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Goryō |
Spiritual entities that cause calamities and epidemics to an unspecified, wide range of people. However, kami such as those originally worshipped at shrines ( jinja ) were not viewed as goryō . Specifically, spirits of people who had lost their positions of power and the various kam... |
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Goryō shinkō |
The belief that spiritual beings intimidate society at large with calamity and pestilence and must therefore be appeased in order to restore tranquility and, in turn, to bring about prosperity. To placate and send them away, gatherings known as goryō-e ("meetings with augus... |
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Goryū Shintō |
A Shinto teaching belonging to the broader tradition of Ryōbu Shintō. "Goryū" originally referred to the Buddhist Dharma lineage of retired sovereigns and other retired members of the imperial house. The six basic lineages in the Kōtaku branch of Shingon esotericism i... |
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Gozakae shinji |
A ritual celebrated on the evening of September 24 at Sada Shrine in Kashima Town, Yatsuka District, Shimane Prefecture. Practiced since the Yōrō era (717-724), the ritual consists of replacing the straw matting of the kamikura . Priests below the rank of gūji (chief priest) enter t... |
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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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Gyokusenshū |
(Tamaki Masahide) Collection of the Jewelled Bamboo Slips . Eight fascicles. A record of secret transmissions of Suika Shintō teachings by Tamaki Masahide, a Suika Shintō scholar who was also deeply versed in Kikke Shintō. This work is believed to have been completed between 1725 a... |
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Gyō |
Gyō is a category of religious practices that can be found in every religion and can be broadly grouped into spiritual practices and physical practices. Though influenced by the religious practices of other Asian religions, Shintō practices can be regarded as having developed the... |
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Gyōji sahō |
Often used to refer to general protocol of shrine rituals, the term in its narrow sense designates the detailed regulations governing their performance. Shrine rites ( gyōji ) consist of a combination of basic actions performed by priests ( shinshoku ), which are referred to as &quo... |
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Gōsha |
Rural District Shrines. A shrine rank instituted in the modern shrine ranking system. The modern shrine ranking system was divided into the two general categories of kansha (state shrines) and shosha (assorted shrines). Gōsha were included in the latter category below the munici... |
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Gūji |
One rank in the hierarchy of shrine priests ( shinshoku ). The chief priest among those serving at a particular shrine. At most shrines today, the gūji ordinarily serves as head ritualist, as well as being responsible for the shrine's maintenance and financial management, and gener... |
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Hachidai Ryūō Daishizen Aishinkyōdan |
A Shinto-derived new religion founded by Ishikawa Sen (1886-1961). Born in Hokkaido, Ishikawa established various businesses, including a restaurant and clothing store. While undergoing abdominal surgery in 1930, Ishikawa became possessed ( kamigakari ) by a spirit that comm... |
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Hachidai Ryūōjin Hakkō Seidan |
A Shinto-derived new religion founded by Demura Ryūsei (1926-). Born in Hokkaido, Demura was devout from an early age and regularly used to clean the Inari and other small shrines in his area. It is reported that from the age of ten he developed spiritual powers and began to deliver var... |
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Hachiman Shinkō |
The faith of Hachiman began at Usa Hachimangū and the location of this shrine and five other Hachiman shrines ( gosho betsugū ) in the Kyūshū area (the five shrines are Chikuzen's Daibu Hachiman, Hizen's Chiriku Hachiman, Higo's Fujisaki Hachiman, Satsuma's Nitt... |
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Hachiman gudōkun |
This two-volume work, also called Hachiman gudōki , which details the miracles of the kami Hachiman, and is written in a style that even children of the time could understand. Concerning the formation of the this two volume set— kōhon (Book A) and otsubon (Book B)—there are theories t... |
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Hachiman'usagū gotakusenshū |
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Hachirakukai Kyōdan |
A Shinto-derived new religious movement started by Ogawa Kōichirō (1919-80). It is said that Ogawa had been gripped by nebulous fears of death since early childhood due to the various misfortunes that had befallen successive generations of his family. For these reasons he came int... |
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Hafuri |
A term for Shinto priests ( shinshoku ), usually a rank beneath kannushi and negi . The etymology of the term is unclear, but according to Tanigawa Kotosuga's Wakun no shiori , it refers to shaking a garment to quell disaster or catastrophe. Motoori Norinaga explained it as being relat... |
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Hafuribe |
A type of priestly rank established under the ancient Ritsuryō system. The " hafuri " in hafuribe derives from a quote found in Jōgen's commentary on the Book of Rites ( Raiki ) reading "one associated with the kami ." The " be " is said to have been attac... |
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