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Gûji |
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Shinshoku |
see → Shinshoku |
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Hachiman |
八幡 |
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Generally refers to the deified Emperor Ôjin together with his mother Empress Jingû and his wife Himegami. They were first enshrined in the Usa Hachimangû in Oita Prefecture and later in many Hachiman shrines throughout Japan. Historically worshiped by the military class as a god o... |
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Haiden |
拝殿 |
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Oratory or Hall of Worship. See Jinja . |
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Hairei |
拝礼 |
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In Shinto, the formal manner of paying worship to a deity. Advancing in front of the deity, one first bows deeply twice, then claps the hands twice, and then makes another deep bow. It is customary to offer a tamagushi when performing hairei . |
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Hakama |
袴 |
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Part of a Shinto priest's formal costume. The three colors worn today - purple with insignia, purple, and light blue - indicate rank. |
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Hakusan |
白山 |
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Refers to the three deities Izanagi no mikoto, Izanami no mikoto (see Izanagi no mikoto and Izanami no mikoto), and Kukurihime no kami, the goddess who arbitrated between Izanagi and Izanami when they quarreled at Yomotsuhirasaka. These three deities are enshrined in the Shirayam... |
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Hakushu |
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Kashiwade |
see → Kashiwade |
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Harae,Harai,Nakatomi no harae,O-harai,Shubatsu,Misogi-harae |
祓,祓,中臣祓,大祓,修祓,禊・祓 |
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Shinto purification ceremonies. Prayers are offered for the removal of all sin, pollution, and misfortune. The body and mind are purified and restored to a condition worthy of approaching the gods. The traditional pronunciation is harae , but today the word is usually pronounced h... |
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Harae-do |
祓堂 |
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A building provided in shrines to purify the body and minds of priests and participants before the performance of a religious ceremony. In some shrines there is no separate building, and a certain place is set aside for the purpose. |
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Harai |
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Harae |
see → Harae |
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Haraigushi |
祓串 |
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A ritual implement used in harae . Linen or paper streamers are attached to a wooden stick, which is waved to the left, right, and left. Other implements used in harae include the ônusa , a branch of the sacred sakaki tree or other evergreen to which linen or paper streamers are attached, ... |
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Haru matsuri,Toshigoi no Matsuri |
春祭り,祈年祭 |
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Spring Festival. Spring and autumn are frequently chosen as seasons for religious festivals. Because life is sustained by agriculture, it is considered to be a matter of greatest importance to pray to the gods for an abundant harvest. Toshigoi no Matsuri is a famous festival held in ... |
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Hassokuan |
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Saikigu |
see → Saikigu |
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Hatsuho |
初穂 |
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First fruits. On the occasion of thanksgiving to the deities for the autumn rice harvest, the best of the first rice shoots are removed and presented as an offering. Hatsuho has by extension come to mean any offering presented to a deity. |
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Hatsumiyamairi |
初宮参り |
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The first visit paid by a newborn child to its tutelary deity. The child is generally taken to the shrine by its mother or a female relative, on the 32nd day after the birth of a boy, and the 33rd day after the birth of a girl. This ceremony establishes the child as one of the shrine parishion... |
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Hatsumôde |
初詣 |
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Initial visit to a shrine at the first of the year to pray for happiness and divine protection during the coming year. Believed to be an ancient custom influenced by the medieval practice of ehômairi or visit to a shrine standing in an auspicious direction. |
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Heiden |
幣殿 |
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Hall of Offerings. See Jinja . |
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Heihaku,Go-hei |
幣帛,御幣 |
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Paper or cloth strips attached to a stick and offered to a deity. Believed to have originally been a method of presenting offerings of cloth. Developments in the manufacture of paper and the influence of yin-yang philosophy led to variations in style. In some cases, heihaku have also ... |
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Himachi |
日待ち |
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Waiting for the sun. A popular religious custom in which a company of believers assembles at a member's home on set days, such as the 15th of the first, fifth, and ninth months of the lunar calendar, to hold a religious ceremony, spend the night in fellowship, and worship the rising sun. ... |
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Hi matsuri |
火祭り |
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A festival centering around fire. Most, like the dondoyaki (a bonfire in which the New Year's gateway decorations are burned) of Little New Year's ( koshôgatsu ) or the o-hitaki (fire-burning) of the mid-winter festival ( tôji ), are held to pray for the restor... |
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