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Amenosazuchi, Kuninosazuchi |
[Ame no sazuchi no kami. Kuni no sazuchi no kami] (Kojiki) Two kami which came into being from the union of Ōyamatsumi no kami and Nozuchi no kami, which were kami with domain over mountains and plains. Amenosazuchi and Kuninosazuchi were both said to be strong in the power of the "... |
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Amenotokotachi |
[Ame no tokotachi no kami] (Kojiki) Other names: Ame no tokotachi no mikoto( Nihongi ) One of the primeval kami appearing in the myth of the unfolding of heaven and earth. This kami is described as only an abstract being, without shape or other attributes. Most commentators view this k... |
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Amenouzume |
[Ame no uzume no kami](Kojiki)(Nihongi) Other names: Ame no uzume no mikoto( Kojiki , Nihongi ) The goddess who danced so as to lure Amaterasu from the heavenly rock cave. At the Descent of the Heavenly Grandchild ( tenson kōrin ), she was sent along as one of the "chiefs of the five ... |
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Amewakahiko |
[Ame wakahiko] (Kojiki)(Nihongi) Other names: Ame no wakahiko( Kojiki , Nihongi ) The child of Amatsukunitama. In preparation for the Descent of the Heavenly Grandchild ( tenson kōrin ), Amenohohi was first sent from the Plain of High Heaven to the residence of the earth kami Ōkunin... |
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Ameyuzuruhiamenosagirikuniyuzuruhikuninosagiri |
[Ameyuzuruhi amenosagiri kuniyuzuruhi kuninosagiri no mikoto] (Kuji hongi) The first kami to appear in the myth of the unfolding of heaven and earth, according to Sendai kuji hongi alone. This kami has been interpreted as an expression of the sun shining into a mist symbolizing cha... |
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Awanagi, Awanami |
[Awanagi no kami][Awanami no kami] (Kojiki) Other names: Awanagi no mikoto( Nihongi ) According to Kojiki , two deities born as a result of a division of rule over rivers and seas by the two kami of the sea-straits, Hayaakitsuhiko and Hayahakitsuhime. Some interpretations vary by id... |
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Awasakumitama, Sokodokumitama, Tsubutatsumitama |
(Kojiki) Alternate names for the kami Sarutahiko. At the time of the Descent of the Heavenly Granchild ( tenson kōrin ), Sarutahiko met him and acted as guide; later he returned to his native land, accompanied by Amenouzume. Afterwards, he was fishing at Azaka (present day Matsuzaka... |
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Banshin |
A term referring to the ancestral kami ( sojin ) of peoples who came to Japan from foreign countries, or other deities forming the objects of their worship. Other terms which have been used to describe such "immigrant deities" include marōdokami , imaki no kami , and ebisuk... |
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Boshijin |
"Mother-child kami ," a term used to refer to the joint enshrinement of a mother deity ( boshin ) and its child deity ( mikogami ). Also read hahakogami . The practice of such joint enshrinement is itself found widely from Eurasia through Southeast Asia and Oceania, and is th... |
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Chimatanokami |
[Chimata no kami] (Kojiki) The tutelary kami of "crossroads" or "forking paths." According to Kojiki , this kami was produced when Izanagi threw down his formal trousers ( mihakama ) in order to perform ablutions at the Straits of Tachibana after returning fr... |
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Chinjugami |
A kami acting as a tutelary of a circumscribed geographical region or area of land. Believed to have originated with the qié-lán-shen (Jp. garanjin ), tutelary deities of temple compounds in China, the growth of kami -buddha syncretism ( shinbutsu shūgō ) led to the dedication ( kanj... |
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Daikokuten |
One of the "seven deities of good fortune" ( shichifukujin ), Daikokuten is most commonly seen carrying a "wealth-pounding" wooden mallet in his right hand, holding a treasure sack over his left shoulder, and standing upon rice bales. Daikokuten's iden... |
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Daikunokami |
[Daiku no kami] A generic term for kami worshiped by woodworkers and carpenters ( daiku ). One of the typical figures worshiped by carpenters in the Kyoto and eastern Japan regions is the seventh-century imperial regent Shōtoku Taishi, based on the popular Taishi cult and the legend ... |
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Dōsojin |
"Tutelary of roads," a generic name for a kami often found dedicated at village borders and intersections as a guard against noxious spirits and evil kami that bring pestilence and disasters to the local community from outside. Frequently called sae no kami , dōrokujin , ... |
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Ebisu |
Together with Daikoku, one of the most popular and well known of the "seven deities of good fortune" ( shichifukujin ). The opulent image of this kami holding a fishing pole or a sea bream is known intimately by people throughout Japan. In addition to those shown above, the n... |
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Funado |
[Funado no kami](Nihongi) Other names: Kunado sae no kami ( Nihongi ), Tsukitatsu Funado no kami ( Kojiki ) The first of the kami produced by Izanagi as he threw down his staff in preparation for ablutions at "Awakihara by the Strait of Tachibana in Hyūga of Tsukushi" follow... |
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Futodama |
[Futodama no mikoto] (Kojiki) A kami identified as ancestor of the Inbe clan, and whose characteristics are believed to reflect the official functions of the clan as court ritualists. Kogo shūi records Futodama as the child of Takuhatachijihime, and grandchild of Takamimusuhi no ... |
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Futsunomitama |
(Kojiki)(Nihongi) Other names: Sajifutsu no kami, Mikafutsu no kami ( Kojiki ) The personification of a divine sword. At the time of Emperor Jinmu's campaign to the east, Amaterasu ordered Takemikazuchi to assist the beleaguered Jinmu, whereupon Takemikazuchi miraculously sen... |
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Futsunushi |
[Futsunushi no kami] (Nihongi) A tutelary kami of swords, interpreted by some as the divine personification of the sacred sword Futsu no mitama, and revered as one of the ancestral kami ( sojin ) of the Fujiwara clan. Futsunushi's activities frequently overlap with those of the kami ... |
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Gairaishin |
In general terms, a kami which has arrived "from outside." The expression itself, however, is very ambiguous, and is used in a variety of ways, with the result that it has not been fully accepted as an academic term. Historical usage, however, points generally to a tripart... |
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