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Monozane |
Generally, this term refers to the origin of a thing, or its material substance. In Shinto, however, monozane carries an additional significance as a term related to the process of the creation of kami . In this context, monozane is the essence from which kami are born. In Book I ( kamit... |
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Morotabune shinji |
" Morotabune rite." A festival held on December 3 at Miho Shrine in Mihonoseki Town, Yatsuka District, Shimane Prefecture, whose origins lay in the myths regarding the transfer of the land ( kuniyuzuri ) to the descendents of the heavenly kami as recorded in Kojiki and Nih... |
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Motoda Nagazane |
(1818-91) Confucian scholar of the late Edo period and early Meiji era and lecturer to the Emperor Meiji. He had the style name Shichū and epistolary names Higashino and Chayō. Born in 1818 in Higo Province (present-day Kumamoto Prefecture) as the eldest son of a retainer to the Kumam... |
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Motoori Haruniwa |
(1763-1828) Scholar of National Learning ( kokugaku ) of the late Edo period. His common name was Kenzō, later Kentei, and he had the epistolary name Nochisuzunoya. The eldest son of Motoori Norinaga, he was born in 1763 in his mother's birthplace, the city of Tsu in Ano District, Ise P... |
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Motoori Norinaga |
(173-181) Scholar of National Learning ( kokugaku ) of the late Edo period. His original lineage name was Ozu, and he was known initially by the names Yoshisada and Yashirō. After he took the family name Motoori, he was known as Norinaga, Shun'an and Chūe. His epistolary name was Suzun... |
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Motoori Ōhira |
(1756-1833) Scholar of National Learning ( kokugaku ) of the early modern period. His original lineage name was Inagake and his formal name was Shigeho, but he later took the name Ōhira. He was called Sōshiemon after he was adopted into the Motoori house, and his epistolary name was Fu... |
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Mozume Takami |
(1847-1928) Scholar of National Learning ( kokugaku ) and the Japanese language from the Meiji to the Taisho eras. Born on the twenty-eighth day of the fifth month of 1847 in the castle town of Kitsuki in the province of Bungo, in what is now Kitsuki City, Oita Prefecture. His father was ... |
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Mozume Takayo |
(1817-83) Scholar of National Learning ( kokugaku ) from the late Edo period to the early Meiji era. Born on the first day of the second month of 1817 in the castle town of Kitsuki in Bungo Province (now Kitsuki City, Oita Prefecture), Mozume had the epistolary name Muguraya. A dedicate... |
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Mukakusha |
Unranked shrines. This is a category in the Meiji shrine ranking system of shrines entirely without rank. They do not even possess the rank of sonsha (village shrines). Among all shrines, these had the absolute lowest status. Shrines of this sort were also referred to as zassha , or &q... |
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Munakata Shinkō |
The faith related to Munakata Jinja, The faith has elements of guarding the nation and protecting the imperial house, as well as safety at sea and ensuring fishermen a bountiful catch. Munakata can also be written with the characters 胸形 or 宗形. The Jinmyōchō section of the Engishiki re... |
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Munchū |
A type of patrilinear group found primarily on the main island of Okinawa, based on the recognition of a common ancestor. Munchū emerged out of the late 17th century drive by the Ryūkyū kingdom to strengthen the class system among the gentry, which led in 1689 to the creation of the stat... |
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Murata Harumi |
(1746-1811) Scholar of National Learning ( kokugaku ) of the mid-Edo period, and disciple of Kamo no Mabuchi. Born the second son of Murata Harumichi, a dried sardine merchant in the Nihonbashi district of Edo, his original lineage name was Taira. His common names were Heishirō, Jih... |
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Mushi-sagashi shinji |
"Insect searching rite." A rite held August 7 at Miho Shrine in Mihonoseki Town, Yatsuka District, Shimane Prefecture. Shrine maidens ( miko ) put on old masks, take up sprigs of willow in their right hands and bells in their left, and pay their respects to the four directio... |
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Musuhi |
Also written as 産巣日, 鬼, 産日, and 産鬼. Musuhi refers to the ethereal workings that cause heaven, earth, and all things to come into being. Etymologically, musu carries the meaning of creation and development, while hi implies incorporeal or mysterious workings. A quick look at the vari... |
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Mutobe Yoshika |
(186-63) Scholar of National Learning ( kokugaku ) of the Hirata school in the late Edo period. Born in 1806 as the son of Mutobe Tokika, a Shinto priest ( shikan ) of the shrine Mukō Jinja in Otokuni District, Yamashiro Province, in what is now Kyoto Prefecture. In 1823, at the age of eigh... |
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Mythological Research |
The Japanese mythology relevant to the study of Shinto is recorded in classical sources from the Nara and early Heian periods. It is often called Kiki mythology ( Kiki shinwa ) and refers to the chapters on the age of the kami in the Kojiki and Nihon shoki . Alternatively, it is also descr... |
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Myōga Matsuri |
"Myōga ginger rite." A rite for divining the fortune of the upcoming year ( toshi-ura ) held January 3 at Asusuki Shrine in Kanegochi Town, Ayabe City, Kyoto Prefecture. On this day, the prospects for the rice harvest of the upcoming year are divined based on the condition o... |
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Myōjin |
"“Eminent deity.” In ancient times, famed shrines of particularly impressive power and virtue were referred to as myōja shinmei (lit. "eminent shrines with divine luminaries"), as seen in the Sandai jitsuroku (901) entry for the 4th day of the 3rd month of 863. The ... |
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Myōjin taisha |
A shrine dedicated to a "eminent kami " ( myōjin ) noted for its remarkable powers. All such shrines were considered "great shrines" ( taisha ) under the ancient system of shrine rankings ( shakaku ). In the Kyoto-Osaka region, such shrines are particularly num... |
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Myōken shinkō |
Worship of the bodhisattva Myōken, who is the deification of the North Star and Ursa Major (the Big Dipper). The bodhisattva Myōken is also referred to as Myōken Daishi, Sonshōō, and the bodhisattva Hokushin. She is prized as the protector of the nation, the suppressor of calamity, a... |
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