The Three Treasures - Sanbo no Yakko

Japanese: 三宝の奴 - さんぼうのやっこ

To sacrifice oneself as a slave to the Three Treasures of Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha in order to make an offering to them. It is well known that Emperor Wu of the Southern Liang Dynasty sacrificed himself at Tongtai Temple several times. Each time, the crown prince and officials would offer huge sums of money to accept the emperor, and a new enthronement ceremony would be held. The sacrifice of Emperor Wu of Liang is said to be based on the Ayoka Sutra, translated by Sanghapala. The emperors of the Chin dynasty followed suit, and the mother of Pei Zhi of the Northern Wei dynasty also became a slave to the Three Treasures. [Yoshikawa Tadao]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

仏･法･僧の三宝に供養するため身を捨ててその奴隷となること。南朝の梁の武帝が数回にわたって同泰寺に捨身したことは有名。そのたびに皇太子や百官たちは巨額の財物をつんで皇帝の身をうけだし，あらためて即位の儀式が行われた。この梁の武帝の捨身は僧伽婆羅（そうぎやばら）訳の《阿育（あいく）王経》にもとづくという。陳の天子たちもそれにならい，また北魏の裴植（はいしよく）の母は三宝の婢となったことがある。【吉川忠夫】

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