Transfer of certificate - Korobishomon

Japanese: 転証文 - ころびしょうもん

"Korobi" refers to a Christian who renounces his faith and becomes a Buddhist. It is said to have originated in 1614 (Keicho 19) when Okubo Tadachika, the head of the Christian magistrates, tortured believers with straw bags in Kyoto, forcing them to renounce their faith by saying "izakorobe" (The Tale of Christianity) and taking a certificate of acceptance. From 1635 (Kan'ei 12), a written document called "Nanban oath" or "Kirishitanshuramento" was collected in Kyoto, Nagasaki, and other places. This document was in the form of the convert swearing to renounce his faith to Deus or Santa Maria, and had a psychological effect of discouraging false converts.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

〈ころび〉とはキリスト教信者が棄教して仏教徒となることを言う。起源は1614年(慶長19)キリシタン総奉行大久保忠隣が京都で信者を俵責めにした際，〈いざころべ〉(《吉利支丹物語》)と棄教を強要して請人（うけにん）手形をとったのが始めといわれる。35年(寛永12)から京都や長崎などで〈南蛮誓詞〉または〈きりしたんしゅらめんと〉とよばれる転書物（かきもの）が徴収された。この書物は転宗者がデウスやサンタ･マリアに棄教を誓う形式をもち，偽装転宗者を挫折させる心理的効果をあげた。

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