Oshikoku - Oshikoku

Japanese: お四国 - おしこく
Oshikoku - Oshikoku

...This is a pilgrimage route that visits the 88 sacred sites associated with Kobo Daishi (Kukai) scattered across the island of Shikoku in order, and is also called the Shikoku 88 Kobo Daishi Sacred Sites. This is generally called "henro" or "O-Shikoku" and is distinguished from pilgrimages to the Kannon sacred sites. When pilgrims visit a sacred site, they leave a tablet bearing Kobo Daishi's sacred title, "Namu Henjo Kongo," as a mark of their visit, and so the 88 temples are also called "fudashiyo" (sacred temples)....

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…四国の島内に散在する,弘法大師(空海)ゆかりの霊場88ヵ所を,順を追って参詣する巡礼コースで,四国八十八ヵ所弘法大師霊場とも称する。一般にはこれを〈遍路〉〈お四国〉などと呼んで,観音霊場の巡礼と区別している。遍路が霊場に参詣すると,そのしるしに〈南無遍照金剛〉と弘法大師の宝号を記した札を納めることから,八十八ヵ所の寺々を札所(ふだしよ)ともいう。…

※「お四国」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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