Ashvamedha (English spelling)

Japanese: アシュバメーダ(英語表記)aśvamedha
Ashvamedha (English spelling)
An Indian horse shrine. A festival held by kings who conquered other countries to demonstrate their power. It was already described in the Rig Veda, and in the Mahabharata, it is said that Yudhishthira, who won a battle, performed a horse shrine. The sacrificial horse is allowed to roam freely for a year, and a selected representative follows its trail. If the horse enters a foreign country and the king does not obey, the country will be destroyed. After a year, a sacrifice is performed according to the proper rules with the horse when it returns. It is said that all the king's sins are cleansed by inhaling the smoke from the marrow of a burnt horse. It is recorded that kings such as Pushyamitra (2nd century BC), Samudragupta (4th century), and Mahendravarman (7th century) performed horse shrines.

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Japanese:
インドの馬祠 (めし) のこと。諸国を征服した王がみずからの権力を誇示するために行う祭り。すでに『リグ・ベーダ』に記述されており,『マハーバーラタ』においては,戦いに勝ったユディシュティラが馬祠を行なったことが述べられている。犠牲の馬を1年間自由に歩き回らせ,その跡を選ばれた代表者がつけて行く。馬が外国に入ったとき,その国の王が従わなければその国を滅ぼす。こうして1年後,帰ってきた馬で儀軌にのっとり犠牲祭を行う。焼かれた馬の髄の煙を吸うと,王のすべての罪は清められるという。プシヤミトラ王 (前2世紀) ,サムドラグプタ王 (4世紀) ,マヘーンドラバルマン王 (7世紀) などが馬祠を行なったことが記録されている。

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