Ishiyama-dera Temple has been featuredinvariousliteraryworks including "Kagero Nikki" (The Gossamer Years), "Sarashina Nikki" (The Sarashina Diary) and "Makura no soshi" (the Pillow Book) and there is alore that Murasaki Shikibu, the author of "Genji Monogatari" (The Tale of Genji), conceived the storyline during her visit to Ishiyama-dera Temple for a sanro (aretreat (to atempleorshrine) for prayer).
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紫式部が『源氏物語』の着想を得たのも石山寺とされている。
It is considered that Murasaki Shikibu conceived the idea of "the Tale of Genji" at Ishiyama-dera Temple.
Legend has it that, on the full-moon night of August 15, 1004 during her retreatat Ishiyama-dera Temple, Murasaki Shikibu got the idea of the chapters of 'Suma' and 'Akashi' whereby the 'Room of Genji' was builtin the mainhall of that temple.
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合の間の東端は「紫式部源氏の間」と称され、執筆中の紫式部の像が安置されている。
The easternend of ainoma is referred to as the 'Room of Genji' (where Murasaki Shikibu wrote the Tale of Genji) where astatue of Murasaki Shikibu atwork is placed.
Many successive Saiin Priestesses were wellknown for literary works: the first Saio Priestess, Imperial Princess Uchiko, who was adistinguishedcomposer of Chinese stylepoetry; the Great Saiin Priestess, Imperial Princess Senshi, whose name appeared in "The Pillow Book" and "The Murasaki Shikibu Diary"; the Rokujo Saiin, Imperial Princess Baishi, whoheldmanytankapoetry contests; and Imperial Princess Shikishi, who became anaccomplishedpoet of the Shin Kokinwakashu (the New Collection of Ancient and Modern Japanese Poetry).
According to one tradition, FUJIWARA no Shoshi ordered Murasaki Shikibu to writeanewinterestingstory Imperial Princess Shikishi had asked for; that was the birth of "The Tale of Genji."