Jiinban (English) book printed in Buddhist temple

Japanese: 寺院版 - じいんばん（英語表記）book printed in Buddhist temple

A general term for books printed on a non-profit basis by monks at temples. In Japan, during the Heian period, surikyou memorial services (printing sutras to hold memorial services) were first held to replace sutra copying, but most of them were for praying for the repose of the dead and for the elimination of sins. The most famous temple editions include the Kasuga edition, which was mainly published by Kofuku-ji Temple in Nara, the Koya edition, which was published at Mount Koya from the early Kamakura period, the Daigoji edition, which was published at Daigo-ji Temple, the Hiei edition, the Jodo edition, which was mainly published at Chion-in Temple in Kyoto, the Nara edition, which was published by the various large temples in Nara (Todai-ji Temple, Saidai-ji Temple, etc.), and the Gozan edition, which was mainly published at the five mountains in Kyoto from the Kamakura period through the Northern and Southern Courts (14th century) to the end of the Muromachi period (16th century).

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

寺院において僧の手により，非営利的に開版(板)された書物の総称。日本では平安時代，写経供養に代わってはじめて摺経（すりきよう）供養(経典を印刷することで供養を行う)が行われたが，いずれも死者の冥福（めいふく）を祈り，罪業障滅をねがうためのものが多かった。　奈良の興福寺を中心とした春日（かすが）版，鎌倉初期以来高野山において開版された高野版，醍醐（だいご）寺で開版された醍醐寺版，比叡山で開版された叡山版，京都の知恩院を中心とした浄土教版，奈良の諸大寺(東大寺，西大寺ほか)による奈良版，さらに鎌倉時代から南北朝(14世紀)を経て，室町時代末期(16世紀)にいたる，京都の五山を中心として開版された五山版など，とくに寺院版として著名である。

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