Category Archives: Essays on the Truth of Origin

“Moto no ri” Through the Lens of Comparative Mythology 1

The following is a translation of an excerpt of Taryo Obayashi’s “Moto no ri Through the Lens of Comparative Mythology.”

Bibliographic info:

Obayashi Taryo 大林太良. 1987. “Hikaku shinwagaku kara mita Moto no ri.” In Koza Moto no ri no sekai 1: Moto no ri no ningengaku (The World of “The Truth of Origin”—Lecture Series One: The Philosophical Anthropology of “The Truth of Origin”), 81–103. Continue reading “Moto no ri” Through the Lens of Comparative Mythology 1

“Moto no ri” Through the Lens of Chinese Ideology by Nobuyuki Kaji 1

The following is a translation of an excerpt from “Moto no ri” Through the Lens of Chinese Ideology” by Kaji Nobuyuki.

Bibliographic info:

Kaji Nobuyuki 加地伸行. 1987. “Chugoku shiso kara mita Moto no ri.” In Koza Moto no ri no sekai 1: Moto no ri no ningengaku (The World of “The Truth of Origin”—Lecture Series One: The Philosophical Anthropology of “The Truth of Origin”), 61–80.

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