The Ten Realms of Contemplation - Kanshin Jikaizu

Japanese: 観心十界図 - かんしんじっかいず
The Ten Realms of Contemplation - Kanshin Jikaizu

…In other words, the medieval shrine maidens who traveled around the country used the pretext of their training at the Kumano Sanzan shrines to perform Kumano-style prayers and to explain the divine virtues of Kumano to the general public. In addition to the pilgrimage mandalas mentioned above, they carried Kumano-style Kanmin Jikkaizu (also often called mandalas) and performed explanations of the six paths of reincarnation (Rokudo Rinne). The design is not only distinctive in that it depicts the six paths of reincarnation, but also in that it depicts a staircase of life at the top, which strangely matches the staircase of life that was widely printed in Europe from the 16th to 19th centuries, suggesting that the nature of Kumano faith was widespread in this area. …

*Some of the terminology used in reference to the "Contemplation of the Ten Realms" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…すなわち,地方を巡歴していた中世の巫女が,熊野三山の修行に名を借り,民間に熊野系の祈禱行為とともに,熊野の神徳の絵解きを行ったのである。前記参詣曼荼羅のほかに,彼女らは熊野系の観心十界図(これも曼荼羅と呼ばれることが多い)を携えて,六道輪廻(ろくどうりんね)を中心とした絵解きを行った。その図柄は六道図のみでなく,上方に人生階段を描くことに特色があり,この人生階段はヨーロッパで16~19世紀に広く板行されたものと奇妙に一致しているから,このあたりに熊野信仰の性格が広域的のものであったことを思わせるふしがある。…

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