A Bibliographical Study of Rozan-ji’s Senchakushū: Its Large-scale Restoration During the Heisei Era

Abstract

The Senchakushū 選択集 owned by the Rozan-ji 廬山寺 is an important cultural property of Japan, and has attracted significant attention as the original manuscript of the Senchakushū. For that reason, the actual state of this book has been explained many times. However, the published bibliographic information is confusing. Therefore, based on an investigation record and a restoration report, I describe its bibliography in this paper accurately.

The Rozan-ji’s Senchakushū was restored extensively during the Heisei 平成 era. Its binding was renewed. In the future, a study referring to the present condition will be required. The study of the Rozan-ji’s Senchakushū has entered a new phase.