Rājagha - Rajagriha (English spelling)

Japanese: ラージャグリハ - らーじゃぐりは(英語表記)Rājagha
Rājagha - Rajagriha (English spelling)

The capital of the ancient Indian kingdom of Magadha. In the Chinese translation of Buddhist scriptures, it is written as Rajagriha. There is an old castle located in a fortified area surrounded by hills, and a new castle located on the plains to the north of the hills. During the time of Buddha (6th century BCE to early 5th century BCE), it flourished as the residence of Kings Bimbisara and Ajatashatru, but lost its political importance when the capital was moved to Pataliputra on the banks of the Ganges in the north during the reign of Ajatashatru's son Udayin. There are many sacred sites related to Buddha, such as the Bamboo Grove Monastery and Vulture Peak, as well as Jina, the founder of Jainism, in the vicinity. The ruins of both the old and new capitals can be found in Rajgir, Bihar today.

[Genichi Yamazaki]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

インド古代、マガダ国の都。漢訳仏典では王舎城と記す。丘陵に囲まれた要害の地に位置する旧城と、丘陵の北側の平原に面した地に位置する新城とがある。ブッダ在世のころ(前6世紀~前5世紀初め)ビンビサーラ(頻婆娑羅(びんばしゃら))、アジャータシャトル(阿闍世(あじゃせ))両王の居城として栄えたが、アジャータシャトルの子のウダーインの時代に都が北方ガンジス河畔のパータリプトラに移されたため、政治的重要性を失った。付近には竹林精舎(ちくりんしょうじゃ)、霊鷲山(りょうじゅせん)などブッダに関係する聖跡や、ジャイナ教の祖ジナに関係する聖跡が多い。今日のビハール州ラージギルに新旧両都城の遺跡が存在する。

[山崎元一]

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