| Looking back to cremation in Japan, where cremation is widely practiced, it is very interesting that the Buddhist monk Dosho, who came to Japan from a Confucian country (Tang) played a pivotal role in the spread of cremation in Japan. |
これを踏まえて火葬日本の火葬に立ち戻るなら、その儒教の国（唐）から渡来した仏教の僧道昭が、日本における火葬の嚆矢となったことは非常に興味深い事実といえる。 |