林りん邑ゆう楽がく

noun

Indian song and dance introduced to Japan by the Chams (c. 736 CE)

Historical term for a specific form of performing arts brought to Japan from Champa (present-day Vietnam) in the Nara period. Not in modern everyday use.

• 林りん邑ゆう楽がくは、天てん平ぴょう年ねん間かんに日本にほんに伝つたわったとされる。

  Rinyūgaku is said to have been introduced to Japan during the Tenpyō era.