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Chinjugami
is a god enshrined to protect a specific building or a certain area of land. Nowadays, it is often equated with Ujigami and Ubusunagami. A shrine that enshrines a guardian deity is called a Chinjusha. They contrast with Ujigami by having ties to land and buildings rather than bloodlines. Anyone living on the land worships them regardless of blood ties. Overview It is said to have originated in the Garanshin () of China. In the Buddhist temples of Japan, as Buddhism was introduced and Shinbutsu-shūgō progressed, Shinto deities were enshrined to protect temples, and later Shinto deities were also enshrined in buildings other than temples and in certain areas of land. Nowadays, it is often thought that the jinchujin is the deity that lives in the land (Jinushigami), but if we trace back to the beginning, the jinchujin was a newly enshrined deity to suppress and subjugate the jishu kami. In other words, when people built artifacts on a certain land, they would enshrine a new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ubusunagami
in Shinto are tutelary kami of one's birthplace. Overview In Shinto, a guardian deity of the land of one's birth. It is believed to be a deity that protects you from before you are born until after you die, and that it will protect you throughout your life even if you move to another place. While the relationship between Ujigami and Ujiko is based on blood relations, that between Ubusunagami and Ubuko is based on a sense of faith based on geographical relations. Therefore, it is in a city that this consciousness is strongly expressed. For example, in Kyoto, the unity of clan groups weakened, and a sense of community based on geographical ties was formed, and in the Middle Ages, powerful Shinto shrines such as Inari Shrine, Goryo Shrine, Kamo Shrine, and Kitano Shrine were established. Here the concept of birthplace area was developed based on the god of birthplace. The term ''birthplace pilgrimage'' came into general use, and the custom of paying a visit to the birthplace ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinju No Mori
are forests established and maintained in or around shrines (Chinjugami) in Japan, surrounding temples, Sando, and places of worship. In Ko-Shintō, the forest where the god Kanabi (Kamunabi / Kannabi) is enshrined is also called the Kamishiro. Meaning Chinju no mori'' refers to the Forest that surrounded many Shinto shrine、''The character for mori is often used. In some cases, the word shrine is written and read as mori, suggesting that Shrine Shinto was derived from Kojindō.。It is also referred to as . In modern Shinto, the shintai of shrine Shinto is understood to be the shrine, such as the main hall and Shinto architecture, which are covered with shimenawas, and the surrounding forests are understood to be the shinju-no-mori. In the ancient Shinto religion, which is the original source of shinto, there are Himorogi, Iwakura, Faith, forests, land covered with forests, mountains (such as Fuji Fuji, etc.), megaliths, Sea, River (characteristic places such as re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinjusha
In Japan, a is a Shinto shrine which enshrines a ; that is, a patron spirit that protects a given area, village, building or a Buddhist temple. The Imperial Palace has its own tutelary shrine dedicated to the 21 guardian gods of Ise Shrine. Tutelary shrines are usually very small, but there is a range in size, and the great Hiyoshi Taisha for example is Enryaku-ji's tutelary shrine. The tutelary shrine of a temple or the complex the two together form are sometimes called a . If a tutelary shrine is called ''chinju-dō'', it is the tutelary shrine of a Buddhist temple. Even in that case, however, the shrine retains its distinctive architecture. ''Chinjugami'' A ''chinjugami'' is the tutelary kami of a specific area or building, as for example a village or a Buddhist temple. The term today is a synonym of ''ujigami'' (clan's tutelary ancestor) and , however the three words had originally a different meaning. While the first refers to a clan's ancestor and the second to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ujigami
An is a guardian god or spirit of a particular place in the Shinto religion of Japan. The ''ujigami'' was prayed to for a number of reasons, including protection from sickness, success in endeavors, and good harvests. History The ''ujigami'' is thought to have been more important only since the eighth century. In its current form, the term ''ujigami'' is used to describe several other types of Shinto deities. Originally, the term ''ujigami'' referred to a family god. It is believed that, at first, these deities were worshiped at temporary altars. After the Heian period, the Japanese manorial system was established and nobles, warriors and temples had their own private land, the family-based society fell out of use, and belief in ujigami diminished. In turn, the lords of the manors began to pray to the deities to protect their land. These guardian deities were referred to as . In the Muromachi period the manorial system declined, and so the guardian deities were enshrined ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garanshin
In East Asian Mahayana Buddhism, the Sangharama are a class of deities who are guardians of Buddhist temples and monasteries. Equivalent to the Taoist "realm master deity" (境主), the Sangharama are a lower class of Dharmapala. The Sangharama are dedicated to protecting the monastery area and all who practice within them. Garanshin in the time of the Buddha Sangharama originally referred to the eighteen holy protectors of the Dharma in the Seven Buddhas and Eight Bodhisattvas Great Dharani Mantra Sutra. Later on, the three meritorious ministers of the Jetavana, Pasenadi of Kosala (Sanskrit name: Prasenajit, Pali name: Pasenadi), Prince Gita, and Anathapindika (Anathapindik, also known as Sudatta, meaning "Good Grant") donated a tree to Gautama Buddha because of the donation of the Jetavana premises. Anathapindik (also known as Sudatta, meaning "good grant") was included in the Gautama Sages because of the donation of "Jetavana" to Siddhartha, increasing the number of Gaut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dō (architecture)
. It is very often used in Japanese Buddhism as a suffix in the name of some of the many buildings that can be part of a Japanese temple compound. (Other endings, for example -''den'' as in ''butsuden'', exist.) The prefix can be the name of a deity associated with it (e.g. ''Yakushi-dō'', a name customarily translated as "Yakushi Hall") or express the building's function within the temple's compound (e.g. '' hon-dō'', or main hall).Hall names are capitalized only when they refer to specific examples (e.g. XX-ji's Main Hall) or include proper names of deities (e.g. Yakushi-dō). Some words ending in -''dō'' are ''Butsu-dō'', ''hō-dō'', ''hon-dō'', ''jiki-dō'', ''kaisan-dō'', ''kō-dō'', ''kon-dō'', ''kyō-dō'', ''mandara-dō'', ''miei-dō'', ''mi-dō'', ''sō-dō'', ''Yakushi-dō'' and ''zen-dō''. With some exceptions, for example the words ''hondō'', ''hokke-dō'' and ''kon-dō'', these terms do not indicate any particular structure. The suffix is used sometimes a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myōjin
Myōjin (明神 'shining deity', 'illuminating deity', or 'apparent deity') or Daimyōjin (大明神 'great shining/apparent deity') was a title historically applied to Japanese (Shinto) deities (''kami'') and, by metonymy, their shrines. The term is thought to have been derived from ''myōjin'' (名神 'notable deity'), a title once granted by the imperial court to ''kami'' deemed to have particularly impressive power and virtue and/or have eminent, well-established shrines and cults. This term is first attested in the ''Shoku Nihongi'', where offerings from the kingdom of Bohai (Balhae) are stated to have been offered to "the eminent shrines (名神社 ''myōjin-sha'') in each province" in the year 730 ( Tenpyō 2). An epithet homophonous with this imperially bestowed title, "shining/apparent ''kami''" (written with different Chinese characters), was in popular usage from around the Heian period up until the end of the Edo period, coexisting with titles with more explicit Bud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dakini
A ḍākinī ( sa, डाकिनी; ; mn, хандарма; ; alternatively 荼枳尼, ; 荼吉尼, ; or 吒枳尼, ; Japanese: 荼枳尼 / 吒枳尼 / 荼吉尼, ''dakini'') is a type of female spirit, goddess, or demon in Hinduism and Buddhism. The concept of the ḍākinī somewhat differs depending on the context and the tradition. For instance, in earlier Hindu texts and East Asian esoteric Buddhism, the term denotes a race of demonesses who ate the flesh and/or vital essence of humans. In Hindu Tantric literature, Ḍākinī is the name of a goddess often associated with one of the six chakras or the seven fundamental elements (''dhātu'') of the human body. In Nepalese and Tibetan Buddhism, meanwhile, 'ḍākinī' (also wisdom ḍākinī) can refer to both what can be best described as fierce-looking female embodiments of enlightened energy and to human women with a certain amount of spiritual development, both of which can help Tantric initiates attaining enligh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hariti
Hārītī (Sanskrit), also known as , ja, text=鬼子母神, translit=Kishimojin, is both a revered goddess and demon, depending on the Buddhist tradition. She is one of the Twenty-Four Protective Deities of Mahayana Buddhism. In her positive aspects, she is regarded for the protection of children, easy delivery and happy child rearing, while her negative aspects include the belief of her terror towards irresponsible parents and unruly children. In both Chinese and Japanese Buddhism, she is venerated as a protector deity, but in many folk traditions is often recognized as a female demon of misery and unhappiness towards children and parents. Iconography The iconography of Hārītī shows similarities to the Greek goddess Tyche and may have been transmitted to east Asia through the influence of Greco-Buddhism. In Greek art, Tyche was depicted in the presence of children, carrying a cornucopia (horn of plenty), an emblematic gubernaculum (ship's rudder), and the wheel of f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanshin-ji
is a Buddhist temple located in the Teramoto neighborhood of the city of Kawachinagano, Osaka Prefecture, in the Kansai region of Japan. It is one of the head temples of the Kōyasan Shingon-shū branch of Shingon Buddhism. The temple has several National Treasures and Important Cultural Properties. Its precincts were designated a National Historic Site in 1972. and a Japan Heritage site. History According to tradition, En no Gyōja founded a temple called "Unshin-ji" in the year 701. Just over a century later, in 808, Kūkai visited this temple and initiated worship of the Big Dipper, building seven cairns corresponding to the seven main stars in that constellation, which still remain in the precincts to this day. Kanshin-ji is the only temple in Japan that enshrines the Big Dipper. Again per tradition, Kūkai returned to the temple in 815 and carved a statue of Nyoirin Kannon and renamed the temple "Kanshin-ji". While there are innumerable folklore references to K� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Japanese Deities
This is a list of divinities native to Japanese beliefs and religious traditions. Many of these are from Shinto, while others were imported via Buddhism or Taoism and were "integrated" into Japanese mythology and folklore. Major kami * Amaterasu-Ōmikami (), she is the goddess of the sun as well as the purported ancestress of the Imperial Household of Japan. Her name means "Shines from Heaven" or "the great kami who shine Heaven". For many reasons, one among them being her ties to the Imperial family, she is often considered (though not officially) to be the "primary god" of Shinto. * Ame-no-Uzume ( or ) Commonly called Uzume, she is the goddess of dawn and revelry in Shinto. * Fūjin () Also known as , he is the Japanese god of the wind and one of the eldest Shinto gods, said to have been present at the creation of the world. He is often depicted as an oni with a bag slung over his back. * Hachiman () is the god of war and the divine protector of Japan and its people. Origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Homa (ritual)
In the Vedic Hinduism, a homa (Sanskrit: होम) also known as havan, is a fire ritual performed on special occasions by a Hindu priest usually for a homeowner (" grihastha": one possessing a home). The grihasth keeps different kinds of fire including one to cook food, heat his home, amongst other uses; therefore, a Yajna offering is made directly into the fire. A homa is sometimes called a "sacrifice ritual" because the fire destroys the offering, but a homa is more accurately a "votive ritual". The fire is the agent, and the offerings include those that are material and symbolic such as grains, ghee, milk, incense and seeds. It is rooted in the Vedic religion, and was adopted in ancient times by Buddhism and Jainism. The practice spread from India to Central Asia, East Asia and Southeast Asia. Homa rituals remain an important part of many Hindu ceremonies, and variations of homa continue to be practiced in current-day Buddhism, particularly in parts of Tibet and Japan. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
