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Gohō |
"Protector of Dharma." Also called Gohō dōji (lit., "child protector of the dharma") or Gohō zenshin ("good-deity protector of the dharma"), figures originally appearing as minor tutelaries within Buddhism. Within the mountain sect of Shugen... |
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Gonansanjoshin |
[Gonan sanjoshin] "Five male and three female kami ," a collective term referring to the offspring produced as a result of Amaterasu and Susanoo's trial by pledge ( ukei ). The three female kami were produced from the "seed" ( monozane ) represented by Susanoo'... |
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Gozu Tennō |
Literally, "ox-head-heaven-king." Also called Gion Tenjin, Gozu Tennō is a product of kami -buddha "combinatory" religion, worshiped at the Gion Shrine (Yasaka Jinja) in Kyoto, and at other shrines such as Tsushima, Tennō, Susanoo, and Yakumo. Originati... |
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Gunshin |
Other names: Ikusa no kami, Ikusa gami Originally, a tutelary kami of battle, similar to the Greco-Roman gods Ares and Mars. Numerous kami have been venerated in Japan as tutelaries of warfare, based on various interpretations of their personalities and characteristics. Ise Sada... |
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Gyogyōshin |
A general term for tutelaries of fishing invoked by fishermen in hopes of abundant catches and safety on the seas. A wide variety of kami serve as the centers of cults to fishing deities, including funadama (the guardian spirit of a ship), Ebisu, Ōdama, and Ryūjin (dragon kami ). The fu... |
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Haishi |
The practice of enshrining kami as joint tutelaries alongside a shrine's primary object of worship ( shushin or shusaijin ); also, the kami so enshrined. Also called haisai or haikyō when referring to the practice, and haishishin or haishin when referring to the kami involved. The p... |
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Haniyasu |
[Haniyasu no kami] (Nihongi) A tutelary kami of earth. According to an "alternate writing" recorded in Nihongi , Haniyasu no kami was produced by Izanagi and Izanami after they had completed giving birth to the "Great Eight-Island Country" (Ōyashimaguni). ... |
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Haraedo |
[Haraedo no kami] The tutelary kami of a place ( do ) for the performance of purification ( harae ). The expression haraedo (alt. haraedono ) is found in ancient works such as the Engishiki and the section on the Great Purification within the Jingiryō to refer to places used for the perfo... |
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Haruyamanokasumiotoko, Akiyamanoshitabiotoko |
[Haruyama no kasumi otoko.Akiyama no shitabi otoko] (Kojiki) A pair of sibling kami who appear in the middle chapters of Kojiki . The elder brother Akiyama no Shitabiotoko ("fall-mountain-ruddy-man") wagered with his younger brother Haruyama no Kasumiotoko ("... |
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Hayaakitsuhi, Hayaakitsuhime |
[Haya akitsuhi no kami.Haya akitsuhime no kami](Kojiki) Other names: Haya akitsuhiko no kami( Kojiki ), Haya akitsuhi no mikoto( Nihongi ), Minato no kami ( Kojiki ) One of the kami produced by Izanagi and Izanami in Kojiki 's account of the "birth of the land" ( kuniumi ). T... |
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Hayatamanoo |
(Nihongi) The first kami appearing after Izanagi went to the underworld of Yomi and parted from his deceased spouse Izanami, according to an "alternate writing" recorded in Nihongi . Although Izanagi traveled to the underworld to visit Izanami, he broke his vow not to lo... |
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Hezakaru, Hetsunagisabiko, Hetsukahibera |
[Hezakaru no kami.Hetsunagisabiko no kami.Hetsukahibera no kami] (Kojiki) According to Kojiki , three kami which came into existence when Izanagi threw down armbands (bracelets decorated with pearls and jewels) from his right arm in preparation for purification after his retu... |
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Himegami |
A female kami ("goddess"). An extant fragment of the Tsukushi no kuni fudoki describes the three separate peaks of the mountain Kishimayama in the following way: "The peak to the southwest is called the hikogami (male- kami ), the middle peak is called the himegami (... |
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Hinokami |
[Hi no kami] " Kami of fire," a kami with dominion over the nature and use of fire. According to the Kojiki and Nihongi , the kami called Homusubi or Kagutsuchi was the original kami of fire, and this kami became the object of popular cultic faith as a tutelary of protection fro... |
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Hinokuma, Kunikakasu |
[Hinokuma no kami.Kunikakasu no kami] (Nihongi) Central kami ( saijin ) at the Hinokuma Kunikakasu Shrines. At the time of Amaterasu's retreat into the rock cave of heaven, the kami Ishikoridome cast a "sun-image mirror," but his first attempt was imperfect. This first ... |
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Hiruko |
(Kojiki)(Nihongi) "Leach-child," a deformed infant born to Izanagi and Izanami as a result of Izanami's mistake in speaking first to Izanagi during their courtship. The child was placed in a reed boat and set adrift. The meaning of the child's name is debated, although h... |
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Hitokotonushi |
[Katsuragi no hitokotonushi no kami] (Kojiki) Other names: Katsuragi no hitokotonushi no ōkami ( Kojiki ) A kami appearing on Mount Katsuragi, near the border of Yamato and Kawachi Provinces, and who could utter oracles of good or evil with the decisive speaking of a "single wo... |
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Hitorigami |
A kami which came into being alone. This title is used to discriminate such kami from those that are described as coming into being as male-female pairs. According to Kojiki , Amenominakanushi, Takamimusuhi and Kamimusuhi, the so-called "three deities of creation" ( zō... |
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Hohodemi |
[Hiko hohodemi no mikoto] (Kojiki)(Nihongi) Other names: Hoori no mikoto( Kojiki, Nihongi ), Hoorihiko hohodemi no mikoto( Nihongi ), Yamasachibiko( Kojiki ), Yamasachihiko( Nihongi ), Soratsuhiko ( Kojiki ) Offspring of Ninigi and Konohana Sakuyahime. Called Yamasachihiko ... |
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Homudawake |
[Homudawake no mikoto](Kojiki)(Nihongi) Other names: Hondawake no mikoto( Kojiki, Nihongi ) Given name of Emperor Ōjin, offspring of Emperor Chūai and his consort Okinagatarashihime. According to Kojiki , Homudawake was an alternate name for Ōtomo Wake no mikoto. It is also sai... |
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