Basic Terms of Shinto 神道基本用語集

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Sannô
山王
Text Mountain King, a popular name for the deity ôyamagui no kami, enshrined at Hie Jinja in Shiga Prefecture and in Hie shrines throughout the country. The term originated among the Buddhist priests at Enryakuji on Mt Hiei, who worshiped the god of the mountain as their tutelary deity.