Kuya Nembutsu Dance - Kuya Nembutsu Dance

...It is said to have been started by the monk Kuya in the Heian period, and in the Middle Ages and early modern times it was performed by half-monk, half-lay entertainers as a form of entertainment at the gates of the temple. Currently, it is called Kuya Nembutsu Dance, and is performed at places such as Hachiyoji Temple in Kawana-gun, Fukushima Prefecture, and Yoro-ji Temple in Nagoya City. (2) The title of a Kyogen piece. ...

*Some of the terminology used in reference to "Kuya Nembutsu Dance" is listed below.

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…平安時代の空也上人が始めたと伝えられ，中世，近世には門付（かどづけ）芸として半僧半俗の芸能者によって演じられた。現在は，空也念仏踊と称され，福島県河沼郡河東町の八葉寺，名古屋市の養老寺などで行われている。(2)狂言の曲名。…

※「空也念仏踊」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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