Fortunata Insula (English spelling)

Japanese: Fortunata Insula(英語表記)FortunataInsula
Fortunata Insula (English spelling)

...This is a garden of everlasting spring where the daughters of Hesperos, the evening star shining in the western sky, protect golden apples with the help of a dragon. This legend was easily linked to the ancient Roman legend of Fortunata Insula (Island of Happiness), where the blessed dead were said to go. This is a common concept with the paradise in Buddhist thought, and since it was assumed to be in the west, it means that the Pure Land was also in the west.

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…これは西の空に輝く宵の明星ヘスペロスHesperosの娘たち(ヘスペリデス)が,1匹の竜に助けられつつ黄金のリンゴを守る,常春(とこはる)の園のことである。この伝説は古代ローマ世界において,祝福された死者が行くとされたフォルトゥナタ・インスラFortunata Insula(幸せの島)の伝承と容易に結びついた。これは仏教思想における〈極楽〉と共通な考え方であり,しかもそれが西方に想定されたのだから,西洋でも浄土は西にあったということになる。…

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