Studies of Moxa(II) - About Mt. Ibuki / 全日本鍼灸学会雑誌

ABSTRACT

The aim of this study is to clarify the relation between two famous places for moxa: Mt. Ibuki in Shiga prefecture and another Mt. Ibuki in Tochigi prefecture. Compartive study on the two mountains was done in terms of history, folk-tales, surroundings, Yomogi, etc.<br>1) In the Heian era, Tochigi-Ibuki was popular as a moxa place. On the other hand, Shiga-Ibuki appeared in history after the Azuchi era. 2) It had been thought that each Yomogi from these two Ibuki's was special, and no other places producted the same. 3) Each Mt. Ibuki has an area called Shimejigahara and similar Buddhist folk-tales.<br>It was Mt. Ibuki in Tochigi prefecture that first became popular for moxa. After that, the popularity moved to Mt. Ibuki in Shiga, in which Mountain Buddhism seems to have taken part. In the Edo era, Shiga-Ibuki was in full flourish, and Tochigi-Ibuki declined.