The origins of the mountains

Japanese: 諸山縁起 - しょざんえんぎ

This is a record of the origins and history of Mount Omine, Mount Kumano, Mount Kinpu, Mount Katsuragi, and Mount Kasagi in the Kinki region, which are the fundamental sacred sites of Shugendo. The book (a copy of the Gyoren book) owned by Yoshimasa Kujo (1189-1268), son of Yoshitsune Kujo, was passed down to the Kujo family and is currently housed in the Archives and Mausolea Department of the Imperial Household Agency. The book covers many topics, including the important matters concerning the birthplace of Buddha at Mount Daibodai (Mount Omine) and the procedures for making a pilgrimage to Kumano and returning home. The entries for each topic were written at different times, and it is believed that they were compiled into the "Origins of Various Mountains" in the early Kamakura period. Some of these articles appear in the "Kinpusan Sosoki," "Kinpusan Miscellaneous Notes," and "Shobodaisan To Engi," and similar entries can also be found in these books.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

修験道の根本霊場である近畿地方の大峰山，熊野山，金峰山（きんぷせん），葛城山および笠置山の縁起，由緒を集めた記録。九条良経の子慶政(1189‐1268)の所持本(行蓮書写本)が九条家に伝わり，現在宮内庁書陵部に所蔵される。内容は，大菩提山(大峰山)仏生土要事，熊野参詣還向次第をはじめ多数の項目にわたる。各項目の記載は成立を異にし，これが《諸山縁起》として集大成されたのは鎌倉初期と思われる。これらの記事の一部は《金峰山創草記》や《金峰山雑記》《証菩提山等縁起》にも見え，また類似する内容の記載もこれらにある。

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