An'yoin (poorhouse) - An'yoin

In Lin'an, the capital of the Southern Song Dynasty, there were more than 5,000 poor people who received grain every three to five days in winter, and in years of famine, the number increased to a huge number due to the influx of people from the surrounding areas. Poor relief facilities were often seized by powerful people as a source of funds, but when enthusiastic local officials and philanthropists emerged, facilities were established to accommodate 300 to 500 people, and were given various names such as Yosai-in and An'yo-in. They were also divided into Anraku-ro for sick people traveling, facilities for abandoned children, and the Jichi-yo-kyoku. Many of the staff at the facilities were children who had not yet taken the monk's ordination.

*Some of the terminology used to refer to "An'yoin (poorhouse)" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…　南宋の国都臨安では，冬期に3日ないし5日に1回穀物を支給される貧民が5000人以上を数え，飢饉などの年には周囲よりの流入人口も加えておびただしい数にのぼった。救貧施設は，財源としての不動産などが有力者によって侵奪される場合が多く，必ずしも円滑に運営されなかったが，熱心な地方官や篤志家が出ると300人，500人を収養するよう施設が整備され，養済院，安養院などさまざまな名称がつき，また旅行中の病人のための安楽廬や，捨子の施設，慈幼局などに分化した。また施設の人員としては得度前の童行（どうぎよう）が多く加わっていた。…

※「安養院（救貧所）」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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