Śrāvastī (English spelling)

Japanese: シュラーバスティー - しゅらーばすてぃー(英語表記)Śrāvastī
Śrāvastī (English spelling)

The capital of the ancient North Indian kingdom of Kosala. It is called Shravasti in the Chinese translation of the Buddhist scriptures. During the Buddha's lifetime, under King Prasenajit, it flourished as a political and economic center, but declined with the fall of the Kosala kingdom (early 5th century BCE). Today, ruins have been excavated in Sahet Mahet in Uttar Pradesh. The Jetavana Vihara, where Buddha often stayed, was donated to the Buddhist sect by Sudatta, a wealthy merchant in this city, who bought Prince Jeta's garden and donated it to the Buddhist sect.

[Genichi Yamazaki]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

古代北インド、コーサラ国の都。漢訳仏典の舎衛城(しゃえいじょう)。ブッダ在世のころプラセーナジット(波斯匿(はしのく))王のもとで、政治、経済の中心として栄えたが、コーサラ国滅亡(前5世紀初め)とともに衰微した。今日、ウッタル・プラデシュ州のサヘート・マヘートから遺跡が発掘されている。なお、ブッダがしばしば滞在した祇園精舎(ぎおんしょうじゃ)は、この都の大商人スダッタ(須達(しゅだつ))がジェータ王子の園林を買って仏教教団に寄進したものである。

[山崎元一]

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