Adachigahara

Japanese: 《安達原》 - あだちがはら

...There is an ancient legend that demons live in this land. For example, the "Shui Wakashu" (Collection of Poems), compiled in the late Heian period, contains a poem by Taira no Kanemori that reads, "Is it true that an oni has taken refuge in Kurozuka in Adachi Plain, Michinoku?" The Noh play "Adachi Plain" (now called "Kurozuka" in schools other than the Kanze school) was created based on this ancient legend. A Kumano mountain ascetic stays at a house at night, but when the old woman who owns the house is away, he breaks the rules and peeks into the bedroom, sees a pile of corpses, and runs away. ...

From Adachigahara, Oshu

...5 steps. Commonly known as "Adachigahara." A collaborative work by Hanji Chikamatsu, Izumi Takeda, Goichi Kitaso, and Saburobei Takemoto.

From Kurozuka

…(1) The name of a Noh piece. In the Kanze school, it is called “Adachigahara.” It is the fourth or fifth piece. …

From [Reincarnation]

…In the Heian period, there was a belief that high priests such as Kukai were the reincarnation of Prince Shotoku, and the story that Prince Shotoku was born as a result of practicing Buddhism for many lifetimes was also created because of the idea of reincarnation. However, there were also ideologies that denied this, and the Noh play Adachihara even says that “Reincarnation in life and death, going through the five and six realms, is the only delusion of the mind,” so the idea of reincarnation did not necessarily take root in Japan. Karma goes one way or another [Gorai Shigeru]. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Adachi Plain" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…この土地には古くから鬼が住むという伝説があり，たとえば平安後期成立の《拾遺和歌集》に，平兼盛の詠として〈みちのくの安達の原の黒塚に鬼こもれりときくはまことか〉の歌が入っている。この古伝説を踏まえて，謡曲の《安達原》(現在，観世流以外の流派では《黒塚》という)が生まれた。熊野山伏が行き暮れて一つ家に宿るが，主の老婆の留守に，禁を破って閨（ねや）の中をのぞき，死骸の山を見て逃げ出す。…

【奥州安達原】より

…5段。通称《安達原》。近松半二･竹田和泉･北窓後一･竹本三郎兵衛らの合作。…

【黒塚】より

…(1)能の曲名。観世流は《安達原（あだちがはら）》と称する。四･五番目物。…

【輪廻】より

…平安時代には空海のような高僧を聖徳太子の生れ変りとするような信仰もおこり，聖徳太子も多生のあいだ仏道を行じた結果，太子と生まれたという説話ができたのも，輪廻思想があったからである。しかしこれを否定する思想もあって，謡曲《安達原》では〈生死に輪廻し五道六道にめぐる事，唯一心の迷なり〉ともあり，輪廻思想はかならずしも日本に定着しなかった。因果応報【五来重】。…

※「《安達原》」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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