Iwayadono - Iwayadono

Japanese: 岩屋殿 - いわやどの
Iwayadono - Iwayadono

…A rock cave dug into a mountainside in medieval Japan for the purpose of interring bones or holding memorial services. The term yagura is thought to correspond to what were called Iwaya, Iwadono, and Iwayadono in medieval documents, and in the early modern period, characters such as Yagura, Tanikura, Kutsu, and Gankutsu were used. There are many of them in the hills surrounding Kamakura, but their distribution becomes sparse outside of Kamakura, and they have regional characteristics. …

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…日本の中世に納骨や供養を目的とするため,山腹に掘り込まれた岩穴。〈やぐら〉という呼称は,中世の文献には岩屋,岩殿,岩屋殿などの名で呼ばれているものが相当すると思われ,近世になって矢倉,谷倉,窟,巌窟などの字をあてている。鎌倉を取り巻く丘陵にはきわめて多く存在するが,鎌倉を離れるとその分布は粗となり,地域的特色をもつ。…

※「岩屋殿」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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