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Jôe |
浄衣 |
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A garment worn in religious ceremonies. Worn since ancient times by Shinto priests, and also worn on occasion by laymen visiting shrines to worship or attending religious ceremonies. Made of white silk or other fabric tailored in the same way as the kariginu . |
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Jôtôsai |
上棟祭 |
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A ritual performed during construction of a building. The carpenters worship gods connected with architecture and pray for safe completion of their work. The ritual is performed when the ridgepoles are made and set in place on the roof. |
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Junpai |
巡拝 |
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A pilgrimage following a definite course to visit certain shrines and sacred places. This practice became common in the middle of the Heian period. Famous pilgrimage routes include the 88-station route in Shikoku ( henro ) and the various 33-station routes in Tokyo and Kyoto. It is b... |
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Kada no Azumamaro |
荷田春満 |
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Kada no Azumamaro (1669-1736). The scholar of the Fukko Shintô school who first proposed the theory of kokugaku or National Learning. Studying the Kojiki , Nihon shoki , and other classics, he extolled the Japanese Shinto spirit of antiquity, free from Buddhist and Confucia... |
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Kagura |
神楽 |
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A performance of classical ceremonial music and dance. Its origin is attributed to a performance by the heavenly gods to persuade Amaterasu Ômikami, the Sun Goddess, to come out of the cave where she had hidden herself. Thus the performance serves to pacify, console, and give pleasu... |
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Kagura-den |
神楽殿 |
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Building in which kagura is performed before a deity. In ancient times, kagura was performed in the open area in front of a shrine; the development of a stage parallels that of theatrical arts such as nô and kabuki . |
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Kai-i |
階位 |
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Ranks within the Shinto priesthood. There are four ranks: jô (purity), mei (brightness), sei (righteousness), and choku (uprightness). Regulations for ranking are fixed by the Jinja Honchô. |
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Kaijin matsuri |
海神祭り |
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Sea God Festival in honor of the tutelary deity of fishing and seafaring. Major shrines dedicated to kaijin include Sumiyoshi Shrine, Munakata Shrine, and Shiga no Umi Shrine, where elaborate festivals are celebrated annually by seafarers and fishermen. |
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Kakuriyo |
幽世,隠世 |
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Hidden world. The human world is called utsushiyo , meaning visible or open world. Kakuriyo means hidden or invisible world. Kakuriyo is the world of the gods and spirits and is also interpreted as the world after death. |
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Kamadogami |
竈神 |
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Gods of the hearth, including not only gods of fire but also tutelary deities who protect the family and ensure its prosperity. These deities possess a very complex nature, and they are also viewed as gods of agriculture. The names anciently assigned to them were Okitsuhiko and Okits... |
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Kami,Jingi,Tenshin chigi |
神,神祇,天神地祇 |
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An appellation for the objects of worship in Shinto. An honorific term extolling the sacred authority and sublime virtue of spiritual beings. Numerous etymological theories exist regarding the origins of the word, but none are entirely satisfactory. Motoori Norinaga interpret... |
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Kamidana |
神棚 |
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Household altar (literally, god-shelf) provided to enshrine a deity in the home of a Shinto believer. It is customary for amulets ( taima ) from Ise no Jingû, a local tutelary deity, or a nearby shrine to be enshrined on this altar and for worship and offerings of food to be giving each mo... |
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Kamimukae |
神迎 |
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A ceremony to summon a deity or deities to a himorogi or temporary shrine structure. The chief priest recites a formula to summon the deity, the deity's arrival is heralded by the intonation of vocal sounds ( keihitsu ), and koto music is played. |
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Kamimusubi no mikoto |
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Musubi |
see → Musubi |
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Kamiokuri |
神送 |
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A ceremony to send off a deity or deities after the completion of a religious rite to which they have been summoned. The procedure is the same as for kamimukae : the chief priest recites a formula to send off the deity, the deity's departure is heralded by the intonation of vocal sounds ( k... |
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Kamo no Mabuchi |
賀茂真淵 |
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Kamo no Mabuchi (1697-1769). One of the four great scholars of Fukko Shintô. A student of Kada no Azumamaro, he devoted his life to the study of the classics, focusing on ancient philology, especially that of the Man'yôshû . He played a vital role in the reviva... |
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Kanda Matsuri |
神田祭り |
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An annual festival celebrated on May 15 at the Kanda Shrine in Tokyo. During the Edo period, this festival was celebrated in alternate years with the Hie Shrine festival (see Sannô Matsuri). There was a procession with mikoshi (sacred palanquins) and yamaboko floats, and the spirit ... |
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Kanmuri |
冠 |
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Headgear for Shinto priests. Worn with full dress such as ikan or saifuku . |
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Kannagara |
惟神 |
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An adverb modifying authoritative actions of a deity or deities, meaning divinely, solemnly, or sublimely. The phrase kannagara no michi (in accordance with the gods' will) was used to describe Jinja Shintô as the orthodox Shinto, separate from Kyôha Shintô and popular beliefs. |
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Kannamesai |
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Aki matsuri |
see → Aki matsuri |
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