Ten Lives - Jitchōsei

Japanese: 十長生 - じっちょうせい

The Ten Symbols of Eternal Youth and Longevity are the sun, water, pine, crane, turtle, deer, and herb of immortality, plus three of the following: mountain, cloud, moon, stone, and bamboo. The concept of eternal youth comes from Chinese Taoist thought, and the Longevity Chart depicts a fairyland reminiscent of Mount Horai. However, China does not have the term Ten Symbols of Eternal Youth, and although there are partial combinations such as pine and crane or pine, bamboo, and plum, there is no combination of the Ten Symbols of Eternal Youth. The Korean Ten Symbols of Eternal Youth are thought to have borrowed elements from Chinese Taoist thought and reconstructed them into something uniquely Korean, based on the inherent nature worship.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

日，水，松，鶴，亀，鹿および不老草に，山，雲，月，石，竹のうちいずれか三つを加えた10個の不老長生の象徴物をいう。長生とは中国の神仙思想によるものであって，長生図は一見蓬萊山を思わせる仙境を描いている。しかし，中国には十長生という言葉はなく，松鶴とか松竹梅のような部分的な組合せはあるが，十長生の組合せはない。朝鮮の十長生はその要素を中国の神仙思想から借用して，固有の自然崇拝の上に朝鮮独自のものに再構成したものであると考えられる。

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