Daigaku-ryō
Daigaku-ryō (大学寮) was the Imperial university of Japan from the 7th century until the end of the 19th century.[1]
For five centuries, the Daigaku-ryō was near the Suzaku Mon at southern boundary of the Imperial enclosure.
History[change | change source]
In 701, the Daigaku-ryō became part of the Ministry of the Civil Services (式部省,, Shikibu-shō).[2]
Prince Yamabe was head of the Daigaku-ryō in 766 (Tenpyō-jingo 2).[3]
On May 27, 1177 (Angen 3, 28th day, 4th month), a fire destroyed the building of the Daigaku-ryō.[4]
Organization[change | change source]
The director (大学頭, Daigaku-no-kami) was responsible for the examination of students and for festivals which honor Confucius.[5]
Other members of the staff of Daigaku-ryō' included:
- Chief experts on the history of Japan and China (紀伝博士,, Kiden hakase).[6]
- Chief experts on classical Chinese works (明経博士,, Myōgyō hakase).[6]
- Chief experts on laws of Japan and China (明法博士,, Myōbō hakase).[6]
- Chief experts on mathematics (算博士,, San hakase).[6]
- Instructors of Japanese and Chinese literature (直講,, Chok'kō) -- two positions.[6]
- Instructors in pronunciation of words (音博士,, On hakase) -- two positions.[6]
- Instructors in calligraphy (書博士,, Sho hakase) -- two positions.[6]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Daigaku-ryō" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 138.
- ↑ Ministry of Civil Administration Archived 2012-02-07 at the Wayback Machine, Sheffield; retrieved 2012-2-16.
- ↑ Goethem, Ellen Van. (2008). Nagaoka: Japan's Forgotten Capital, p. 21 n45; Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1956). Kyoto: The Old Capital of Japan, 794–1869, p. 100.
- ↑ Minakata Kumagusu and F. Victor Dickens. (1905). "A Japanese Thoreau of the Twelfth Century," Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, p. 238.
- ↑ Sansom, George Bailey. (1932). "Early Japanese Law and Administration," Transactions of the Asiatic Society of Japan, p. 83.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, p. 428.
