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Daijōebenmō |
(Kada no Arimaro) This work was written by Kada no Arimaro and was published in 1739 in two volumes and two sections. When Emperor Sakuramachi ascended the throne in 1738, the ceremonial offering of first fruits ( daijōsai ) was revived and, in response to its revival, the shogunal gov... |
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Daijōsai |
A ceremony of state accompanying a new emperor's accession to the throne, the Daijō sai has been considered since ancient times one of the most important among the various rites associated with accession. Also called the Daijōe and the Senso daijō sai , the ceremony had its origi... |
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Daikaku |
Also called mokurokudai , a type of oshiki tray with feet used for presenting offerings ( heihaku or shinsen ) that is about eight sun (about 24 centimeters) square. According to the rules for ritual procedure established by the Association of Shinto Shrines (Jinja Honchō), heihaku ... |
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Daikokuten |
One of the "seven deities of good fortune" ( shichifukujin ), Daikokuten is most commonly seen carrying a "wealth-pounding" wooden mallet in his right hand, holding a treasure sack over his left shoulder, and standing upon rice bales. Daikokuten's iden... |
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Daikunokami |
[Daiku no kami] A generic term for kami worshiped by woodworkers and carpenters ( daiku ). One of the typical figures worshiped by carpenters in the Kyoto and eastern Japan regions is the seventh-century imperial regent Shōtoku Taishi, based on the popular Taishi cult and the legend ... |
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Daily Aspects (higara) and Directional Taboos (hōi) |
The phrase "Today, even the day's aspect is good," (本日はお日柄も良く) is a familiar expression heard at Japanese weddings. This statement refers to the fact that the day is one of " taian ," or "great peace and auspiciousness," the most positive of the &quo... |
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Daisen Shinkō |
Beliefs and practices associated with Daisen, a mountain located in the western part of Tottori Prefecture, also known as Hōki Fuji. It consists of a number of peaks, including Misen, Tengugamine and Sankomine. The highest is Kengamine (1792 m.). The access route from the north sta... |
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Daitōsai (Nagano) |
A festival in which offerings of freshly harvested grains are made by local community leaders ( tōnin ). Celebrated between December 10 and 14 at Takemizuwake Shrine in Kōshoku City, Nagano Prefecture. The name of the festival is derived from the term designating the position of the ... |
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Daitōsai (Saitama) |
A festival celebrated at Hikawa Jinja in Ōmiya City, Saitama Prefecture, on December 10. During the night, a bonfire is lit on the shrine precincts ( keidai ). It is believed that touching the flame has evil repelling efficacy, and therefore the festival was called Ohisai (the Fire Fe... |
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Daoist Elements in Shinto |
Shinto has been greatly influenced by both Confucianism and Buddhism. It is also not without Christian influence. However, despite the fact that Daoist influence on Shinto has been far greater than that of Christianity, to date there has been a dearth of penetrating studies into Sh... |
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Dashi |
A float decorated with variously shaped objects (spears, mountains, people, flowers, etc.), and carried or drawn on wheels to the accompaniment of festive music ( hayashi ). The name dashi is said to have come from the unwoven ends are tassels or "protrusions" ( dashi ) of ... |
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Deguchi Nao |
(1837-1918) Founder of the religious group Ōmoto . Born in the castle town Fukuchiyama in Tanba Province (present-day Kyoto Prefecture), Nao was the eldest daughter of carpenter Kirimura Gorōsaburō and his wife Soyo, but was later adopted into the Deguchi household. Her husband M... |
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Deguchi Nobutsune |
(1657-1714) A priest of the Outer Shrine (Gekū) of the Grand Shrines of Ise (Ise Jingū) in the mid-Edo period, with the priestly rank of gon-negi (Provisional Suppliant). His original lineage name was Watarai, he had the common names Gondayū and Tatewaki, and used the epistolary name... |
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Deguchi Nobuyoshi |
(1615-9) A priest ( shinkan ) of the Outer Shrine (Gekū) at the Grand Shrines of Ise (Ise Jingū) in the mid-Edo period. His original clan name was Watarai, he had the common names Yosanjirō, Shinano, and Gudayū, and his epistolary names were Chokuan and Kōkodō. His formal name was Nobuy... |
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Deguchi Onisaburō |
(1871-1948) Systematizer and co-founder of the new religion Ōmoto. Known within the group as Seishi (Holy Teacher), he was born July 12, 1871, in Anao village in the Kuwata district of Tanba Province (present-day Kyoto Prefecture), as the eldest son of Ueda Kichimatsu and his wife Y... |
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Dewa Sanzan Priest Training Institute |
(Dewa Sanzan Jinja Shinshoku Yōseisho) A Jinja Honchō-approved training institute for shrine priests managed by Dewa Sanzan Jinja. It was established in 1962 as a B-rank institution offering a one-year course for trainees ( gonseikai katei ), but in 1980 it launched a two-year pro... |
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Dewasanzan Shinkō |
Beliefs and practices associated with three mountains of Dewa (in present-day Yamagata Prefecture): Haguro (419 m.), Gassan (1980 m.) and Yudono (1504 m.). This grouping became fixed sometime between the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries; before that, Yudono was consi... |
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Do Shrines Issue Any Inauspicious Fortunes?" |
Omikuji is a popular form of divination in which paper fortunes can be drawn from a box at Shinto shrines. Adults and children alike hope for a lucky fortune, and hardly anyone ever draws an unlucky one. Since it is the fundamental business of shrines to attract good fortune, omikuji th... |
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Dōsojin |
"Tutelary of roads," a generic name for a kami often found dedicated at village borders and intersections as a guard against noxious spirits and evil kami that bring pestilence and disasters to the local community from outside. Frequently called sae no kami , dōrokujin , ... |
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Dōzoku Saishi (Kinship Group-Based Religious Observances) |
Communal worship performed by members of a dōzoku . The term dōzoku denotes a social grouping which, based on a genealogically determined hierarchy, is formed by a main lineage and a number of branch families sharing the same ancestors. From the main lineage, branch lineages emerge... |
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