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Mount Mitoku
is a mountain located in Misasa, Tottori, Misasa, Tottori Prefecture. Mount Mitoku has an Topographical summit, elevation of . Mount Mitoku was known from ancient times as a place of both religious significance and scenic beauty. The mountain is home to Sanbutsu-ji, a historically significant temple designated an Important Treasure of Japan in 1952. Etymology The name of Mount Mitoku in Japanese language, Japanese is formed from two kanji. The first, , means "3, three" and the second, means "virtue". therefore refers to the three primary virtues of Buddhism: wisdom, Nekkhamma, renunciation, and judgement. Mount Mitoku was historically also written as in Japanese, , meaning three and meaning beautiful, but the pronunciation remained the same. Geography Mount Mitoku was formed from a volcanic eruption approximately 15 million years ago in the Pleistocene period. The layers of granite and other Conglomerate (geology), conglomerates at the base of the mountain were transformed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Language
is the principal language of the Japonic languages, Japonic language family spoken by the Japanese people. It has around 123 million speakers, primarily in Japan, the only country where it is the national language, and within the Japanese diaspora worldwide. The Japonic family also includes the Ryukyuan languages and the variously classified Hachijō language. There have been many Classification of the Japonic languages, attempts to group the Japonic languages with other families such as Ainu languages, Ainu, Austronesian languages, Austronesian, Koreanic languages, Koreanic, and the now discredited Altaic languages, Altaic, but none of these proposals have gained any widespread acceptance. Little is known of the language's prehistory, or when it first appeared in Japan. Chinese documents from the 3rd century AD recorded a few Japanese words, but substantial Old Japanese texts did not appear until the 8th century. From the Heian period (794–1185), extensive waves of Sino-Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
