Kamidaigo - Kamidaigo

Japanese: 上醍醐 - かみだいご
Kamidaigo - Kamidaigo

…Founded in 874 (Jogan 16) by Shobo. It is said to have begun with the construction of a temple to house the two Kannon statues, Nyoirin and Juntei, on the summit of Mt. Kasatori, which later came to be called Kami-Daigo. The Miyamichi clan, who lived around the western foot of Mt. Kasatori at the time, gained power when their daughter married Fujiwara Takafuji and their daughter, Taneko, became the mother of Emperor Daigo. …

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…874年(貞観16)に聖宝(しようぼう)が創建。のちに上醍醐と呼ばれるようになった笠取山の山頂に,如意輪・准胝両観音を安置する堂宇を建てたことに始まるとされる。当時笠取山の西麓一帯に住みついていた宮道氏は,その娘が藤原高藤の妻となり,その間に生まれた胤子が醍醐天皇の母となったために,勢力を増した。…

※「上醍醐」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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