The Tale of Gion

…It is likely that this was a tale told by a nuns of the Nembutsu tradition, but the legends of Gion and Hotoke no Gozen that exist in various places are probably not unrelated to the footsteps of such storytellers. In addition, there is a medieval novel called “Gion Monogatari” that is based directly on “The Tale of the Heike,” and there are Noh plays called “Gion” and “Hotoke no Hara.” Gionji Temple [Hiroyuki Hyodo]. …

*Some of the terminology referenced in "The Tale of Gion" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…おそらく念仏系の比丘尼の語り物だったと思われるが，各地にある祇王や仏御前の伝説なども，そうした伝承者の足跡と無関係ではないだろう。なお，中世小説に，《平家物語》にそのまま依拠した《祇王物語》があり，謡曲に，《祇王》《仏原（ほとけのはら）》がある。祇王寺【兵藤 裕己】。…

※「《祇王物語》」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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