Uji Issaikyoe - Uji Issaikyoe

Japanese: 宇治一切経会 - うじいっさいきょうえ
Uji Issaikyoe - Uji Issaikyoe

…In Japan, the first copy of the entire Buddhist scriptures was made at Asuka Kawara-dera Temple in March 673 (Tenmu 2) (Nihon Shoki), but it is unclear whether it was completed and offered for memorial services. The first written mention of the entire Buddhist scriptures was in 1069 (Enkyu 1) in the Shoreisho and Ransho, and is called the Uji Issaikyo Kai or Byodo-in Issaikyo Kai. In other words, it was started by Uji Kanpaku Yorimichi at Byodo-in, and the Ransho states that it was held on February 29 of the same year, and later in March, so it was a magnificent ceremony held during the cherry blossom season. …

*Some of the terminology used in reference to the Uji Issaikyo Assembly is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…日本では673年(天武2)3月,初めて飛鳥川原寺で一切経を書写せしめたが(《日本書紀》),これを完成し供養したかどうかはあきらかでない。一切経会が文献に出るのは《初例抄》や《濫觴抄》の1069年(延久1)で,宇治一切経会または平等院一切経会とよばれるものである。すなわち宇治関白頼通が平等院ではじめたもので,《濫觴抄》には同年2月29日におこなわれ,のちに3月になったとあるから,桜の花の季節の華麗な法会であった。…

※「宇治一切経会」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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