Cinasthana (English spelling)

Japanese: Cīnasthāna(英語表記)Cinasthana
Cinasthana (English spelling)

…The Chinese also used the word in the late Qing Dynasty to express their refusal to be subordinate to the Manchu dynasty. The etymology is generally believed to have been a phonetic change of the name Qin that spread westward, especially through the southern sea route to ancient India, where it was written in Sanskrit as Cinasthana (Land of Chin), and was then reimported to China when Buddhist scriptures were translated into Chinese and written as "Shina." Xuanzang, at the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, also said that his country was called Shina in Central Asia and India. …

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…中国人も清末に満州王朝への臣属を拒否する意志をこめて用いたことがある。語源についてはふつう,秦の名が音変化して西方に伝わり,とくに南方海路を通じて古代インドに入ってチーナスターナCīnasthāna(チンの土地)とサンスクリット表記されたものが仏典漢訳の際中国に逆輸入されて〈支那〉と書かれたといわれる。唐初の玄奘も中央アジア,インドで自国が支那と呼ばれたことを伝えている。…

※「Cīnasthāna」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。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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