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A '''''chigo monogatari''''' (稚児物語) is a special kind of [[Japanese]] literature which tells a love story between a [[Buddhist monk]] and a young novice or [[chigo]] . | |||
= List of Works = | |||
*[[Aki no yo nagamonogatari]] 秋夜長物語 (''Long story for a fall night''): The tragic connection between the monk and the young Keikai Umewaka. | |||
*[[Ashibiki]] あしびき: An evil stepmother almost manages to prevent the binding between a monk and a ''chigo'' that escape an assassination attempt. Following these tests, the boy chooses to renounce the world and enter religion. | |||
*[[Ben no sōshi]] 辨草子 (''Tale of discrimination'') | |||
*[[Gemmu monogatari]] 幻夢物語 (''The story of Gemmu''): Gemmu a Ohara priest meets a boy of fifteen, Hanamatsu, and falls in love. At the end of his quest he will find that the ghost of the novice, and his young murderer. ([[XV century]]) | |||
*[[Hanamitsu]] 花みつ (''Flower Nectar''): The stepmother Hanamitsu creates difficulties that lead him to [[suicide]] . But these events lead to his father and his brother-awakening to religion. | |||
*[[Matsuho no ura monogatari]] 松帆浦物語 (''The story of Matsuho beach'') | |||
*[[Saga monogatari]] 暛峨物語 | |||
*[[Toribeyama monogatari]] 鳥部山物語 (''The story of Mount Toribe'') | |||
= See also = | |||
* [[Buddhism]] | * [[Buddhism]] | ||
* [[Chigo]] | * [[Chigo]] | ||
* [[Japan]] | * [[Japan]] | ||
* [[Wakashudō]] | * [[Wakashudō]] | ||
== External links == | |||
* [[Margaret H. Childs]] published a study in English on ''chigo | * [[Margaret H. Childs]] published a study in English on ''chigo monogatari,'' followed by the complete translation of ''Aki no yo nagamonogatari'' " [[Chigo Monogatari, love stories or Buddhist sermons?]] ". [[(Downloadable article)]] | ||
*[http://faculty.washington.edu/patkins/P.Atkins-Chigo_in_the-Medieval_Japanese_Imagination.pdf Chigo in the Medieval Japanese Imagination - University of Washington] | |||
*[http://www.hoodedutilitarian.com/2010/08/1000-years-of-pretty-boys/ 1000 Years of Pretty Boys « The Hooded Utilitarian] | |||
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A chigo monogatari (稚児物語) is a special kind of Japanese literature which tells a love story between a Buddhist monk and a young novice or chigo .
List of Works
- Aki no yo nagamonogatari 秋夜長物語 (Long story for a fall night): The tragic connection between the monk and the young Keikai Umewaka.
- Ashibiki あしびき: An evil stepmother almost manages to prevent the binding between a monk and a chigo that escape an assassination attempt. Following these tests, the boy chooses to renounce the world and enter religion.
- Ben no sōshi 辨草子 (Tale of discrimination)
- Gemmu monogatari 幻夢物語 (The story of Gemmu): Gemmu a Ohara priest meets a boy of fifteen, Hanamatsu, and falls in love. At the end of his quest he will find that the ghost of the novice, and his young murderer. (XV century)
- Hanamitsu 花みつ (Flower Nectar): The stepmother Hanamitsu creates difficulties that lead him to suicide . But these events lead to his father and his brother-awakening to religion.
- Matsuho no ura monogatari 松帆浦物語 (The story of Matsuho beach)
- Saga monogatari 暛峨物語
- Toribeyama monogatari 鳥部山物語 (The story of Mount Toribe)
See also
External links
- Margaret H. Childs published a study in English on chigo monogatari, followed by the complete translation of Aki no yo nagamonogatari " Chigo Monogatari, love stories or Buddhist sermons? ". (Downloadable article)
- Chigo in the Medieval Japanese Imagination - University of Washington
- 1000 Years of Pretty Boys « The Hooded Utilitarian
