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Sakainokami |
[Sakai no kami] " kami of the border," a tutelary enshrined at the boundaries of settlements, and meant to prevent the ingress of evil spirits and kami of pestilence believed responsible for bringing plagues or other disasters to the community. Archeological excavatio... |
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Sanjūbanshin |
"The Thirty Tutelaries," a cultic belief in thirty tutelary kami that alternate each day of the month to protect the Lotus Sutra and the Japanese nation. The cult is especially prevalent within the Nichiren sect. The conceptual ground for the cult originated in the Tenda... |
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Saonetsuhiko |
(Kojiki) Other names: Shinetsuhiko( Nihongi ), Uzu hiko ( Nihongi ) A kami who met Emperor Jinmu, befriended him and guided him on his passage through the sea during the emperor's eastern campaign. The kami was said to be the ancestor of Yamato provincial governors ( miyatsuko ) and th... |
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Sarutahiko |
[Sarutahiko no kami] (Kojiki)(Nihongi) A kami who went out to the "eight crossroads of heaven" to meet and act as guide to the heavenly grandchild Ninigi at the time of his descent ( tenson kōrin ). Sarutahiko was described as having a fantastic appearance, with a nose seve... |
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Seiryū Gongen |
Other names: Seirō Gongen Literally "Clear-Falls-Avatar," this deity was one of the "protectors of the dharma" ( gohō ;) in the Shingon sect of Buddhism, and tutelary of the temple Daigoji in Kyoto. Originally a tutelary of the "Blue Dragon Temple"... |
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Sekisan Myōjin |
Literally, "Red-Mountain Shining-Deity," one of the "protectors of the dharma" ( gohō ;) in the Tendai sect of Buddhism. While studying Buddhism in China, the Japanese monk Ennin underwent practice at the Shandong temple Sekizan Hokke-in (Ch. Chishan Fahu... |
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Shichifukujin |
"Seven deities of good fortune," seven deities reputed to bring good luck. Most commonly, the seven include Ebisu, Daikoku, Bishamonten, Fukurokuju, Jurōjin, Benzaiten, and Hōtei (Ch. Pu-tai), but during the early modern period, Fukurōju and Jurōjin were frequentl... |
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Shikigami |
Kami invoked as familiar spirits within the cult of Onmyōdō. Also read as shikijin , or shiki no kami . The shikigami are believed to have originated in the twelve monthly tutelary deities (Chōmei, Kakai, Jūkai, Densō, Shōkichi, Shōsen, Taiichi, Tenkō, Daishō, Kōsō, Daikichi, and S... |
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Shinanonosakanokami, Ashigarasakanokami |
[Shinano no saka no kami.Ashigara saka no kami] (Kojiki) Two kami subdued by Yamatotakeru during his eastern campaign. After passing through the provinces of Musashi and Kōzuke, Yamatotakeru arrived at the pass of Ashigara on the border of the provinces of Sagami and Suruga, where ... |
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Shinatsuhiko |
[Shinatsuhiko no kami] (Kojiki) Other names: Shinatobe no mikoto ( Nihongi ) According to an "alternate writing" transmitted by Nihongi , Shinatsuhiko was a kami produced at the time Izanagi and Izanami gave birth to the land (kuniumi). As he produced the land of Japan, I... |
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Shingō |
A "divine title" affixed to the name of a kami . A wide variety of titles have come into use in accordance with the unique characteristics of kami , and as a result of historical changes in the way kami have been understood. In the ancient period, the title mikoto was used, whil... |
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Shinra Myōjin |
One of the "protectors of the dharma" ( gohō ;) in the Tendai sect of Buddhism, and tutelary of the famous temple Onjōji (Miidera) in Ōmi, Shiga Prefecture. According to legend, during the return of Enchin (Chishō Daishi) from China, a deity called Shinra Myōjin appeared o... |
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Shinshi |
"Divine servant," usually an animal identified as the servant or familiar of a kami . Also called kami no tsukai or tsukawashime . Tales of special animals acting on behalf of kami to transmit the divine will, or to bear oracles are seen as early as Kojiki and Nihongi ; in the l... |
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Shitateruhime |
(Kojiki)(Nihongi) Other names: Takahime no mikoto ( Kojiki ), Takahime, Wakakunitama ( Nihongi ) The daughter of the land deities ( kunitsukami ) Ōkuninushi and Takiribime, and who became the wife of Amewakahiko when he descended from heaven to negotiate for the "transfer of ... |
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Shizuri |
[Shizuri no kami takehazuchi no mikoto](Nihongi) Other names: Shidori no kami takehazuchi no mikoto ( Nihongi ) According to Nihongi , the kami who completed the process of pacifying the "central land of reed plains" by subduing the final rebellious kami , the "sta... |
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Shushin |
The principal or central kami among all those dedicated at a shrine (see saijin ). Also called shusaijin , the term shushin is used to discriminate the main enshrined kami from other kami that may also be jointly enshrined (see haishi ). A shrine may, however, have more than one shushin ... |
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Suijin |
"Water- kami ," a general term for tutelaries of water, found in a variety of forms. Water is of crucial importance in agriculture, and the availability and quality of water can spell life or death to farmers; as a result, tutelaries of water naturally came to be associated ... |
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Sukunahikona |
[Sukunahikona no kami] (Kojiki) A kami who assisted Ōnamuchi in the "forming of the land." According to Kojiki , Sukunahikona was a tiny kami who fell from between the fingers of its parent ( oyakami ) Kamimusuhi (according to Nihongi , Takamimusuhi). In Kojiki , Sukunahi... |
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Sumegami |
"Noble kami ." Since the prefix sume means "revered," the term sumegami can be considered a general title of respect for kami . At the same time, since the same character sume 皇 is also used in terms such as "emperor" ( tennō ), the title tends to be used p... |
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Susanoo |
[Susanoo no mikoto](Kojiki)(Nihongi) Other names: Take haya susanoo no mikoto( Kojiki ) A kami introduced by ( Kojiki ) as having come into being from the nose of Izanagi no mikoto as he was performing ablutions ( misogi ) to rid himself of pollution encountered while in the underworl... |
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