Turtle and pheasant (English spelling) Qiu-zi; Ch`iu-tzǔ

Japanese: 亀茲 - きじ(英語表記)Qiu-zi; Ch`iu-tzǔ
Turtle and pheasant (English spelling) Qiu-zi; Ch`iu-tzǔ
The name of an ancient kingdom in Central Asia. It is also called "Kuji." It is the site of present-day Kucha (庫車). During the Western and Eastern Han periods, it was an important place of cultural exchange, and Buddhism flourished there. It is the birthplace of the famous translator monk Kumarajiva. Later, at the end of the Tang period, temples and other buildings were destroyed by Muslim incursions, but in modern times excavations have uncovered many important Buddhist relics.

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Japanese:
中央アジアにあった古い王国の名。「きゅうじ」ともいう。現在のクチャ (庫車) の地。前漢・後漢時代には文化交流上の重要地点となり,仏教が盛んに行われたところ。著名な翻訳僧鳩摩羅什 (くまらじゅう) の出身地。のちに唐末になってイスラム教徒の侵入によって寺院などが破壊されたが,近代になって発掘がなされ,多くの重要な仏教関係の遺物が発見されている。

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