Princess Senshi - Princess Senshi

She was the 10th daughter of Emperor Murakami, and her mother was Empress Anshi. In 975 (Ten'en 3), she became the Saiin of Kamo, and served for 57 years under five generations of En'yu, Kazan, Ichijo, Sanjo, and Goichijo until she retired in 1031 (Chogen 4). She was called Daisaiin. After her retirement, she became a nun. In the secluded land of Murasakino, she formed and led a salon that is said to be on a par with the harems of Teishi and Shoshi, but which was different from them. The records of the Saiin group, in which the princess, her ladies-in-waiting, and others wrote poems that emotionally depicted their daily lives, are called "Daisaiin-mae no Gyoshu" and "Daisaiin Goshu." The former is a collection of poems of the same nature that the princess wrote when she was 21 to 23 years old, and the latter when she was 51 to 55 years old. The Imperial Princess also wrote the Hosshin Wakashu (1012), a collection of poems to help people form a bond with the Buddha through poetry. Thirty-eight of her poems were included in the imperial anthologies following the Shuishū.

I think so, but since it is something I hate, I have no choice but to say it to you.

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村上(むらかみ)天皇第10皇女で、母は中宮安子。975年（天延3）賀茂(かも)の斎院(さいいん)となり、1031年（長元4）退下するまで、円融(えんゆう)・花山(かざん)・一条(いちじょう)・三条・後一条の5代57年間在任。大(だい)斎院と称された。退下後出家。紫野(むらさきの)の世俗を離れた地で、定子・彰子後宮と並び称されるがそれとは異質のサロンを形成、領導した。内親王を中心とする女房ほかの人々が日常生活を情趣化し詠歌した、斎院集団の記録が『大斎院前(さき)の御集(ぎょしゅう)』『大斎院御集』で、前者は内親王21～23歳、後者は51～55歳にあたる同一性格の家集である。また、内親王には、和歌により仏に結縁(けちえん)するための『発心(ほっしん)和歌集』（1012成立）がある。『拾遺集』以下の勅撰(ちょくせん)集に38首入集(にっしゅう)する。

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［杉谷寿郎］

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