"Kasuga Gongenkisho" - Kasuga Gongenkisho

...It is also known that Kasuga Taisha Shrine has a hidden viewing platform (2m wide) for viewing the scroll, which gives an interesting glimpse into the reality of appreciating the scroll. [Taguchi Eiichi]
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Regarding the origin of the Genki text, there are several theories, including one that claims that the original is the Gosha Genki written by Teikei, which appears in the Kyokunsho written by Komachi Kazane and was written before 1233 (Tenpuku 1), one that claims that the original or previous Genki is the Kasuga Gongenki Sho (provisional title) (one piece of origami paper) housed in the Kanazawa Bunko, one that claims that the original source of the Genki is the Zennyu Butsudoshu, which was copied in 1331 (Genko 1), and one that claims that the current Genki was written after the third period. Kasuga Myojin in the Genki expresses divine will by entrusting it to people, but it is also extremely humane, expressing aversion to the Murakami Genji clan, who were advancing into the political world, and hatred for Fujiwara Tadamichi and Yorinaga, saying twice, "You may abandon me, but I will not abandon you," and saying, "The old bones of Kasugayama are already tired." …

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "Kasuga Gongenki Sho" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…なお春日大社にはこの絵巻を拝見するための披見台(横幅2m)が秘蔵されていることがわかり，絵巻鑑賞の実際がうかがわれて興味深い。【田口 栄一】
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　《験記》詞書の成立については，1233年(天福1)以前成立の狛近真（こまちかざね）撰《教訓抄》に見える貞慶撰の〈御社験記〉をもって原流とする説，金沢文庫蔵仮題《春日権現記抄》(折紙1通)をもって原《験記》または前《験記》とする説，1331年(元弘1)書写の《漸入仏道集》をもって《験記》の底本とする説，現《験記》を第3次以降の成立とする見方などがある。《験記》の春日明神はもとより人に託して神意を表明するが，政界に進出する村上源氏への忌避や藤原忠通･頼長への嫌悪を表明したり，〈汝はわれを捨つれどもわれは汝をすてず〉と2度までもいい，〈春日山の老骨すでにつかれぬ〉と述べるなどして，すこぶる人間的である。…

※「《春日権現記抄》」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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