martyrdom

…In the Buddhist cultural sphere, the idea of ​​bodhisattva practice, which involves taking on the suffering of the masses, was born, but the idea of ​​martyrdom, which involves accepting forced death, did not develop. In Christianity, it was the Catholic Church that considered martyrdom to be an excellent virtue, and in particular, during the time of persecution of Christians, it praised as martyrs those who chose death to defend their faith. In the history of persecution of Christians in Japan, the "26 Martyrs" who were martyred in Nagasaki are well known. …

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…仏教文化圏では，大衆の苦難をわが身に引きうける受苦(菩薩行)の思想が生みだされたが，死の強制を引きうける殉教という考え方は育たなかった。キリスト教のなかでも殉教martyrdomをすぐれた徳行としたのはカトリック教会であり，とくにキリスト教徒迫害の時代に信仰を守るために死を選んだ者を殉教者martyrとしてたたえた。日本のキリシタン迫害史のうえでは長崎で殉教した〈二十六聖人〉がよく知られている。…

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