天竺楽

Japanese

Kanji in this term
天	竺	楽

Etymology

Compound of 天竺 (Tenjiku, “India”) +‎ 楽 (gaku, “music”).

Noun

天竺楽 (hiragana てんじゅくがく, romaji Tenjikugaku)

1. Those pieces of music within the gagaku genre that purportedly originated in India.

   Previously viewed as the same as 林邑楽 (りんゆうがく, Rin'yūgaku), with differing theories about specific pieces. Some of the gagaku titles included in this category are:

   • 抜頭 (ばとう, Batō)
   • 陪臚 (ばいろ, Bairo)
   • 胡飲酒 (こんじゅ, Konju)
   • 迦陵頻 (かりょうびん, Karyōbin)
   • 陵王 (りょうおう, Ryōō)
   • 玉樹後庭花 (ぎょくじゅこうていか, Kyokuju Kōtei Ka)
   • 安摩 (あま, Ama)
   • 扶南 (ふなん, Funan)
   • 河南浦 (かなんぶ, Kananbu)