The Ajase Complex stems from an original theory by Dr. Heisaku Kosawa (1897–1968), considered the pioneer of psychoanalysis in Japan. As Freud found the basis for the Oedipus complex in Greek mythology, so Kosawa found the legendary background for the Ajase Complex in a parable from the ancient Buddhist scriptures — specifically, in the tale of Ajase, revolving around the Buddhist precept of reincarnation. (8 pp.)