name 日本仏教文献演習A

Subject Name
（Katakana）ニホンブッキョウブンケンエンシュウA

Subject Name in
English Philological Study of Japanese Buddhist Texts A

Instructor OTANI YUKA

Instructor
(Katakana) オオタニ　ユカ

Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 3rd-Year, First Semester, First Semester

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (1st) Tues5-6：LET B201

Lesson Style Seminar Lesson Style
(More Details) Face-to-face

・Lecture　・Seminar 　・Discussion　・Oral presentation　

Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 2 Language of Instruction J : Japanese

Course Level 3 : Undergraduate High-Intermediate

Course Area（Area） 23 : Arts and Humanities

Course Area（Discipline） 01 : Philosophy

Eligible Students

Keywords Precept forbidding the consumption of alcohol, Sake, Vinaya, Mahāyāna precepts

Special Subject for Teacher Education 　 Special Subject 　

Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)

Class Objectives
/Class Outline Read the annotated texts of the “Precept forbidding the consumption of alcohol” created during the Tang Dynasty to understand how this precept was practiced in East Asia. Additionally, examine the actual conditions and brewing methods of monastic sake in 16th-century Japan and compare them with Saijo's sake brewing.

Class Schedule Lesson 1: [Lecture] Orientation: History of Vinaya Interpretation in East Asia
Lesson 2: [Lecture] [Exercise] Reading the “Precept Forbidding the Consumption of Alcohol” in the Shibun-ritsu and the Brahmā-net Sūtra
Lesson 3: [Lecture] [Exercise] Reading the commentary on the “Precept Forbidding the Consumption of Alcohol” in Daoxuan’s Shibun-ritsu Bhikṣu Gonchū Kaihon
Lesson 4: [Exercise] Reading the commentary on the “Precept Forbidding the Consumption of Alcohol” in Daoxuan’s Shibun-ritsu Gyōji Shō
Lesson 5: [Exercise] Reading the commentary on the “Precept Forbidding the Consumption of Alcohol” in Fali’s Shibun-ritsu Sho and Dingbin’s Shibun-Biksu-kaihon Sho
Lessons 6: [Exercise] Reading the commentary on the “Precept Forbidding the Consumption of Alcohol” in Daoshi’s Fōen Jurin (1)
Lessons 7: [Exercise] Reading the commentary on the “Precept Forbidding the Consumption of Alcohol” in Daoshi’s Fōen Jurin (2)
Lessons 8: [Exercise] Reading the commentary on the “Precept Forbidding the Consumption of Alcohol” in Daoshi’s Fōen Jurin (3)
Lessons 9: [Exercise] Reading the commentary on the “Precept Forbidding the Consumption of Alcohol” in Daoshi’s Fōen Jurin (4)
Lessons 10: [Exercise] Reading the commentary on the “Precept Forbidding the Consumption of Alcohol” in Daoshi’s Fōen Jurin (5)
Lessons 11: [Exercise] Reading the commentary on the “Precept Forbidding the Consumption of Alcohol” in Daoshi’s Fōen Jurin (6)
Lessons 12: [Exercise] Reading the commentary on the “Precept Forbidding the Consumption of Alcohol” in Daoshi’s Fōen Jurin (7)
Lessons 13: [Exercise] Reading the commentary on the “Precept Forbidding the Consumption of Alcohol” in Daoshi’s Fōen Jurin (8)
Lesson 14: [Exercise] Reading historical materials related to Sōbō Shu
Lesson 15: [Field Trip] Visiting a sake brewery in Saijō

Exercises will be assigned to students as appropriate. Students are required to prepare materials and distribute them in class. Instructions on how to prepare these materials will be provided during lectures.

Text/Reference
Books,etc. Reading materials will be distributed in class.

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. Handouts, Audio Materials, Visual Materials

(More Details)

Learning techniques to be incorporated Discussions, Paired Reading, Quizzes/ Quiz format, Fieldwork / Survey

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review Lesson 1: Students who have not yet acquired a basic ability to read Classical Chinese are expected to engage in independent study using preparatory textbooks for university entrance examinations or similar materials. In addition, tools necessary for reading Buddhist Classical Chinese texts will be introduced during the class; students should consult library resources and become familiar with how to use these tools in advance.
Lesson 2-3: During the class, the instructor will prepare and present a sample handout demonstrating methods of textual analysis. Students are expected to learn how to use the relevant research tools so that they can subsequently prepare similar materials on their own.
Lessons 4–14: Students are expected to participate actively in the class. Assigned students are required to prepare handout materials and submit them to the instructor prior to the class session (the instructor will print the materials and bring them to class).
Lessons 15: In Japan, sake was historically brewed in temples, and records of brewing techniques are preserved in temple archives. Saijō in Higashihiroshima City, where Hiroshima University is located, is one of Japan’s well-known sake-producing regions. Through a brewery tour, students will gain firsthand insight into how sake-brewing techniques have changed since the sixteenth century. Details of the tour schedule will be announced in class.

Requirements

Grading Method Oral presentation, Assignment
Attitude toward the class ,etc.

Practical Experience

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it

Message

Other

Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

Academic Year	2026Year	School/Graduate School	School of Letters
Lecture Code	BB516001	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	日本仏教文献演習A
Subject Name （Katakana）	ニホンブッキョウブンケンエンシュウA
Subject Name in English	Philological Study of Japanese Buddhist Texts A
Instructor	OTANI YUKA
Instructor (Katakana)	オオタニ　ユカ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	3rd-Year, First Semester, First Semester
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(1st) Tues5-6：LET B201
Lesson Style	Seminar	Lesson Style (More Details)	Face-to-face
・Lecture　・Seminar 　・Discussion　・Oral presentation
Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week	2	Language of Instruction	J : Japanese
Course Level	3 : Undergraduate High-Intermediate
Course Area（Area）	23 : Arts and Humanities
Course Area（Discipline）	01 : Philosophy
Eligible Students
Keywords	Precept forbidding the consumption of alcohol, Sake, Vinaya, Mahāyāna precepts
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Educational Program (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced Evaluation (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Class Objectives /Class Outline	Read the annotated texts of the “Precept forbidding the consumption of alcohol” created during the Tang Dynasty to understand how this precept was practiced in East Asia. Additionally, examine the actual conditions and brewing methods of monastic sake in 16th-century Japan and compare them with Saijo's sake brewing.
Class Schedule	Lesson 1: [Lecture] Orientation: History of Vinaya Interpretation in East Asia Lesson 2: [Lecture] [Exercise] Reading the “Precept Forbidding the Consumption of Alcohol” in the Shibun-ritsu and the Brahmā-net Sūtra Lesson 3: [Lecture] [Exercise] Reading the commentary on the “Precept Forbidding the Consumption of Alcohol” in Daoxuan’s Shibun-ritsu Bhikṣu Gonchū Kaihon Lesson 4: [Exercise] Reading the commentary on the “Precept Forbidding the Consumption of Alcohol” in Daoxuan’s Shibun-ritsu Gyōji Shō Lesson 5: [Exercise] Reading the commentary on the “Precept Forbidding the Consumption of Alcohol” in Fali’s Shibun-ritsu Sho and Dingbin’s Shibun-Biksu-kaihon Sho Lessons 6: [Exercise] Reading the commentary on the “Precept Forbidding the Consumption of Alcohol” in Daoshi’s Fōen Jurin (1) Lessons 7: [Exercise] Reading the commentary on the “Precept Forbidding the Consumption of Alcohol” in Daoshi’s Fōen Jurin (2) Lessons 8: [Exercise] Reading the commentary on the “Precept Forbidding the Consumption of Alcohol” in Daoshi’s Fōen Jurin (3) Lessons 9: [Exercise] Reading the commentary on the “Precept Forbidding the Consumption of Alcohol” in Daoshi’s Fōen Jurin (4) Lessons 10: [Exercise] Reading the commentary on the “Precept Forbidding the Consumption of Alcohol” in Daoshi’s Fōen Jurin (5) Lessons 11: [Exercise] Reading the commentary on the “Precept Forbidding the Consumption of Alcohol” in Daoshi’s Fōen Jurin (6) Lessons 12: [Exercise] Reading the commentary on the “Precept Forbidding the Consumption of Alcohol” in Daoshi’s Fōen Jurin (7) Lessons 13: [Exercise] Reading the commentary on the “Precept Forbidding the Consumption of Alcohol” in Daoshi’s Fōen Jurin (8) Lesson 14: [Exercise] Reading historical materials related to Sōbō Shu Lesson 15: [Field Trip] Visiting a sake brewery in Saijō Exercises will be assigned to students as appropriate. Students are required to prepare materials and distribute them in class. Instructions on how to prepare these materials will be provided during lectures.
Text/Reference Books,etc.	Reading materials will be distributed in class.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.	Handouts, Audio Materials, Visual Materials
(More Details)
Learning techniques to be incorporated	Discussions, Paired Reading, Quizzes/ Quiz format, Fieldwork / Survey
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	Lesson 1: Students who have not yet acquired a basic ability to read Classical Chinese are expected to engage in independent study using preparatory textbooks for university entrance examinations or similar materials. In addition, tools necessary for reading Buddhist Classical Chinese texts will be introduced during the class; students should consult library resources and become familiar with how to use these tools in advance. Lesson 2-3: During the class, the instructor will prepare and present a sample handout demonstrating methods of textual analysis. Students are expected to learn how to use the relevant research tools so that they can subsequently prepare similar materials on their own. Lessons 4–14: Students are expected to participate actively in the class. Assigned students are required to prepare handout materials and submit them to the instructor prior to the class session (the instructor will print the materials and bring them to class). Lessons 15: In Japan, sake was historically brewed in temples, and records of brewing techniques are preserved in temple archives. Saijō in Higashihiroshima City, where Hiroshima University is located, is one of Japan’s well-known sake-producing regions. Through a brewery tour, students will gain firsthand insight into how sake-brewing techniques have changed since the sixteenth century. Details of the tour schedule will be announced in class.
Requirements
Grading Method	Oral presentation, Assignment Attitude toward the class ,etc.
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message
Other
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes. Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

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