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Katashiro |
An object used as a substitute for a spirit in rites of worship. The term also refers to objects representing human figures ( hitogata or nademono ) used in rites of purification ( misogi or harae ) in place of the subject of the rite. In such cases, the subject rubs the object on his body or ... |
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Katsuogi, Chigi |
Two characteristic features of shrine architecture, katsuogi refer to log-like sections laid horizontally along and perpendicular to, the ridge line of the structure, while chigi refer to poles that appear to extend from the roof's gableboards, intersecting at the ridge an... |
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Katō Genchi |
(1873-1965) Shinto and religious studies scholar of the Taisho and Showa eras. Born June 17, 1873, in a True Pure Land (Jōdo Shinshū) Buddhist temple in Tokyo. After graduating in philosophy from the Department of Letters at Tokyo Imperial University, he served as professor at an ar... |
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Kawabe Kiyonaga |
(161-88) Priest ( shikan ) at the Grand Shrine of Ise in the early Edo period. Descendent of the Ōnakatomi lineage, traditional inheritors of the office of Senior Chief Priest ( daigūji ) at Ise, Kawabe was part of a branch lineage and thus became a Buddhist acolyte for a period early in l... |
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Kawai Kiyomaru |
(1848-1917) Shintoist and promoter of social education in the Meiji and Taisho eras. Born into a family of hereditary Shinto priests in Tōhaku District, Tottori Prefecture. Kiyomaru inherited the family priestly occupation after his father's death, serving concurrently in the ... |
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Kawamura Hidene |
(1723-92) Scholar of National Learning ( kokugaku ) and samurai retainer of the Owari Nagoya Domain in the mid-Edo period. His styles included Kimifuka and Nobuyuki, common names included Kin'nosuke and Fukutarō, and he used the epistolary names Kyokushū and Ritsuan. He was born t... |
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Kawanokami |
[Kawa no kami] (Kojiki) Other names: Kahaku( Nihongi ) A generic name for kami of rivers and streams. The lineage of this kami is not described in the classics. Nihongi 's record of Emperor Nintoku's reign contains an anecdote regarding the offering of human sacrifices ( hitobashira ... |
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Kawatsura Bonji |
(1862-1929) Founder of the religious foundation Miitsukai, focused on the practice of misogi or ablutions in water. His formal name was Tsuneji, and he also went by the family name Hasuike. He used the epistolary names Denzan and Kaorinoya, and went by the name Renge Hōin while a disc... |
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Kayanohime |
[Kaya no hime no kami] (Kojiki) Other names: Nozuchi no kami( Kojiki ), Nozuchi, Itsu no nozuchi( Nihongi ) A kami of field and grasses produced by Izanagi and Izanami. According to Nihongi , after giving birth to the land, seas, rivers and mountains, Izanagi and Izanami gave birth to t... |
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Kayu'ura |
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Kaza-matsuri |
A village communal invocation event conducted around the two-hundred and tenth day of the year, or around " hatsusaku " (first day of the eighth month by the old calendar), to ward off damaging winds. Also referred to as kazahimachi . The two hundred and tenth day is counted ... |
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Kazenokami |
[Kaze no kami] " kami of wind," also known as fūjin . Japan's geographic setting, in an area exposed to strong seasonal winds, makes the wind an important factor in everyday life, farming, and maritime industries. As a result, Japan has been home to beliefs in tutelaries of ... |
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Kegare |
A polluted and evil condition; a concept opposite of purity. A condition of taboo in Shinto. From ancient times transgressions ( tsumi ) have been understood as the result of human behavior, but kegare is seen as the result of naturally occurring phenomena. It was thought that when th... |
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Keichū |
(164-171) Buddhist monk of the Shingon sect and pioneer of the early modern school of National Learning ( kokugaku ). Born in Amagasaki, Settsu Province (present-day Hyōgo Prefecture) as the second son of Shimogawa Motoyoshi, a retainer to Lord Aoyama, castellan of Amagasaki Cast... |
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Keidaichi |
Land on which a shrine located. The term shrine encompasses in this case the immediate shrine buildings as well as other constructions and edifices located on its grounds. Furthermore, shrines require land and space to maintain the shrine's dignity and places to perform rites and f... |
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Keihitsu |
A call made by the priest and other festival participants, used when invoking the kami ( kōshin ), when opening and closing sanctuary doors or during divine processions as part of various rituals and ceremonies. It is addressed to the kami as well as to those in attendance, urging them ... |
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Keikōin Seijun |
(d. 1566) Buddhist nun of the Warring Provinces ( sengoku ) period (ca. 1467-1568). Born in Kumano (present-day Wakayama Prefecture), Seijun was third matriarch of the Buddhist convent Keisōin in Uji, Ise Province (present-day Mie Prefecture), and the Dharma-heir of Chikei Shōn... |
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Keikōin Shūyō |
( d. 1611) Buddhist nun of the Azuchi-Momoyama period (ca. 1574-1600) and fourth matriarch of the Buddhist convent Keikōin in Uji, Ise Province (present-day Mie Prefecture). Lamenting the harm suffered by the Grand Shrines of Ise (Ise Jingū) due to the civil wars of the period, Shūy... |
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Keishin sūso |
A set expression composed of two Sino-Japanese compounds keishin and sūso . As one of Shintō's basic concepts, the phrase means to revere and honor kami and to respect and honor one's own ancestors. At its root, this unified notion of keishi sūso is the ancient Japanese religious cons... |
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Kenchō shinji |
"Bird offering rite." Held January 1-3 at Iyahiko Shrine in the village of Iyahiko, Nishikanbara District, Niigata Prefecture. Each evening, a decorative stand ( shimadai ) upon which wooden sculptures of birds have been mounted is placed before the kami ( shinzen ) tog... |
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