Difference between Kojiki and Nihon-shoki

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Today's topic is...

Difference between Kojiki and Nihon-shoki

In the last entry, I wrote about who and why wrote Japanese myth, Kojiki and Nihon-shoki. And we noticed this two books has big difference. In today's entry, I am going to think more deeply.

The common point Kojiki and Nihon-shoki

Two books was ordered by Tenmu emperor. If he has not interested in  Shinto, today's we can't know about our traditionals. And two books is story about emperor. Its has same thinking of the world that the world has Heaven and Earth.

Difference between Kojiki and Nihon-shoki

First, they have difference of way of the establishment. Kojiki established in 712. The auther is Ono Yasumaro. The story has three books. And it was written until thirty three generation emperor. It requires four months until it completed. On the other hand, Nihon-shoki established in 720. The auther is Toneri imperial prince and some peoples. The story has thirty books and one genealogy book. It was written until ninety one generation emperor. It requires thirty eight years.

Second, its has very difference the view of world and character's positions. In Kojiki, there is the world originally. Amatesu is the top of gods. The world was made by Amaterasu's order. Heaven is called Takamagahara and Takamagahara controling the ground. Peoples of the ground is Amaterasu's descendants. There is Hades. Izanami will die. The origin is people traditions. In Nihon-shoki, there is the chaos originally and the world made from chaos. Amatesu is just sun god. The world was made automatically by yin and yang power. There is heaven but heaven and ground is separated and equivalent. There is no Hades. Izanami alives. The power of ground can take away with force.

Third, they has difference in purpose. In Kojiki, it wrote for that monarchy that is correct and emperor's history.Original documents are telling stories in imperial court. There is no quote from abroad. In Nihon-shoki, it wrote for that tomake history book like China and country's history.Original documents are traditionals of powerful families. There are many quote from abroad and falsifications. There many fiction characters in Nihon-shoki.

From these points, it seems Kojiki made for domestic and Nihon-shoki made for abroad. And because Nihon-shoki was written with chinese literature, recognize that Nihon-shoki was for abroad.

I don't know difference between Kojiki and Nihon-shoki in detail. In this time,as I searched about it myself, I was able to organize my knowledge. As Japanese myth, Kojiki is more plausible than Nihon-shoki. I thought. Because Nihon-shoki is too far from the original story.

Thanks your reading! Next entry, I'll write about Japanese myth and Greece myth. See you:)

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Referenced by -www.k4.dion.ne.jp/~nobk/other/kiki.htm

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