Garan Engi and Ryuki Shizaichou (The Origin of the Temple and the History of the Ryukyus)

Japanese: 伽藍縁起幷流記資財帳 - がらんえんぎならびにりゅうきしざいちょう
Garan Engi and Ryuki Shizaichou (The Origin of the Temple and the History of the Ryukyus)

…The official name is the Garan Engi Namoruki Shizaichiyo (Garan Engi Namoruki Shizaichiyo), and it is a detailed list of temple buildings and treasures from the Nara period, including Buddhist statues, paintings, Buddhist scriptures (including their dimensions and numbers), as well as daily utensils, land, rice, slaves, and other assets. Garan refers to buildings, and engi refers to the history of the temple's founding.

*Some of the terminology used in the Garan Engi and Ryuuki Zaizaicho is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…正式の名称は,〈伽藍縁起幷流記資財帳(がらんえんぎならびにるきしざいちよう)〉といい,奈良時代,寺院の建物や宝物,すなわち仏像,絵画,仏典類(その寸法,員数まで記述している)から日常用具,所領,穀稲,奴婢などの財産を細大もらさず書きあげた目録である。伽藍とは建物,縁起とは創立の由緒のことをいう。…

※「伽藍縁起幷流記資財帳」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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