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Naobinomitama |
(Motoori Norinaga) This is a book about the kodō (ancient Way) theory of kokugaku . It was written by Motoori Norinaga and consists of one volume. Finished in 1771, it was included in Kojikiden , vol. 1 published in 1790. This work compares the strengths and weaknesses of the Japanese a... |
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Naorai |
A banquet that accompanies a matsuri . Usually understood as sharing a meal of the offerings made at the festival after its conclusion, the naorai is one of the constituent elements of matsuri. According to the Association of Shinto Shrines' Jinja saishiki , naorai are included ... |
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Nashiki Sukeyuki |
(1659-1723) A proponent of Suika Shintō of the mid-Edo period. His epistolary name was Keisai, his posthumous name was Zenju'in, and his common name was Sakyo Gondayū; he also occasionally used the lineage name Kamo. Born to the courtier Nashiki Sukenaga, who had been bestowed with ... |
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Nasubi shinji |
"Eggplant rite." A rite held September 27–28 at Suga Shrine in Daitō Town, Ōhara District, Shimane Prefecture. Eggplants ( nasubi ) are cut into two pieces; the blossom-end sections are cut with four notches and presented before the shrine's altar. Eggplants cut in this ... |
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Ne no kuni |
Literally, "Land of the Roots," it is also known as Ne no katasukuni, Soko no kuni, or Haha no kuni. It is the place to which Susanoo is banished by his father Izanagi, who says to him: "Thou mayest no longer dwell in this land." From this we can deduce that Haha no kun... |
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Nedari matsuri |
"Blackmail festival." A rite held on the first day of the rooster in November at Toyosumi Shrine in Yui Town, Ihara District, Shizuoka Prefecture. Winter cod, sea bream, and abalone are served on cutting boards for a ritual banquet meal. The size of each serving is fixed, a... |
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Negi |
One comprehensive term for shrine priests ( shinshoku ). In the ancient system, it was the position below kannushi . The origin of the word ( negu ) is related to the idea of comforting the hearts of the kami and praying for their protection; it indicates someone who petitions the kami in ... |
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Nemurinagashi no shinji |
A rite held on August 6 at Aso Shrine in Ichinomiya Town, Aso District, Kumamoto Prefecture. After a ceremony at Tazuwara Shrine, one of Aso's auxiliary shrines ( sessha ), a group of youths led by a lantern attached to a long staff ( takaharijōchin ) sing rice-planting songs as they com... |
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Nenjū gyōji |
"Annual events," a general term for the communal events that are held by people at the same time every year. Many of these observances have religious elements and even today not a few of them have a close connection to Shintō, such as hatsumōde , setsubun , and so forth. The te... |
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Nenneko shinji |
"Baby coat rite." A rite held on December 1 at Konoha Shrine in Koza Town, Higashi-Muro District, Wakayama Prefecture, to pray for easy childbirth and the healthy growth of children. Starting around 9:30 a.m., the baby nursing ritual ( komori no shinji ) begins. After r... |
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Nigihayahi |
[Nigihayahi no mikoto] (Kojiki) A kami claimed as ancestor of the Mononobe clan. According to Nihongi , Nigihayayi descended from heaven in the "heavenly rock boat," took for wife Mikashigiyahime (younger sister of Nagasunehiko), and thus fathered Umashimade no miko... |
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Nigimitama |
The term denotes the functional working of a spirit. Nigimitama refers to the peaceful and calming aspect of a spirit, whereas aramitama refers to its harsh and raging aspect. A spirit appears first as an aramitama but is transformed into a nigimitama by pacification and worship. Ar... |
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Nigite |
Also called nigitahe , one type of heihaku , or white cloth or unwoven threads of flax ( asa ), paper mulberry ( yū ), or silk offered to the kami . According to the divine age chapters of Kojiki , when Amaterasu hid herself in the heavenly rock cave, Amenokoyane no mikoto used a number of rit... |
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Nihon Jingū Honchō |
A religious movement with characteristics of sectarian Shinto ( kyōha Shintō ) and founded by Nakajima Shūkō (1902-88). Deeply interested in the study of the traditional calendar ( rekigaku ), Yin-Yang, and the theory of five phases of matter ( gogyō ), Nakajima had independently s... |
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Nihon Seidō Kyōdan |
A Shinto-derived new religion founded by Iwasaki Shōō (1934-). In 1951 Shōō suffered from jaundice and lapsed into a coma, during which he had a mystical experience; from that time it was said he had gained the ability to experience teleportation and foretell natural calamities. In ... |
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Nihonshoki sanso |
(Ichijō Kaneyoshi) This text written by Ichijō Kaneyoshi (1402-81) and completed between 1455 and 1457. It is comprised of six volumes and three books and is a commentary on the "Age of the Kami " ( jindai ) volume of Nihon shoki . A renowned scholar of his time, Kaneyoshi dra... |
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Nihonshoki tsūshaku |
(Iida Takesato) This text, comprised of seventy volumes and five books, is a commentary of the entire Nihon shoki written by the National Learning ( kokugaku ) scholar Iida Takesato and published in 1892. Referring extensively to earlier Edo period commentaries such as the Shoki Sh... |
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Nihonshoki tsūshō |
(Tanigawa Kotosuga) This thirty-five volume, twenty-three book work is a commentary of the entire Nihon shoki written by the Suika Shintō and National Learning ( kokugaku ) scholar Tanigawa Kotosuga during the mid-Edo Period. Kotosuga finished the text in 1751, and it was publish... |
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Nihonshokiden |
(Suzuki Shigetane) This text, comprised of thirty volumes and one-hundred forty-seven books, is a commentary of Nihon shoki written by the National Learning ( kokugaku ) scholar Suzuki Shigetane at the end of the Tokugawa period. Through the "Tensonkōrin" chapter of t... |
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Niiname sai |
Literally, "First Taste Celebration," niiname sai refers to the set of harvest festivals in November carried out at the imperial palace and at shrines throughout the country. Complements the Kinen sai , a rite involving prayers for a healthy crop and held on the fourth da... |
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