Ubasuteyama

Ubasuteyama

is the common name of nihongo|"Kamurikiyama"|冠着山|, a mountain in Chikuma, Nagano, Japan.

Sources

* [http://www2.unescobkk.org/eubios/asiae/biae299.htm Bioethics in Asia]
* [http://www.threewheels.org.uk/reflections_section_files/dharma_words_files/dharmawords_04.htm Buddhist interpretation]
* [http://www.geocities.co.jp/HeartLand-Gaien/7211/Japanese/ubasutej.html Folktale] in Japanese
* [http://www.wnyc.org/shows/radiolab/episodes/2007/06/15 RadioLab episode #305 Morality, in Fountains of Youth]


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