Ujibashi Monument - Ujibashi

Japanese: 宇治橋碑 - うじばしひ

This stone monument records the origins of the construction of the Uji Bridge over the Uji River. It is currently located at Hojo-in Temple (Hashi-dera Temple and Joko-ji Temple) in Uji City, but was originally located on the north bank of the Uji River, near the bridge. It was lost for a long time, but was discovered in 1791 (Kansei 3). At the time, the lower two-thirds of the monument was already missing, and the current monument has been completed with the full text of the inscription from the Teio-hennenki (Chronicles of Emperors). The inscription is engraved in three lines, with boundaries drawn around it and between the lines. The text is a neat string of 24 four-character phrases, and after describing the fast flow of the Uji River and the inconvenience of crossing it, it records that the monk Doto, who came from the home of Yamashironoemaro, built the bridge in 646 (Taika 2) and saved people and livestock.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

宇治川に架けられた宇治橋建造の由来を記す石碑。現在宇治市の放生院(橋寺･常光寺)にあるが，もとは宇治川の北岸，橋のたもとにあった。長らく所在を失っていたが，1791年(寛政3)に発見された。その際すでに下部3分の2を欠いており，この欠損部分を《帝王編年記》所載の銘の全文によって補ったのが現存の碑である。銘文は四周と行間に界線を引き，3行にわたって陰刻されている。文章は四字句を24句連ねた整ったもので，宇治川の流れの速さと渡河の不便さを述べたのち，山尻(背)恵満（やましろのえまろ）の家からでた僧道登が，646年(大化2)に架橋し，人畜をすくったことを記す。

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