Stone chamber

Japanese: 石室 - せきしつ

[1] 〘 noun 〙① A room formed between rocks or carved into a rock. Iwamuro (room for sleeping) or iwaya (room for sleeping). ※Bunka Shūreishū (818), Chō, Wa Musashi-hirokuji, May Visit to the Underworld Ruins, by Fujiwara no Fuyutsugu, “The wind is silent at the pine gate, the springs fly, the stone room is amazing.” ※Haiku poem, Oku no Hosomichi (c. 1693-94), Ungan-ji, “The passage through which Master Myō died is like the stone chamber of Master Houn.” 〔Shiji - Taishi Gong Ji Xu〕② A room in a building made of stone or concrete. Also, that building. [Wa-Ei Forest Collection (First Edition) (1867)] *Tokyo Shin Hanjo-ki (1874-76) <Hattori Seiichi> 3 "There is a stone chamber in the center of the garden, called the station. The pillars are inlaid with stones and the walls are polished, making it an exquisite and beautiful structure." 3. A stone burial chamber inside a tumulus that contains a coffin containing the corpse and grave goods. In the early and middle Kofun period (4th to 5th centuries), vertical stone chambers were built, but in the later period (6th to 7th centuries), under the influence of continental culture, horizontal stone chambers came to be used. 4. A library. *Shoreishu-5 (around 835) - The governor of Etsu Province asks for scriptures from within and outside Japan: "The stone chamber is difficult _to see, _{the shell leaves} are heard, the road is dangerous, and I have _{come to this} conclusion" [Zhang Jiuling - A poem composed by the two Zhao attendants and the Western Army's former vassals] [2] A Rinzai sect monk from the Kamakura period to the early Muromachi period. His given name was Zenku. He was from Chikuzen (Fukuoka Prefecture). He traveled to Yuan and studied under Furubayashi Kiyomori. After returning to Japan, he lived at Nanzen-ji Temple and Tenryu-ji Temple, and later at the request of Ashikaga Motouji, he lived at Engaku-ji Temple and Kencho-ji Temple. He built the foundation for the rise of Gozan literature. Einin 2- Kōō 1 = Genchū 6 (1294-1389 )

Ishi-muro [Stone chamber]

〘noun〙① A hut made by using a natural cave or by piling up stones. Cave. ※Kakushihon・Kakushifuji-mairi (1860-61) 4 "Upon reaching the summit, in the twelve stone chambers, the people were filled with the utmost care."② A stone chamber made of piled up rocks as a tomb for ancient people, or a room dedicated to a god in folk beliefs. Sekishitsu. ※Yamabuki Nikki (Kojikien・Rishiki 30) "There is a stone chamber on the mountainside behind the house. Facing south, the entrance is more than five feet high and three feet wide, <omitted> both the top and the circumference are made of plain stones."③ A stone shrine that holds a memorial tablet and is placed inside a mausoleum . [Iroha Jiruisho (1177-81)]

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[1] 〘名〙① 岩の間にできた、または岩をうがって造った室(むろ)。いわむろ。いわや。※文華秀麗集（818）中・和武蔵平録事五月訪幽人遺跡之作〈藤原冬嗣〉「風度松門寂、泉飛石室凄」※俳諧・奥の細道（1693‐94頃）雲岸寺「妙禅師の死関、法雲法師の石室をみるがごとし」〔史記‐太史公自序〕② 石またはコンクリートで造った建物の部屋。また、その建物。〔和英語林集成（初版）（1867）〕※東京新繁昌記（1874‐76）〈服部誠一〉三「園の中央に石室有り、停車場と曰ふ。石を鏤めて而して柱と為し、石を磨ひて而して壁と為し、精巧美麗」③ 遺骸を入れた棺や副葬品を納めた、古墳内部の石の墓室。古墳時代の前期・中期（四～五世紀）には竪穴式石室がつくられたが、後期（六～七世紀）には大陸文化の影響により横穴式石室が採用されるようになった。④ 書庫。※性霊集‐五（835頃）与越州節度使求内外経書啓「石室難_レ見、貝葉_レ聞者、路険之所_レ致也」〔張九齢‐酬趙二侍御使西軍贈両省旧僚之作詩〕[2] 鎌倉時代から室町初期の臨済宗の僧。諱(いみな)は善玖。筑前（福岡県）の人。元に渡って古林清茂に学び、帰朝後、南禅寺・天龍寺、のち足利基氏に請われて円覚・建長両寺に住した。五山文学興隆の基礎を築いた。永仁二～康応元=元中六年（一二九四‐一三八九）

いし‐むろ【石室】

〘名〙① 天然の岩屋を利用したり、石を積んだりして造った小屋。岩屋。※滑稽本・滑稽富士詣（1860‐61）四「登りつめたる頂上の、やくし十二の石室に、着てはいとどものすごく」② 岩石を積んで造った古代人の墳墓、または民間信仰の神をまつった石造りの室。せきしつ。※山吹日記（古事類苑・礼式三〇）「家居のうしろの山際にいしむろあり。南に向ひて入口の高さ五尺余り、横三尺あまり、〈略〉うへもめぐりも、きはなき石もてたためる也」③ 位牌(いはい)をおさめて、霊屋(たまや)の中に安置する石造りの厨子。〔色葉字類抄（1177‐81）〕

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