著者

稲垣 泰一

出版者

文教大学

雑誌

言語と文化 = Language and Culture (ISSN:09147977)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.27, pp.210-189, 2015-03-01

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This paper explores the origins of the manuscript entitled Saigoku Sanjusansho Yurai (33 temples featuring a statue of Avalokitesvara in western Japan) dating from the year 1864, the first year of the era of Genji in the final years of the Edo period. Along with a simple interpretation of the meaning of this volume, an introduction to the facsimile edition is added. Saigoku Sanjusansho detailes in one volume the how and why of the pilgrimage to the Thirty-three Holy Places of Kannon (the Goddess of Mercy) in western Japan. A synopsis thereof is provided in 20 pages where the special features of this work are considered. This was written and read by a religious association and is thought to have been referred to those who carried it with them during pilgrimages.