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Shinanonosakanokami, Ashigarasakanokami |
[Shinano no saka no kami.Ashigara saka no kami] (Kojiki) Two kami subdued by Yamatotakeru during his eastern campaign. After passing through the provinces of Musashi and Kōzuke, Yamatotakeru arrived at the pass of Ashigara on the border of the provinces of Sagami and Suruga, where ... |
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Shinatsuhiko |
[Shinatsuhiko no kami] (Kojiki) Other names: Shinatobe no mikoto ( Nihongi ) According to an "alternate writing" transmitted by Nihongi , Shinatsuhiko was a kami produced at the time Izanagi and Izanami gave birth to the land (kuniumi). As he produced the land of Japan, I... |
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Shinboku, Shinju |
Literally, "divine tree." A tree regarded as sacred, as the symbol of sacred territory or a place in which the kami dwell. As such, the cutting or polluting of such trees is avoided. In some cases, however, the term is used to denote the lumber used in building shrines. Durin... |
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Shinbutsu Bunri |
The separation of Shinto and Buddhism. A series of administrative measures implemented by the Meiji government, designed to prohibit the shinbutsu shūgō (the systemic combination of kami and buddhas, shrines and temples, and their priesthoods) system that had its roots in the Na... |
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Shinchoku |
A reference to Japan as a country that was founded and is protected by kami . Divine lands (of Japan, shinshū ). The first use of this term was in the entry for the tenth month of the ninth year in the records for Emperor Chūai. It is attributed to the King of Silla: "I hear that there is a ... |
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Shinden |
"Divine rice field." A rice paddy where the offerings used in shrine ceremonies are grown, or for otherwise augmenting the various profits of a shrine. Such shrine fields were already provided for as grants from the state under the centralized ritsuryō (administrative ... |
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Shindō Tenkōkyo |
A Shinto-derived new religion founded by Tomokiyo Yoshizane (1888-1952). Tomokiyo joined Ōmoto in 1918 but left the next year as the result of doubts about the movement, and he developed such antipathy that he came to engage in aggressive attacks on the group. He established his own ... |
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Shingakushokaiki |
This one-volume work, written by Fujitsuka Tomoaki in 1743, is also known as Kyōken senshō shokaiki . Kyōken refers to Yoshimi Yoshikazu. It is a record of numerous questions addressed by Tomoaki, priest ( shinkan ) at the Shiogama Shrine (modern day Shiwahiko and Shiogama Shrines)... |
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Shingun |
A specific type of gun (district), one of the provincial administrative units under the ancient Ritsuryō system of laws and codes that provided services to a shrine. In the eighth century eight such districts were established. Watarai-gun and Take-gun in Ise Province served the Gr... |
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Shingō |
A "divine title" affixed to the name of a kami . A wide variety of titles have come into use in accordance with the unique characteristics of kami , and as a result of historical changes in the way kami have been understood. In the ancient period, the title mikoto was used, whil... |
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Shinji Shūmeikai |
A Shinto-derived new religion strongly influenced by Sekai Kyūseikyō. Its founder, Koyama Mihoko (1910-), received Sekai Kyūseikyō's ritual of jōrei (spiritual healing and purification) while giving birth in 1940, and became a devotee of the movement the following year. She en... |
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Shinkan |
Widely used synonymously with shinshoku . In the broad sense, the term shinkan denotes one kind of shrine priest. In the strict sense, however, shinkan and shinshoku are different. Until the Edo period the term was limited to those having qualifications from the Yoshida house, but w... |
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Shinkenhōten shinji |
"Offering the sacred sword to heaven." A rite held on New Year's Eve at Hinomisaki Shrine in Taisha City, Hikawa District, Shimane Prefecture. In this extremely secret and ancient ceremony, the chief priest ( gūji ) lights a divine flame and rigorously carries out purif... |
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Shinkoku |
A reference to Japan as a country that was founded and is protected by kami. Divine lands (of Japan, shinshū ). The first use of this term was in the entry for the tenth month of the ninth year in the records for Emperor Chūai. It is attributed to the King of Silla: "I hear that there is a ... |
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Shinkokugaku |
"New kokugaku ." A movement for the revival and rebirth of kokugaku in the modern period. The term refers in particular to the discipline of folklore-based studies of Japanese culture, as advocated in the postwar period by Yanagita Kunio and Orikuchi Shinobu. According ... |
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Shinkokushisō |
According to this line of thinking, Japan was created by its native kami and its divine creators conferred upon it a special protection. This notion was not originally a chauvinistic one. However, there were occasions when it was used in this way, especially during moments of mounti... |
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Shinkon |
Marriage among kami or between kami and human beings. It is also called sacred marriage ( seikon ). In the case of a male kami and a female human being the woman was always a virgin ( shojo ). In general virgins were believed to be pure in mind and body. The spirit of the august kami possessed ... |
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Shinkōsai |
The procession of portable shrines (see the separate entry also titled shinkōsai ) is an essential element of nearly all shrine festivals. Here, the festival held May 4 at Toga Shrine in Ichinomiya Town, Hoi District, Aichi Prefecture, will be used as an example, as it brings togethe... |
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Shinkōsai |
The characters for ‘ shinkō' can also be read ‘ miyuki' , indicating a rite concerned with journey of the kami out of the sanctuary. The shinkōsai is frequently held as part of the reisai , as stipulated in Jinja saishiki. There are three types of shinkōsai : 1. rites occurring within the ... |
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Shinme |
A horse presented as a votive offering ( hōnō ), to serve as a mount for the kami . Also called jinme or kamikoma . Horses were viewed as mounts for the kami since ancient times, and it was customary to present a horse to the kami as an expression of gratitude when making a vow or entreaty ( kis... |
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