...the Sanskrit word patākā is used to refer to a similar flag called a do (dhvaja in Sanskrit), which is sometimes referred to as a "dōbanta" (flag), but the distinction between the two is not always clear. Banners are said to have various virtues, and depending on the material, shape, and purpose of their erection, there are various types: giyokuban (tama-no-hata) (banners decorated with jewels), hira-hata (flat silk banners), itobata (banners made of bundles of thread), goshiki-ban (banners of five colors: blue, yellow, red, white, and black), kanjo-ban (so named because they have the merit of kanjo), miyouka-ban (also called senmou-ban, banners erected for the memorial of the deceased), zokumiyoushin-ban (banners erected to pray for the extension of life), and sōfu-ban (banners used in funeral processions). *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "dhvaja" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…サンスクリットのパターカーpatākāの訳。同じような旗に幢(どう)(サンスクリットでドバジャdhvaja)があり,〈幢幡〉と熟語にしていわれることもあるが,両者の区別は必ずしも明確ではない。幡には種々の功徳があるとされ,またその素材や形状,立てる目的などによって,玉幡(ぎよくばん∥たまのはた)(宝玉で装飾した幡),平幡(ひらはた)(平絹の幡),糸幡(いとばた)(糸を束ねた幡),五色幡(青・黄・赤・白・黒の5色の幡),灌頂幡(かんぢようばん)(幡が灌頂の功徳を備えることからいう),命過幡(みようかばん)(薦亡幡(せんもうばん)ともいい,死者の追善のために立てる幡),続命神幡(ぞくみようしんばん)(延命を祈って立てる幡),送葬幡(葬列に用いる幡)などがある。… ※「dhvaja」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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