[The classic text Sugiyama Sindenryu, as re-compiled by Masanaga Wada].
Sugiyama acupuncture style was developed from 1688-1704 by Waichi Sugiyama and his students. This style emerged as one of the major styles of Japanese acupuncture. The classical text Sugiyama Shindenryu_describes the techniques of the Sugiyama style. It was compiled for the successors of Waichi Sugiyama 1698-1743. The existence of this text was known only through an outline found in a mimeographed book in 1928. In 2003, Sugiyama Shindenryu was found by the Kenshoukai Association. Dr. Oura and Dr. Kosodo called this text the "Kenshoukai Bon" which was the only surviving complete text of Sugiyama Shindenryu. In 2008, another copy of Sugiyama Shindenryu was found by Doueki Ogura in his personal library and is known as the "Ogura Zou Bon" text. In this article, I would like to examine the Sugiyama Shindenryu texts in a comparative study of the "Kenshoukai Bon" text and the "Ogura Zou Bon" text. From our results, we would like to point out new three discoveries. (1) The "Kenshoukai Bon" text was recompiled from 1868-1870 by Masanaga Wada. (2) Masanaga Wada was a successor of Waichi Sugiyama. (3) The "Ogura Zou Bon" text is the surviving style of an original text from before the time it was recompiled.
Oura
Hiromasa
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Oriental Medicine Research Center, Kitasato University.
Ichikawa
Yuri
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