bussokusekika
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Bussokusekika is a form of early Japanese Buddhist poetry, notable for its unique six-line structure and appearance in ancient inscriptions and classical anthologies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| bussokusekika canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist poetry
ⓘ
Japanese poetic form ⓘ waka precursor ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
ancient Japanese inscriptions
ⓘ
classical Japanese anthologies ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Shakyamuni Buddha
ⓘ
surface form:
Shaka Nyorai (Śākyamuni Buddha)
|
| associatedReligion |
Hossō school
ⓘ
surface form:
Hossō school of Buddhism
|
| associatedSite |
Buddha footprints
ⓘ
surface form:
Bussokuseki (Buddha’s footprint stone)
Yakushi-ji ⓘ |
| centuryOfOrigin | 8th century ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Japanese Buddhism ⓘ |
| formalCharacteristic |
concise doctrinal expression
ⓘ
fixed syllabic pattern ⓘ |
| genre |
inscriptional poetry
ⓘ
religious poetry ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | early form of Japanese Buddhist poetry ⓘ |
| influenced | later waka forms ⓘ |
| language | Classical Japanese ⓘ |
| literaryTradition |
Buddhist literary tradition
ⓘ
early Japanese literature ⓘ |
| medium |
stone inscription
ⓘ
temple inscription ⓘ |
| metricalStructure | 5-7-5-7-7-7 morae ⓘ |
| nameOrigin |
Buddha footprints
ⓘ
surface form:
Bussokuseki (Buddha’s footprint stone)
|
| notableFeature |
final extra 7-mora line
ⓘ
six-line structure instead of standard five-line tanka ⓘ |
| periodOfOrigin | Nara period ⓘ |
| poeticLineCount | 6 ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
devotional verse
ⓘ
inscriptional text ⓘ |
| region | Nara ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Buddhist hymnody
ⓘ
tanka ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Buddhism ⓘ |
| scriptUsed | Man’yōgana ⓘ |
| thematicFocus |
impermanence
ⓘ
praise of the Buddha ⓘ salvation ⓘ |
| typicalContent |
Buddha’s virtues
ⓘ
promise of rebirth in paradise ⓘ reflection on human suffering ⓘ |
| usedAs | didactic verse ⓘ |
| usedIn | temple ritual context ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.