dashina

Japanese: dashina
dashina

...There are various theories as to whether this name refers to the entire Roman Empire or only to its eastern territories. As for the origin of the word, there is also a theory that it is a transliteration of the Iranian word dashina, which means west. While the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire was clearly recognized by its real name of Futsurin (Room) from the Northern and Southern Dynasties period, Daqin became a country of fantasy, and was conceptualized as the birthplace of Christ with the spread of Nestorianism during the Tang Dynasty.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "dashina" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…この呼称が,ローマ帝国全体をさしたのか,その一部の東方領だけかについては諸説がある。また語源についても,イラン語で西方を意味するdashinaの音訳とする説もある。南北朝期より東ローマ(ビザンティン)帝国は払菻(ふつりん)(ルーム)の実名で明確に認識された反面,大秦は空想の国となり,唐代景教の伝播とともにキリスト生誕地にあてられるなど観念化された。…

※「dashina」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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