Kanyoka

…They emphasized that if one places special importance on the Yin house and chooses the best place to bury one's ancestors, not only will the ancestral spirits be at peace, but the family will prosper and produce descendants who pass the imperial examination or become high-ranking officials. Those who specialize in this and appraise auspicious sites for their clients are called jishi, kanyu-ka, feng shui teachers, etc., and in slang they are called "looking at feng shui." Among historical figures, Guo Pu of the Jin Dynasty is considered to be the founder of this path, but there were many experts in the Jiangxi and Fujian regions, and they formed the two major schools of feng shui. …

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…とくに陰宅を重視し，最良の地を選んで父祖を葬れば，祖霊が安定するだけでなく，その一家一族が繁栄して，子孫の中から科挙合格者や高位高官の者を出すであろうと説く。これを専門にして顧客のために吉相の地を鑑定する職業の人を地師，堪輿家，風水先生などと称し，俗語では〈看風水的〉という。史上の人物としては晋の郭璞（かくはく）がこの道の開祖とされているが，とくに江西と福建地方に専家が多く，風水学の二大流派をなした。…

※「堪輿家」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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