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Shiroki, Kuroki |
Literally, "white rice wine" and "black rice wine." Types of sacred wine ( omiki ) used in Shinto offerings ( shinsen ). Ki is an ancient term for rice wine ( sake ). According to the section of the Engishiki onthe palace brewmaster ( mikizukasa ), shiroki is a &quo... |
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Shōkonsha |
[Shōkon sha] "Spirit-inviting-shrine." Prior to World War II, this term referred to shrines established for the purpose of appeasing the spirits of loyalist soldiers who died in the battles of the Meiji Restoration, and thus served as the earlier incarnation of shrine... |
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Soreisha |
[Sorei sha] "Ancestral shrine," a smaller shrine established within the precincts of a local "clan deity" ( ujigami ) or "parish tutelary" ( ubusuna ), and dedicated to the worship of the ancestral spirits of shrine parishioners ( ujiko ). The term ... |
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Statistics for the Distribution of Amulets from the Grand Shrines of Ise |
The annual number and distribution rate of Jingu Taima (Ise amulet) peaked in 1943. Although both figures plummeted immediately after World War II, the number of amulets distributed annually saw a gradual increase after 1947. However, the distribution rate consistently decreas... |
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Takatsuki |
Also called koshidaka . A single-legged standing tray for presenting offerings ( shinsen ) that is thought to be identical to an item called takatsuki in the Engishiki 's section on the Daijōsai (Great Festival of Enthronement). Originally, takatsuki were used as stands to hol... |
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Tamagaki |
A fence enclosing a shrine, sacred area, or the imperial palace. It is believed that the ancient form of such a fence was a brushwood barrier using trees, but historically such fences have also utilized stone, wood, and in recent years, even concrete. Fences may be given a variety of de... |
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Tamagushi |
An object presented to the kami by a priest or worshiper, composed of a sprig of evergreen sakaki to which paper streamers ( shide ), or paper mulberry fibers ( yū ) have been attached. Numerous theories have been advanced to explain the origin of the tamagushi ; and the most common holds ... |
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Teinaisha |
[Teinai sha] A small shrine located within a private residential compound. Also sometimes called a teinai shinshi. Some such shrines originated from the belief that a local kami already dwelled in the area before the building of the home, while others were especially dedicated to t... |
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Temizuya |
[Temizu ya] A purification font where shrine visitors rinse their hands and mouth in symbolic purification. Sometimes read chōzuya . Usually located near the entrance of shrines, most of these facilities are take the form of a simple roof supported by pillars over a font of running w... |
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Tokusanokamudakara |
[Tokusa no kamu dakara] Also read jusshu jinpō . According to the "Original Record of the Heavenly Grandchild" ( Tenson hongi ) in Sendai kuji hongi , these are the "ten kinds of heavenly-emblem sacred treasures" ( amatsushirushi mizutakara tokusa ) bestowed ... |
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Tongū |
Also called karimiya . Literally, a "temporary palace." Originally built as a temporary rest stop for an emperor, empress or crown prince during an outing, the term was later also applied to the temporary structures built to enshrine the spirit of a kami during a sacred pr... |
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Torii |
A formalized gateway arch signifying entrance to a sacred area. Shrines may have one or more torii . When multiple torii are present, the largest one is normally called the "first torii" ( ichi no torii ), and stands at the approachway to the grounds of the shrine. Torii may a... |
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Tōrō |
A fixed lantern or lamp found either within a shrine's precincts ( keidaichi ) or one of the shrine structures, and used as a place to offer votive lights to the shrine. Lamps and lanterns were originally a fixture of Buddhist temples before being adopted at Shinto shrines as well. ... |
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Yamaboko |
One type of float ( dashi ) used in festival processions. A "mountain" or other shape is constructed on top of a wheeled platform and topped by a spear or halberd. This kind of float is said to have developed from the Heian-period shirushi no yama ("sign-mountain"... |
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Yamamiya, Satomiya |
"Mountain shrine" and "village shrine." In cases where a shrine complex is composed of multiple sanctuaries, the one located at the top or midway up the side of a mountain is called the yamamiya (mountain shrine), while the one located at the foot of the mountai... |
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Yorishiro |
The place (or object or person) inhabited by a kami 's spirit when it descends for a religious ceremony or when possessing a person. Yorishiro may take the form of natural objects such as trees or rocks, or implements prepared for use in rituals, such as pillars, banners, or ritual ... |
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§ History and Typology of Shrine Architecture |
History and Typology of Shrine Architecture Because shrine grounds or precincts ( keidai ) are considered sacred areas, a boundary of some kind is used to demarcate the shrine grounds from the secular world. The road or path approaching the shrine generally features one or more ritu... |
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Ōgi |
Originally a fan for cooling oneself; used as an accessory when ritual vestments are worn in Shinto ritual. Unlike the flat and rigid uchiwa , the folding ōgi was invented in Japan, and is found in two main types, the hiōgi made of thin overlapping slats of Japanese cypress ( hinoki ), an... |
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Ōnusa |
An honorific for the more common nusa , a ritual purification wand. Wands presented when invoking the kami or when exorcising sins or imperfections ( tsumi ) were called nusa , and made primarily from the inner bast of paper mulberry ( yū ), fibers of flax ( asa ), and, later, from woven fa... |
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