First time climbing a mountain - Uiyamabumi

Motoori Norinaga's theory of learning. Published in 1798 (Kansei 10). Norinaga completed the Kojiki-den in the same year, and in response to a request from his students, he wrote an essay explaining the mindset of beginners aspiring to study Japanese classics. With Kamo no Mabuchi's Nihimanabi (published in 1765) in mind, he places the study of the way at the center of learning, provides specific examples of how to study, and also gives a detailed explanation of the attitude toward learning, such as not being obsessed with tradition or convention. Furthermore, he does not limit Japanese classics to the study of the way, but emphasizes the importance of related fields such as the study of poetry and prose, the study of court etiquette and customs, and the study of national history, showing the flexibility of Japanese classics.

[Kyano Noriko]

"Uhiyamafumi - Suzuya Dialogue" (Iwanami Bunko)" ▽ "Okubo Tadashi (ed.), Motoori Norinaga Complete Works 1" (1968, Chikuma Shobo)" ▽ Yoshikawa Kojiro (ed.), Japanese Thought 15, Motoori Norinaga Collection (1969, Chikuma Shobo)

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本居宣長(もとおりのりなが)の学問論。1798年（寛政10）成立。この年『古事記伝』を完成させた宣長は、弟子たちの求めに応じ、国学を志す初心者の心構えを説き著した。賀茂真淵(かもまぶち)の『にひまなび』（1765成立）を意識しつつ、学問の中心に「道」学びを据え、その勉強法を具体的に示し、さらに伝習や慣例にこだわらぬことなど学問の態度についても懇切に述べている。そのうえ国学を「道」学びに限定せず、歌文を学び、有職故実(ゆうそくこじつ)や国史の研究など、関連領域の重要さを述べ、国学の柔軟性をみせている。

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『『うひ山ふみ・鈴屋答問録』（岩波文庫）』▽『大久保正編『本居宣長全集 1』（1968・筑摩書房）』▽『吉川幸次郎編『日本の思想 15　本居宣長集』（1969・筑摩書房）』

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