"The Tale of the Five Kingdoms of Tenjiku"

Japanese: 《往五天竺国伝》 - おうごてんじくこくでん
"The Tale of the Five Kingdoms of Tenjiku"

…After that, he spent most of his life in the Tang Dynasty, studying under Kongochi again in Chang'an and working on translating Buddhist scriptures. His travelogue, “Gogo Tenjiku Kokuden,” is valuable for learning about the customs and geography of India and Central Asia at that time. [Kimura Makoto]…

*Some of the terminology used in "Gogo Tenjiku Kokuden" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…その後,長安で再び金剛智に師事して訳経に従事するなど,その生涯の大半を唐ですごした。彼の残した旅行記《往五天竺国伝》は,当時のインド,中央アジアの風俗,地理などを知るうえで貴重である。【木村 誠】。…

※「《往五天竺国伝》」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

<<:  "Old Book of the Past" - Golden Book

>>:  Yellow bone marrow - Oukotsui

Recommend

Venture Business

This refers to small and medium-sized enterprises ...

Medicine Box - Yakuro

A medicine box contains medicines made from roots...

Cambodian National United Front for the Salvation of the Nation

...Diplomatic relations with Vietnam were severed...

Market coins - Ichibasen

In the Middle Ages, a tax imposed on markets withi...

Value form - Wertform (German)

A term unique to "Capital," it is a form...

Red Fin - Red Fin

Please see the "Red Hook Muleus" page. ...

Flyer

A term used in Japanese performing arts and music....

Tokumi Donya

During the Edo period, this was a wholesale assoc...

Dal'nii (English spelling)

…After the Triple Intervention, in 1898 (the 24th...

Wealth

〘Noun〙① Materials, goods, or money that are valuab...

Traveling country - Traveling country

A group of nomads in northern Asia. A word found i...

Sword Hunting

The Toyotomi government's class policy, which...

Kato Bansai

1621-1674 A scholar of Japanese classics in the e...

Kahiko - Kahiko

… [Hiroshi Aramata] [Eggs and the Japanese] The r...

Aowakame - Aowakame

…Table 2 shows the main processed products, but i...