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Tenjin Matsuri |
天神祭 |
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(1) Generally, the festivals of the many Kitano Tenjin shrines located throughout Japan. (2) Specifically, the annual festival celebrated on July 25 at the Tenmangû in Osaka. This typical summer festival ( natsu matsuri ) features a procession along the Dojima River, which ... |
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Tennô,Gozu-tennô |
天王,牛頭天王 |
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Heavenly King. As part of the syncretism of Buddhism and Shinto ( shinbutsu shûgô ), the Shinto deity Susanoo no mikoto came to be identified with Gozu Tennô, an Indian god of pestilence. While such associations were officially abolished in the Meiji period, the ... |
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Tennô Matsuri |
天王祭 |
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In ancient times, a lively summer festival was held throughout the country in honor of Susanoo no mikoto, also known as Gozu Tennô, to pray for freedom from pestilence and disaster. The Tennô Matsuri or Tsushima matsuri held annually on June 14 and 15 at Tsushima Jinja in ... |
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Tenshin chigi |
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Kami |
see → Kami |
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Tôka |
踏歌 |
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A ceremony of Chinese origin, held around the time of the first full moon of the lunar new year. People form a large procession and stamp the earth as they sing to pacify the spirit of the earth and pray for a plentiful harvest. A tôka festival is still held today at Atsuta Jing&ucir... |
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Tokoyo |
常世 |
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Eternal Land, generally conceived as lying across the ocean. Legendary accounts describe tokoyo no kuni as a world blessed with boundless wealth, pleasure, and peace. Those who came from tokoyo no kuni to visit this world were thought to impart special blessings. Seems to have orig... |
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Tokushu shinji |
特殊神事 |
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Special Shinto ceremonies. Among the numerous ceremonies celebrated at a particular shrine, some have origins unique to the shrine and possess rich local color. Examples include the Miare Matsuri celebrated at Kamo Wakeikazuchi Jinja in Kyoto and the morotabune ceremony held at ... |
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Tônin |
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Miyaza |
see → Miyaza |
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Torii |
鳥居 |
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A distinctive arch or gateway erected at the entrance to the sacred precincts of a shrine, separating the inner area from the profane world surrounding it. May also be erected along the avenue of approach. |
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Tori-mono |
採物 |
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Articles held in the hand of the main performer in kagura and other religious performances. In the kagura songs there are songs relating to sakaki (sacred tree), mitegura (sacred offerings), tsue (staff), sasa (bamboo-grass), yumi (bow), tsurugi (sword), hoko (halberd), hisago ... |
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Tori no ichi |
酉市 |
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Rooster Day Market. A festival celebrated at Washi Jinja in the Asakusa section of Tokyo and in various localities. In the Asian zodiac, a cycle of twelve animals is used to count days, months, and years. The tori no ichi festival is held on the two or three "days of the rooster&quo... |
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Tôrô |
燈籠 |
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Lanterns. Lanterns have been used in shrines from ancient times. Although there have been changes in the materials, use, and shape of the lanterns with time, the main types are stone lanterns, metal lanterns, and wooden lanterns. Also there are hanging lanterns. |
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Toshigami |
年神 |
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God of the year, received into the house and worshiped at New Year's. Accounts of this belief appear as early as such classic works as the Engi shiki . A special altar in the house is set aside for the deity, offerings are presented, and prayers are made for abundant harvests. In some ... |
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Toshigoi no Matsuri |
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Haru matsuri |
see → Haru matsuri |
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Tôya |
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Miyaza |
see → Miyaza |
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Toyoashihara no Mizuho no Kuni |
豊葦原水穂国 |
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Land Where Abundant Rice Shoots Ripen Beautifully, a poetic name for the land of Japan. As opposed to heaven (Takama no Hara), the terrestrial regions are viewed as a world of imperfection, but salvation is promised through the protection and grace of the gods. Such names illustrate ... |
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Tsukimachi |
月待ち |
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Waiting for the moon. A popular religious custom by which believers assemble on set evenings, such as the fifteenth, seventeenth, nineteenth, and twenty-third days of the first, fifth, and ninth months, hold religious ceremonies, present offerings to a deity, and pray. See also h... |
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Tsukinami no matsuri |
月次祭 |
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A festival celebrated on set days each month (for example, on the first and fifteenth) at a shrine to offer prayers and thanksgiving. |
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Tsumi |
罪 |
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In ordinary usage, essentially the same meaning as the English "sin." In old Shinto, however, sickness, disaster, and error were also called tsumi , which thus formed a most comprehensive concept. In antiquity a distinction was made between amatsu-tsumi (heavenly sin... |
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Tsutsushimi |
慎み |
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Propriety, a circumspect attitude of careful observance of precepts and rules, especially necessary when serving a deity or noble, or when attending to related matters. The attitude with which saikai and religious ceremonies should be performed. Yamazaki Ansai, the founder of S... |
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