Dokujin Saimon Is a Rewritten Ritual Text
Overview
Section titled “Overview”Canonical entry drawn from a single source layer in 19_AGGRESSIVE_ARCHIVE_SWEEP_IV_v2_7.md.
Research layers
Section titled “Research layers”Layer 1: Dokujin Saimon Is a Rewritten Ritual Text
Section titled “Layer 1: Dokujin Saimon Is a Rewritten Ritual Text”Source file:
19_AGGRESSIVE_ARCHIVE_SWEEP_IV_v2_7.md
The Yoshikawa-family study demonstrates that the 1642 Dokujin ritual text contains phrases deliberately rewritten from Buddhist formulations into Onmyōdō language.
Research importance
Section titled “Research importance”This is direct documentary evidence for active ritual adaptation.
Method
Section titled “Method”For the full transcription:
- identify every Buddhist source phrase;
- place Yoshikawa/Dokujin wording beside it;
- mark lexical replacement;
- explain theological shift;
- determine whether ritual action also changed or only language.