...A region centered on the Swat Valley in northwestern Pakistan, separated from Gandhara in the south by mountains. In ancient times it was called Uḍḍiyāna, Udyāna, Ujiyōna, or Ujiyō. As a basin surrounded by steep mountains, it was rarely subject to foreign rule, and Buddhism flourished there from the Kushan period until around the 8th century. The state of the holy land is described in the travelogues of Chinese monks Faxian, Song Yun, Xuanzang, Huichao, and Wukong. *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Usoja" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…パキスタン北西部のスワート峡谷を中心とする地方で,南のガンダーラとは山岳によって隔てられている。古くはウディヤーナUḍḍiyāna,Udyāna,烏仗那(うじような),烏萇(うじよう)などと呼ばれ,険しい山に囲まれた盆地ということもあって外来勢力の支配を受けることも少なく,クシャーナ時代から8世紀ころまで仏教が栄えた。中国僧の法顕,宋雲,玄奘,慧超,悟空などの旅行記に聖地のようすが述べられている。… ※「烏萇」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。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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