He established gagaku and Umai (dance in the right-side), and retained the top position of gagaku for thirty nine years; he defined the form of kagura (sacred music and dancing performed at shrines) which the present imperial court has inherited. 雅楽と右舞を創始し、39年間にわたって雅楽の一者(いちのもの)の座を占め、今日まで宮中に伝わる神楽の形式を定める。 |