Saṅgīta Ratnākara (English spelling)

Japanese: サンギータ･ラトナーカラ（英語表記）Saṅgīta Ratnākara

A 13th century Indian book on music theory. The author, Śārṅgadeva (1210-47), was born into a family of court physicians whose grandfather had moved from Kashmir to Devagiri (now Daulatabad), which was under the rule of the Yadava royal family in the south. As such, he was not unrelated to the tradition of Kashmir aesthetics led by Abhinavagupta and others. The book consists of seven volumes, and its objectives are largely the same as those of academic books of the time: escaping suffering, maintaining dharma, attaining fame, and attaining liberation.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

13世紀インドの音楽理論書。著者のシャールンガデーバŚārṅgadeva(1210‐47)は祖父の代に，カシミールから南方のヤーダバ王家の支配するデーバギリ(現，ダウラターバード)に移転した侍医の家柄に生まれる。そのため，アビナバグプタらのカシミール派美学の伝統と無縁ではない。本書の目的は，多分に当時の学術書の定型句ではあるが，苦からの脱却，法(ダルマ)の維持，名声の獲得，解脱の四つであり，全7巻からなる。

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