Bana (English spelling)

Japanese: Bāṇa(英語表記)Bana
Bana (English spelling)

...Many other playwrights emerged, including Bhaṭṭanārāyaṇa (7th-8th century), Viśākhadatta (9th century), and Rājasekhara (10th century). Around the 7th century, prose fantasy novels gained prominence, and three great masters, Dandi, Subandhu, and Bāṇa, emerged in succession and pioneered a unique field. Indian narrative literature is of the greatest importance in world literature.

From Mayura

…Years of birth and death unknown. He is said to be the father-in-law (or brother-in-law) of Bāṇa, famous as the court poet of King Harsha (reigned 606-648). He left behind the love lyric poem Mayūra-śataka and the religious lyric poem Surya-śataka. …

From [History]

…The Deepavansa (History of the Island) and Mahavansa (Great History) of Sri Lanka are chronological records of the Buddhist and political history of the island from the time of the Buddha to the 4th century, while Kalhana's Rajatarangini is a royal history of Kashmir written using ancient traditions, ancient manuscripts, inscriptions, and other sources. There are also biographies of great people, such as the legend of King Ashoka, which is passed down among Buddhists, and the Harshacharita (Life of King Harsha) by the 7th century court poet Bāṇa. It goes without saying that these works are the product of a desire to convey past and present events to future generations. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Bāṇa" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…このほかにもバッタナーラーヤナBhaṭṭanārāyaṇa(7~8世紀),ビシャーカダッタViśākhadatta(9世紀),ラージャシェーカラ(10世紀)など多くの劇作家が輩出した。7世紀ころには散文の伝奇小説が台頭し,ダンディン,スバンドゥSubandhu,バーナBāṇaの3巨匠が相前後して出て,独特の分野を開拓した。 世界文学の上から最も重要な意義をもっているのはインドの説話文学である。…

【マユーラ】より

…生没年不詳。戒日王ハルシャ(在位606‐648)の宮廷詩人として有名なバーナBāṇaの義父(あるいは義兄)といわれる。恋愛抒情詩《マユーラ・シャタカMayūra‐śataka》と宗教的抒情詩《スーリヤ・シャタカSūrya‐śataka》を残した。…

【歴史】より

…スリランカに伝わる《ディーパバンサ(島史)》と《マハーバンサ(大史)》は,釈迦の時代から4世紀に至るこの島の仏教史と政治史を編年史的に記したものであり,カルハナが著した《ラージャタランギニー》は,古伝承,古写本,碑文などの諸資料を駆使して書かれたカシミールの王統史である。仏教徒の間に伝わるアショーカ王伝説や,7世紀の宮廷詩人バーナBāṇaの《ハルシャチャリタ(ハルシャ王一代記)》のような,偉人伝も書かれている。 これらの諸作品が,過去・現在のできごとを後世に伝えようという熱意の所産であることはいうまでもない。…

※「Bāṇa」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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