India Shukyo Kobo Shi (Chiku Ma Shinsho)

[Machine Translation] Hinduism, which is practiced by about 80% of the people in India, and other religions, though in a minority, are still dominant in the country. The land of many religions in its long history has been invaded by foreign religious powers many times, but Hinduism has expanded, even while swallowing up attacks by other religions. Like a banyan tree whose roots grow out from its branches to form a trunk, Hinduism has expanded, even while being attacked by other religions. This book deciphers Indian civilization through the conflicts and reconciliations with Hinduism's historical rivals, such as Buddhism, Jainism, Zoroastrianism, Sikhism, Christianity, and Islam.

国民の約八割が信仰するヒンドゥー教と、少数派とはいえ有力な宗教が同居するインド。悠久の歴史において多くの宗教が生まれたこの地はまた、何度も外来の宗教勢力から侵略を受けたが、他宗教による攻撃すら飲み込みながらヒンドゥー教は拡大してきた。いく筋もの支流が集まり大河となるように、枝から延びる木根が幹となって大樹になるバニヤンのように...。仏教、ジャイナ教、ゾロアスター教、シク教、キリスト教、イスラム教など、ヒンドゥー教の歴史的ライバルとの対立や融和の関係から、インド文明を読み解く。