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Ise no Jingû |
伊勢神宮 |
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The Grand Shrine of Ise, the largest and most revered shrine in Japan, composed of the Kôtai Jingû (Naikû) and the Toyouke Daijingû (Gekû), plus their respective subordinate shrines. The imperial ancestress Amaterasu Ômikami is enshrine... |
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Iwasaka |
磐境 |
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A place where a deity is worshiped in the open. A spot of unpolluted land is selected and surrounded with stones. This word appears in the Kojiki . |
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Iwashimizu Matsuri |
石清水祭 |
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An annual festival celebrated on September 15 at the Iwashimizu Hachimangû in Kyoto. In ancient times it was called hôjôe , and celebrated on the full moon of the eighth month by releasing living creatures such as birds and fish into the skies and rivers, accompanied by Buddhist ritua... |
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Iwau |
祝う |
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A word originally meaning to perform abstinence ( saikai ) and serve a deity. Today used to mean the holding of ceremonies for the purpose of a blessing or to speak words of congratulations or blessing. Also used in nominal form, o-iwai . O-iwai may be performed with or without religiou... |
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Izanagi no mikoto and Izanami no mikoto |
イザナギノミコト、イザナミノミコト |
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The first wedded couple in the age of the gods (the seventh generation of deities). They gave birth to the terrestrial regions ( Oyashimaguni ), mountains, rivers, seas, plants, animals, and men, and became the gods of the earth and of all things on earth. Izanami died giving birth to t... |
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Ji matsuri,Jichinsai |
地祭り,地鎮祭 |
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A ritual performed before constructing a building to worship the deity of the locality and to pray for safety during the process of construction. |
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Jichinsai |
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Ji matsuri |
see → Ji matsuri |
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Jidai Matsuri |
時代祭 |
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Festival of the Ages. An annual festival celebrated on October 22 at the Heian Jingû in Kyoto. The procession that makes its way through the city is a pageant of historical characters dressed in period costumes representing the 1000-year history of Kyoto as the capital of Japan. |
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Jigami |
地神 |
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Land deity. Worshiped in regions west of the Kanto plain. The spirit of the person who founds a village or first cultivates land in an area is enshrined in a corner of a garden or on the border of a field, and thus worshiped as a deity of that land. In some localities, worship of the jigami ap... |
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Jingi |
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Kami |
see → Kami |
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Jingi-in |
神祇院 |
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A government office established in 1940 within the Ministry of Home Affairs (Naimushô) as an expansion of the Ministry's Bureau for Shrine Affairs (Jinjakyoku). Its purpose was to increase the prestige of Shinto worship and to promote Shinto education among the people... |
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Jingikan,Dajôkan |
神祇官,太政官 |
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The Department of Divinities, an ancient government office in charge of Shinto worship. The Taihô codes, established in 701, stipulated that the Dajôkan, in charge of political affairs and local administration, be the highest government office, and that the Jingik... |
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Jingû Kôgakukan |
神宮皇學館 |
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Educational institution located in Ise. Established in 1882 by order of Prince Tomohiko, saishu of the Grand Shrine of Ise (Ise no Jingû), Jingû Kôgakukan was located within the Hayashizaki Library, and provided education for the sons of shrine priests. In 190... |
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Jingû taima,Taima |
神宮大麻,大麻 |
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A kind of amulet distributed by the Grand Shrine of Ise (Ise no Jingû). At present (1985), about 8 millions are in the possession of worshipers and enshrined in kamidana in their homes. |
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Jinja,Shaden,Shinden |
神社,社殿,神殿 |
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Shinto shrine, a building and grounds enshrining the spirit of a deity or deities. There are about 80,000 shrines throughout Japan. In response to historical conditions, shrines have assumed various forms and sizes. Many are located in pure natural surroundings of great beauty an... |
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Jinjachô |
神社庁 |
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Local branch of the Jinja Honchô. |
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Jinja Honchô |
神社本庁 |
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Association of Shinto Shrines, organized when the nation's shrines were disestablished as a result of the Occupation order issued in 1945. Membership includes most of all shrines in Japan (about 80,000 shrines) and about 20,000 priests. Guided by the spiritual leadership of ... |
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Jinjakyoku |
神社局 |
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Bureau of Shrine Affairs. The government bureau under the Ministry of Home Affairs (Naimushô) which, until 1940, dealt with the administration of shrines and the Shinto priesthood. After the abolition of the Kyôbushô (Ministry of Religious Education) in 1877, Shinto affairs wer... |
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Jinja saishiki |
神社祭式 |
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Regulations concerning the order and conduct of rites performed at Shinto shrines. Before the Meiji period, ritual forms varied depending on the shrine and school of thought, but in 1875, uniform ritual observances for all shrines were established. The observances conducted tod... |
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Jinja Shintô |
神社神道 |
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Shrine Shinto. The traditional religious practices carried on in shrines throughout Japan's history, as well as the attitudes toward life which support these practices. At the core of this religion exists a reverent religious experience which has prevailed from antiquity a... |
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