Ryukyu Shinto Chronicles

Japanese: 琉球神道記 - りゅうきゅうしんとうき

A Buddhist travelogue from the early Edo period. Five volumes. Written by Fukuchu (Ryojo), a Jodo sect monk. Written at the request of Uma Komei, an official of the Ryukyu Kingdom, during his stay in Ryukyu after 1603. Completed in 1613, published in 1648. Volumes 1-3 contain articles on the Buddhist worldview and introduction of Buddhism. Volumes 4 and 5 contain legends of the Ryukyu gods and records of gods and Buddhas who came from the mainland, making them valuable for glimpsing the religious situation in Ryukyu at the end of the Middle Ages.

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Japanese:

江戸前期の仏教・紀行書。五巻。浄土宗の僧、袋中（良定）著。慶長八年（一六〇三）以後琉球に滞在したおりに、琉球王府の官人馬幸明の要請により執筆。同一三年完成し、慶安元年（一六四八）刊行。巻一～三は仏教の世界観や伝来に関する記事。巻四・五は琉球の神々の伝説や本土から渡来した神仏に関する記録を収載し、中世末期の琉球の宗教事情を窺う上で貴重。

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