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sinnesspiel) wrote2014-12-24 06:56 pm
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Shiki Novel Translations 3.5.0
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5-1
5-2
5-3
5-4
5-5
5-6
Cultural Notes
5-1
Shinzan Shiki - The Mountain Passing Ceremony
Seishin could not yet fulfill all of the duties of the head monk. In practical matters, Seishin was the head monk but Seishin had yet no wife nor child. Far from it, they hadn't had the ceremony for his transfer to the position, so he had yet to truly inherit the temple.
The ceremony being referred to is one in which a new head monk takes over a temple. Shinzan means to pass over or cross a mountain and many temples have an honorary sangou prefix appended to their name (see notes from chapter 9-1 about posthumous names and Ingou). Much like an Ingou is the use of the character 'in' (院) for temple, certain temples themselves often have the name of the mountain it's nearest with the character 'san' (山) for mountain attached to their names. The Mountain Passing Ceremony is about the new head priest advancing onwards to the mountain. In many temples that don't have a mountainous prefix, the ceremony may just be called the nyuuin shiki or the entrance to the temple ceremony.
5-3
Burying with blades
"But they're set with blades and juzu in hand. In both Nao-san and Shuuji-san's coffin, there were protective blades and juzu in with them. It's doubtful they have an effect."
In some Japanese funerals, the dead are set with juzu beads just as some Catholics may be buried holding rosaries. They may also be set with knives in order to ward off (or fight off) evil spirits.
5-6
Kotatsu - A table with a heater beneath it and a futon or blanket over the top of it to keep the heat in. Often another table plank is placed over the blanket to serve as a hard table top for writing, eating, or whatever other typical uses one may have for a table. In the olden days it was often set over a charcoal pit though in the modern era an electric heater is generally attached to the table itself. It's cheaper than heating the entire home. A diagram of two types of kotatsu, new and old, from Wikimedia Commons.
5-1
5-2
5-3
5-4
5-5
5-6
Cultural Notes
5-1
Shinzan Shiki - The Mountain Passing Ceremony
Seishin could not yet fulfill all of the duties of the head monk. In practical matters, Seishin was the head monk but Seishin had yet no wife nor child. Far from it, they hadn't had the ceremony for his transfer to the position, so he had yet to truly inherit the temple.
The ceremony being referred to is one in which a new head monk takes over a temple. Shinzan means to pass over or cross a mountain and many temples have an honorary sangou prefix appended to their name (see notes from chapter 9-1 about posthumous names and Ingou). Much like an Ingou is the use of the character 'in' (院) for temple, certain temples themselves often have the name of the mountain it's nearest with the character 'san' (山) for mountain attached to their names. The Mountain Passing Ceremony is about the new head priest advancing onwards to the mountain. In many temples that don't have a mountainous prefix, the ceremony may just be called the nyuuin shiki or the entrance to the temple ceremony.
5-3
Burying with blades
"But they're set with blades and juzu in hand. In both Nao-san and Shuuji-san's coffin, there were protective blades and juzu in with them. It's doubtful they have an effect."
In some Japanese funerals, the dead are set with juzu beads just as some Catholics may be buried holding rosaries. They may also be set with knives in order to ward off (or fight off) evil spirits.
5-6
Kotatsu - A table with a heater beneath it and a futon or blanket over the top of it to keep the heat in. Often another table plank is placed over the blanket to serve as a hard table top for writing, eating, or whatever other typical uses one may have for a table. In the olden days it was often set over a charcoal pit though in the modern era an electric heater is generally attached to the table itself. It's cheaper than heating the entire home. A diagram of two types of kotatsu, new and old, from Wikimedia Commons.
