Donation book - Kishincho

...A book that records the names of people who donated property and the items and amounts of donations in response to a request from a donor for the construction or repair of shrines, temples, bridges, etc. Also called a donation book. A document calling for donations is called a kanjincho, and those who donated in response to this purpose were often individuals, groups such as religious sects, or even across regions. ...

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "donation books" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…社寺や橋梁の造営，修復などのために，願主の呼びかけに応じて財物を寄進した人の名や寄進物の品名，量を記した帳面。寄進帳ともいう。財物募集の趣意書を勧進帳といい，この趣旨に応じて奉加した者は，個人や講などの集団，また超宗派，超地域的になされることが多い。…

※「寄進帳」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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