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Aidono |
A structure enshrining multiple kami in addition to the principal object of worship ( shushin ). In some cases, the term aidono is used even when all jointly enshrined kami are considered principal objects of worship. Ｋami enshrined in an aidono are called aidono no kami (jointly en... |
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An |
A table-like platform used during rites and ceremonies to hold heihaku , shinsen , tamagushi , and other ritual implements. An may also be called heihakuan , shinsen an , and tamagushi an to differentiate their specific purposes. Various sizes and shapes are used, and they may have fo... |
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Beppyō jinja |
Literally, "shrines on the exceptional list." A classification given to certain shrines by the Association of Shinto Shrines (Jinja Honchō) in consideration of the shrine's pedigree or activities. In accordance with Article 5 of the Association's Regulations for Pr... |
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Betsugū |
Literally, "detached shrine" or "separate shrine." An auxiliary shrine existing in relation to a central or main shrine ( honsha , hongū ). Also called bessha . In practice, a detached shrine and its main shrine may be related in a variety of ways, but in princip... |
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Chinowa |
Also called suganuki , a large ring made of cogon grass ( chigaya ) and erected on the pathway leading to a shrine on the days of purification ( harae ) of the last day of the sixth or seventh month (called nagoshi harae or minazuki harae ). Worshipers at the shrine pass through the ring as an ... |
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Chokusaisha |
A shrine where an imperial envoy ( chokushi ) comes to perform rituals; officially known as a chokushi sankō no jinja ("shrine attended by imperial envoy"). Shrines designated as chokusai have existed since ancient times, as typified by the Heian-period system of "... |
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Daikaku |
Also called mokurokudai , a type of oshiki tray with feet used for presenting offerings ( heihaku or shinsen ) that is about eight sun (about 24 centimeters) square. According to the rules for ritual procedure established by the Association of Shinto Shrines (Jinja Honchō), heihaku ... |
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Dashi |
A float decorated with variously shaped objects (spears, mountains, people, flowers, etc.), and carried or drawn on wheels to the accompaniment of festive music ( hayashi ). The name dashi is said to have come from the unwoven ends are tassels or "protrusions" ( dashi ) of ... |
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Eboshi |
One type of headdress worn by Shinto priests ( shinshoku ) during ritual ceremonies. Originally a headdress worn to indicate a man who had celebrated his "coming of age" ceremony ( genpuku ), the eboshi took on various forms, including versions that were heavily lacquere... |
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Edayashiro |
Literally, "branch shrine," a term used to describe a smaller auxiliary shrine located on the precincts of a larger shrine. Also called an edamiya , a shrine whose object of worship, in turn, is referred to as an edagami . The term edagami originally referred to a kami posse... |
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Ema |
Votive tablets bearing illustrations of horses or other scenes offered at shrines, temples, wayside shrines and chapels, as expressions of prayer and thanks. Types of ema range from large, framed pictures produced by professional painters, to smaller pictures painted by unknow... |
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Emaki |
A kind of scroll composed of an illustrated narrative that unfolds as the scroll is unrolled. The origins of emaki are unknown, but they were produced as early as the late Heian period, and they assumed their present form in the twelfth century. The term emaki apparently dates to the ea... |
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Engimono |
The term " engi " is the abbreviation of a longer term of Buddhist origin, innen shōki (Skt. pratītyasamutpāda , or "co-dependent origination"), but by extension it came to refer to narratives regarding the historical "origins" and miraculous ta... |
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Entō |
Also read shioyu , entō is liquid made by dissolving rock salt in water. It is used in the preparatory purifications ( shubatsu ) preceding ritual worship. Salt water is considered an indispensable element in the performance of ground-purification ( jichinsai ) and other rites. Cus... |
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Gohei |
A kind of ritual wand, one type of heihaku , also called heisoku . Gohei were originally identical to cloth offerings called mitegura , but the term gradually came to be used in its present, narrower sense. Gohei are made by attaching zig-zag cut strips of gold, silver, white or multico... |
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Gokoku jinja |
"Shrines for the protection of the nation," shrines dedicated to the spirits of individuals who died in Japanese wars from the end of the early modern period through World War II. Throughout most of the prewar period these shrines were known as shōkonsha or "spirit-... |
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Haiden |
The haiden is the building provided for the performance of ceremonies and for worshipping the shrine's kami . Normally located in the foreground of the shrine's sanctuary ( honden ), the haiden is usually built on a somewhat larger scale than the honden , and tends to be the st... |
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Hamaya |
Literally, "demon-breaking arrow." A decorative arrow sold at shrines at New Year's to ward off misfortune and attract good luck. Hamaya are popular among New Year's visitors to shrines as one type of good-luck charm or engimono . From the Edo to the early Meiji p... |
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Hatsuho |
Literally, "first rice ears 初穂." Namely, rice offered to kami as the "first fruits" of the autumn harvest. Also found written 早穂 and 先穂. Originally hatsuho referred to ears of plucked (cut) rice, tied in bunches and hung up as an offering. At the Grand Shrines of ... |
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Heiden |
A shrine structure built to hold sacred offerings or heihaku , but most commonly constructed as a link between a shrine's sanctuary ( honden ) and hall of worship ( haiden ). In the architectural style called Gongen-zukuri , when the stone floor of the heiden is constructed at a level be... |
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