Kanjin - Kanjin

Japanese: 勧進 - かんじん

〘noun〙① (━suru) To encourage or entice. In particular, encouraging people to follow the Buddhist path and lead them to goodness. Kange . *Montoku Jitsuroku - Year 3 of the Kasho era (850), April, Kiyou, "We respectfully enlighten and solicit donations." *Kokin Chomonshu (1254), 2 , "After this, donations were widely made, and the number of people entered into the main register was 3,282." [Han Shu - Biography of Wang Mang] ② (━suru) To widely solicit donations of money and goods for the construction and repair of shrines, temples, and Buddhist statues, encouraging people to do so as it will lead to good deeds and merit. Also, the person who does this. Kange . ※To-ji Yuri Documents - Yu, May 14, 1072 (Enkyu 4), Sanki Mandala Temple Monk Zenhankai, "Fukushin: Yearly Repairs and Offerings and a Book of Fundraising Knowledge, etc." ※Uji Shui (around 1221), vol. 12, "'Building halls and erecting towers is the greatest good deed,' and he was praised for it." ③ (━suru) To walk around dressed as a monk and receive things. Also, the person and the things they receive. By extension, it can also be used to simply receive alms or beg. ※Keicho Kenbunshu (1614), vol. 2, "I was even begging for one ryo of gold from my friends." ④ An abbreviation of "kanjin nou (kanjin noh)." ※Sarugakudangi (1430) Kanjin stage "The number of seats for the kwanjin is about 62 or 63 meters." ⑤ Abbreviation of "Kanjin Sumo (Kanjin Sumo)." ※Essays・Sleeping Alone (around 1724) vol. 1 "While watching the kwanjin of the province of Ezogashima"

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Japanese:

〘名〙① (━する) 勧め、さそうこと。とくに人々に勧めて仏道に導き、善に向かわせること。勧化(かんげ)。※文徳実録‐嘉祥三年（850）四月己酉「謹奉啓以勧進」※古今著聞集（1254）二「此の後普(あまね)く勧進の間、本帳に入る所の人三千二百八十二人也」〔漢書‐王莽伝〕② (━する) 社寺や仏像の建立、修理などのために広く人々に、それが善根功徳になると勧めて金品の寄付を募ること。また、その人。勧化(かんげ)。※東寺百合文書‐ゆ・延久四年（1072）五月一四日・讚岐国曼荼羅寺僧善範解「副進年来修造供養願文并勧進知識帳等」※宇治拾遺（1221頃）一二「『堂を造り、塔を立つる、最上の善根也』とてくはんじんせられけり」③ (━する) 出家姿で物をもらって歩くこと。また、その人や、そのもらう物。転じて、単に施しを受けたり、物乞いをしたりする場合にもいう。※慶長見聞集（1614）二「友達ともくゎんじんして金壱両作り出し」④ 「かんじんのう（勧進能）」の略。※申楽談儀（1430）勧進の舞台「くゎんじんの桟敷数(さじきかず)、およそ六十二、三間也」⑤ 「かんじんずもう（勧進相撲）」の略。※随筆・独寝（1724頃）上「ゑぞが嶋といふあふ州ずまふのくゎんじんを見ながら」

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