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One of Hearn's last books, this substantial volume is a highly readable history of Shinto in Japan, and its interaction with Buddhism and Christianity; highly recommended for outsiders who want to understand the Japanese sprit and culture. The Shundai Zatsuwa (A Japanese Philosopher) Thereupon the Heavenly Sovereign, alarmed at the valor and ferocity of his august child's disposition, commanded him, saying: " In the West there are two Kumaso Bravoes - unsubmissive and disrespectful men. If thou do not wait and catch it, we will certainly slay thee." The name of the deity that was born from the bead of the deity Shining-Elder, who bad been slain, was the deity Possessor-of-the-True-Pass-Mountains. Answer (1 of 2): "Shinto" is a term which coalesced relatively recently (within the last 100-200 years) to collect or contain what had previously been (and remains, to a certain extent) separate sites, beliefs, and practices connected to sites and communities all across Japan. They ascended forthwith to Heaven and inquired of Their Augustnesses the Heavenly deities. Chamberlain, translator 1882] PART I.- THE BIRTH OF THE DEITIES . In this manner each day a thousand people would surely be born." Thereupon the dead prince, turning into a white dotterel eight fathoms long, and soaring up to Heaven, flew off toward the shore. Then he sang augustly, saying: The saber-sword which I placed at the maiden's bedside, alas! Search Sacred-texts: TOP SEARCHES. Another more important reason is tied to a legend in which a sakaki tree was decorated in order to lure Amaterasu, the sun goddess, out of her hiding place inside a cave. Emperor In-giy (Part IV.His Age and Place of Burial), Section CXLI.Emperor In-giy (Part V.Prince Karu Loves His Sister Princess So-tohoshi), Section CXLII.Emperor In-giy (Part VI.War Between Prince Karu and Prince Anaho), Section CXLIII.Emperor In-giy (Part VII.Death of Prince Karu and Princess So-tohoshi), Section CXLIV.Emperor An-k (Part I.He Slays King Oho-kusaka), Section CXLV.Emperor An-k (Part II.He is Slain by King Ma-yowa), Section CXLVI.Emperor An-k (Part III.Prince Oho Hatsuse Slays Princes Kuro-biko and Shiro-biro), Section CXLVII.Emperor An-k (Part IV.Death of Prince Ma-yowa and of the Grandee Tsubura), Section CXLVIII.Emperor An-k (Part V:Prince Oho-Hatsuse Slays Prince Oshiha), Section CXLIX.Emperor An-k (Part VI.Flight of Princes Ohoke and Woke), Section CL.Emperor Y-riyaku, (I.Genealogies), Section CLI.Emperor Yu-riyaku (Part II.Various Deeds), Section CLII.Emperor Y-riyaku (Part III.The Roof of the House of the Great Departmental Lord of Shiki), Section CLIII.Emperor Y-riyaku (Part IV.He Wooes Princess Waka-kusaka-be), Section CLIV.Emperor Y-riyaku (Part V.Story of the Woman Akawi-ko), Section CLV.Emperor Y-riyaku (Part VI.He Makes a Progress to Yeshinu), Section CLVI.Emperor Y-riyaku (Part VII.The Horse-fly and the Dragon-fly), Section CLVII.Emperor Yu-riyaku (Part VII.Adventure with a Wild Boar), Section CLVIII.Emperor Y-Riyaku (Part IX.Revelation of the Great Deity of Kadzuraki, Lord of One Word), Section CLIX.Emperor Y-riyaku (Part X.The Mound of the Metal Spade), Section CLX.Emperor Y-riyaku (Part XI.The Leaf in the Cup), Section CLXI.Emperor Y-riyaku (Part XII.Songs by the Emperor and Princess Wodo), Section CLXII.Emperor Y-riyaku (Part XIII.His Age and Place of Burial), Section CLXIII.Emperor Sei-nei (Part I.Search for a Successor to Him), Section CLXIV.Emperor Sei-nei (Part II.Princes Ohoke and Woke are Discovered), Section CLXV.Emperor Sei-nei (Part III.The Grandee Shibi), Section CLXVI.Emperor Sei-nei (Part IV.Prince Ohoke Cedes the Empire to Prince Woke), Section CLXVII.Emperor Ken-z (Part I.The Old Woman Oki-Me), Section CLXVIII.Emperor Ken-z (Part II.He Slays The Boar-Herd), Section CLXIX.Emperor Ken-z (Part III.The Emperor Y-riyaku's Mausoleum is Disfigured), Section CLXX.Emperor Ken-z (Part IV.His Age and Place of Burial), Appendix I: Japanese Text of the Songs of the Kojiki, Transliterated into Roman, Appendix II. society and history. the tradition of the thing, too, this! (What is called here akakagachi is the modern hohodzuki.) by Richard Gordon Smith [1918] But His-Swift-Impetuous-Male-Augustness watched her proceedings, considered that she was offering up to him filth, and at once killed the deity Princess-of-Great-Food. When she was about to enter the sea, she spread eight thicknesses of sedge rugs, eight thicknesses of skin rugs, and eight thicknesses of silk rugs on the top of the waves, and sat down on the top of them. While you will be able to view the content of this page in your current browser, you will not be able to get the full visual experience. These three deities His Augustness Elder-Male-of-the-Bottom, His Augustness Elder-Male-of-the-Middle, and His Augustness Elder-Male-of-the-Surface are the three great deities of the Inlet of Sumi. This is the ancestor of the rulers of the land of Idzumo, of the rulers of the land of Muzashi, of the rulers of the upper land of Unakami, of the rulers of the lower land of Unakami, of the rulers of the land of lzhimu, of the departmental suzerains of the Island of Tsu and of the rulers of the land of Tobo-tsu-Afumi. It is usually considered that its development was intimately intertwined with the birth of the Japanese civilization, during the prehistorical Jomon period between 13,000 and 400 B.C. So while the other two deities each assumed his and her rule according to the command with which her father had deigned to charge them, the Storm-God, His-Swift-Impetuous-Male-Augustness, did not assume the rule of the dominion with which he had been charged, but cried and wept till his eight-grasp beard reached to the pit of his stomach. This likewise is not reckoned among their children. BBC 2014 The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Last of all, his younger sister, Her Augustness the Princess-Who-Invites, came out herself in pursuit. In a wide sense, they are intended to establish the primacy of Japan and the Japanese over all other countries and peoples and in a narrow sense, to give divine authority to the ruling classes of Japan, and to some extent to establish the political supremacy of the Yamato clan over the Izumo clan. The name of the deity that was next born from his right hand was the deity Possessor-of-the-Outlying-Mountains. Next they gave birth to the Island of Oho-shima, another name for which is Oho-Tamaru-Wake. Shinto, an ancient Japanese religion, is still practiced today and has been considered the formal state religion of Japan. So that land is called by the name of Adzuma. While she was thus speaking, His Augustness Heavenly-Beckoning-Ancestor-Lord and His Augustness Grand-Jewel pushed forward the mirror and respectfully showed it to the Heaven-Shining-Great-August deity, whereupon the Heaven-Shining-Great-August deity, more and more astonished, gradually came forth from the door and gazed upon it, whereupon the Heavenly-Hand-Strength-Male deity, who was standing hidden, took her august hand and drew her out, and then His Augustness Grand-Jewel drew the bottom-tied rope along at her august back, and spoke, saving: "Thou must not go back further in than this"! The first English translation of the classic tale of 10th century Japanese courtly love. saying: "Do Thine Augustness rule the Plain-of-High-Heaven." The tradition of the thing, too, this!". ), the first written record in Japan, part of which is considered a sacred text of the Shint religion. highly recommended for outsiders who want to understand So, on looking at the head, be saw that there were many centipedes there. Preparations for the Conquest of Korea), Section XCVIII.Emperor Chi-ai (Part IV.The Empress Jin-g Conquers Korea), Section XCIX.Emperor Chi-ai (Part V.The Empress Jin-g Fishes in Tsukushi), Section C.Emperor Chi-ai (Part VI.The Empress Jin-g Subdues Yamato), Section CI.Emperor Chi-ai (Part VIII.The Heir Apparent Exchanges Names with the Great Deity Izasa-Wake), Section CII.Emperor Chi-ai (Part VIII.The Empress Jin-g Presents Liquor to the Heir Apparent), Section CIII.Emperor Chi-ai (Part IX.His Death and that of the Empress Jin-g), Section CIV.Emperor -jin (Part 1.Genealogies), Section CV.Emperor -jin (Part II.He Divides the Inheritance Between His Three Sons), Section CVI.Emperor -jin (Part III.He Wooes Princess Miya-nushi-ya-kaha-ye), Section CVII.Emperor -jin (Part IV.He Grants Princess Kaminaga to His Son Oho-Sazaki), Section CVIII.Emperor -jin (Part V.Songs of the Territorial Owners of Yeshinu), Section CIX.Emperor -jin (Part VI.Various Deeds), Section CX.Emperor -jin (Part VIII.Tribute From Korea), Section CXI.Emperor -jin (Part VIII.The Emperor Intoxicated), Section CXII.Emperor -jin (Part IX.Troubles Which Followed His Decease), Section CXIII.Emperor -jin (Part X.Princes Oho-sazaki And Uji-no-waki-iratsuko Cede the Empire to Each Other), Section CXIV.Emperor -jin (Part XI.Ama-no-hi-boko Crosses Over to Japan), Section CXV.Emperor -jin (Part XII.Descendants of Ama-no-hi-boko, and Treasures Brought by Him. It was written using Chinese characters to represent Japanese sounds, inasmuch as no means of recording Japans developing spoken language had yet been devised. Hereupon the bravo said: " Who is Thine Augustness?" Then the ruler of the land set fire to the moor. Then His-Swift-Impetuous-Male-Augustness said to the Heaven-Shining-Great-August deity: "Owing to the sincerity of my intentions I have, in begetting children, gotten delicate females. Maggots were swarming, and she was rotting, and in her head dwelt the Great-Thunder, in her breast dwelt the Fire-Thunder, in her left hand dwelt the Young-Thunder, in her right hand dwelt the Earth-Thunder, in her left foot dwelt the Rumbling-Thunder, in her right foot dwelt the Couchant-Thunder -- altogether eight Thunder-deities had been born and dwelt there. Hereupon the Heavenly Shining-Great-August deity said to His-Swift-Impetuous-Male-Augustness: "As for the seed of the five male deities born last, their birth was from things of mine; so undoubtedly they are my children. It starts in the realm of myth, with the creation of Japan from foam. Buddhist Psalms An abridged version of the Chamberlain translation. The names of the deities that were born next were the deity Mud-Earth-Lord; next, his Younger sister the deity -Mud-Earth-Lady; next, the Germ-Integrating deity; next, his younger sister the Life-Integrating-Deity; next, the deity of Elder-of-the-Great-Place; next, his younger sister the deity Elder-Lady-of-the-Great-Place; next, the deity Perfect-Exterior; next, his younger sister the deity Oh-Awful-Lady; next, the deity Izanagi or the Male-Who-Invites; next, his younger sister Izanami or the deity the Female-Who-Invites. Next, they gave birth to the deity of Moors, whose name is the deity Thatch-Moor-Princess, another name for whom is the deity Moor-Elder. Corrections? Shinto worship is highly ritualised, and follows strict conventions of protocol, order and control. by Arthur Lloyd [1910] So, on my doing as they had instructed me, my whole body was hurt." by Inazo Nitobe [1905]. The reason for their leaving it was this: Each of these eighty deities had in his heart the wish to marry the Princess of Yakami in Inaba, and they went together to Inaba, putting their bag on the back of the deity Great-Name-Possessor, whom they took with them as an attendant. Owing to the lifting up of words, he appeared and misled Yamato-take.) folklore. This is the first death in the world. The names of the deities that were next born from the blood that stuck to the upper part of the august sword and again bespattered the multitudinous rock-masses were: the Awfully-Swift deity; next, the Fire-Swift deity; next, the Brave-Awful-Possessing-Male deity, another name for whom is the Brave-Snapping deity, and another name is the Luxuriant-Snapping deity. (Ten deities in all from the deity Great-Male-of-the-Great-Thing to the deity Princess-of-Autumn.) Therefore did the eight hundred myriad deities assemble in a divine assembly in the bed of the Tranquil River of Heaven, and bid the deity Thought-Includer, child of the High-August-Producing-Wondrous deity, think of a plan, assembling the long-singing birds of eternal night and making them sing, taking the hard rocks of Heaven from the river-bed of the Tranquil River of Heaven, and taking the iron from the Heavenly Metal-Mountains, calling in the smith Ama-tsu-ma-ra, charging Her Augtsness I-shi-ko-ri-do-me to make a mirror, and charging His Augustness Jewel-Ancestor to make an augustly complete string of curved jewels eight feet long - of five hundred jewels - and summoning His Augustness Heavenly-Beekoning-Ancestor-Lord and His Augustness Great-Jewel, and causing them to pull out with a complete pulling the shoulder-blade of a true stag from the Heavenly Mount Kagu, and take cherry-bark from the Heavenly Mount Kagu, and perform divination, and pulling up by pulling its roots a true cleyera japonica with five hundred branches from the Heavenly Mount Kaga, and taking and putting upon its upper branches the augustly complete string of curved jewels eight feet long - of five hundred jewels - and taking and tying to the middle branches the mirror eight feet long, and taking and hanging upon its lower branches the white pacificatory offerings and the blue pacificatory offering His Augustness Grand-Jewel taking these divers things and holding them together with the grand august offerings, and His Augustness Heavenly-Beckoning-Ancestor-Lord prayerfully reciting grand liturgies, and the Heavenly Hand-Strength-Male deity standing hidden beside the door, and Her Augustness Heavenly-Alarming-Female banging round her the heavenly clubmoss the Heavenly -Mount Kagu as a sash, and making the heavenly spindle-tree her head-dress and binding the leaves of the bamboo-grass of the Heavenly -Mount-Kagu in a posy for her hands, and laying a sounding-board before the door of the Heavenly Rock-Dwelling and stamping, till she made it resound and doing as if possessed by a deity, and pulling out the nipples of her breasts, pushing down her skirt-string "usque ad privates partes". from the direction of home clouds are rising and coming!". The next, His Augustness Prince-Lord-of-Heaven, is the ancestor of the rulers of the land of Ofushi-kafuchi, of the chiefs of Nukatabe-no-yuwe, of the rulers of the land of Ki, of the suzerains of Tanaka in Yamato, of the rulers of the land of Yamashiro, of the rulers of the land of Umaguta, of the rulers of the land of Kine in Michi-no-Shiri, of the rulers of the land of Suhau, of the rulers of Amuchi, in Yamato, of the departmental suzerains of Takechi, of the territorial lords of Kamafu, and of the rulers of Sakikusabe. that relate to the spirituality of Japan, which combines Shinto, translated by Peter Beilenson [1955] Hereupon, when presenting to him the great august food, Princess Miyazu lifted up a great liquor-cup and presented it to him. So the Chiefs of Adzumi are the descendants of His Augustness Utsushi-hi-gana-saku, a child of these Ocean-possessing deities. After that, when they had returned, they gave birth to the Island of Koo-zhima in Kibi, another name for which island is Brave-Sun-Direction-Youth. Thereupon the eight hundred myriad deities took counsel together, and imposed on High-Swift-Impetuous-Male-Augustness a fine of a thousand tables, and likewise cut his beard, and even caused the nails of his fingers and toes to be pulled out, and expelled him with a divine expulsion. Confucianism, Next they gave birth to the Island of Chika, another name for which is Heavenly-Great-Male. YAMATO-TAKE SLAYS THE DEITY OF THE ASHIGARA PASS. have deep connections with Japanese Buddhism, Shinto, and Japanese The name of "Land-of-the-Eight-Great-Islands" therefore originated in these eight islands having been born first. Owing to its speaking thus, he trod on the place, whereupon he fell in and hid himself, during which time the fire burned past. Contact| Omissions? Shintoism (or simply 'Shinto') is an ancient religion of Japan. When I take and attire myself so carefully in my raiment dyed in the sap of the dye-tree, the pounded madder sought in the mountain fields, and, like the birds of the offing, look at my breast though I raise my fins, I say that they are good. These four songs were all sung at Yamato-take's august interment. There is also a collection of Ainu Texts. Emperor Kei-k (Part XIV.The Death of Yamato-take). Although there is no single text that is accepted as authoritative by all schools of Shint thought, some books are considered invaluable as records of ancient beliefs and ritual; they are generally grouped together as shinten. The name of the deity they next gave birth to was the deity Bird's-Rock-Camphor-tree-Boat, another name for whom is the Heavenly-Bird-Boat. THE KOJIKI WRITTEN BY GABI VIVERO Photo by <Fernando> 4. His Age and Place of Burial), Section XCV.Emperor Chi-ai (Part I.Genealogies), Section XCVI. Then he arrived at a place called Suga, and said: On coming to this place my august heart is pure" - and in that place he built a palace to dwell in. An account of Japanese Neo-Confucian thought. So having thus extirpated the bravoes and made the land orderly, he went up to the capital and made his report to the Heavenly Sovereign. So on his obeying her commands and arriving at the august place of His Impetuous-Male-Augustness, the latter's daughter the Forward-Princess came out, and saw him, and they exchanged glances and were married, and she went in again, and told her father, saying: " A very beautiful deity has come." When, having thence penetrated on and subdued all the savage Yemisi [Ainu] and likewise pacified all the savage deities of the mountains and rivers, he was returning up to the capital, he, on reaching the foot of the Ashigara Pass, was eating his august provisions, when the deity of the pass, transformed into a white deer, came and stood before him. Kwaidan A comprehensive history of Mahayana Buddhism, particularly in Japan, and possible ties to Gnosticism and early Christianity. 1. This means that a person's soul goes through a cycle of birth, life, death, and rebirth. Updates? One of Hearn's last books, this substantial volume is a highly readable The names of the deities that were next born from her urine were the deity Mitsubanome and, next, the Young-Wondrous-Producing deity. Next, they gave birth to the deity of Wind, whose name is the deity Prince-of-Long-Wind. Shinto (Japanese, "the way of the gods"), Japanese cult and religion, originating in prehistoric times, and occupying an important national position for long periods in the history of Japan, particularly in recent times. There are no persons in the West so brave and strong as we two. SHINTO SACRED TEXTS WORLD RELIGIONS, SET 8 Photo by Wonderlane 2. ), Section LXXXIV.Emperor Kei-k (Part IX.Yamato-take's Empress Stills the Waves, Section LXXXV.Emperor Kei-k (Part X.Yamato-Take Slays the Deity of the Ashigara Pass. Japanese Fairy Tales Section XLVI.Emperor Jim-mu (Part III.The Gigantic Crow and Gods With Tails), Section XLVII.Emperor Jim-mu (Part IV.The Ukashi Brethren), Section XLVIII.Emperor Jim-mu (Part V.The Earth-Spider of the Cave of Osaka), Section XLIX.Emperor Jim-mu (Part. Then His-Swift-Impetuous-Male-Augstness said to the old man: "If this be tby daughter, wilt thou offer her to me?" Emperor Kei-k (Part V.Yamato-Take Slays the Kumaso Bravoes), Section LXXXI.Emperor Kei-k (Part VI.Yamato-take Slays the Idzumo Bravo), Section LXXXII.Emperor Kei-k (Part VII.Yamato-take is Sent to Subdue the East, and Visits His Aunt at Ise), Section LXXXIII.Emperor Kei-k (Part VIII.Yamato-take Slays the Rulers of Sagamu. Next, they gave birth to the Fire-Burning-Swift-Male deity, another name for whom is the deity Fire-Shining-Prince, and another name is the deity Fire-Shining-Elder. Includes text and translation of the Shoshinge of Shinran Shonen, with extended commentary. My dear young sister, Thine Augustness! Then the eighty deities spoke to the hare, saying: "What thou shouldest do is to bathe in the sea-water here, and lie on the slope of a high mountain exposed to the blowing of the wind." And as he crept round her august pillow, and as he crept round her august feet and wept, there was born from his august tears the deity that dwells at Konomoto, near Unewo on Mount Kagu, and whose name is the Crying-Weeping-Female deity. Oh! Sometimes they are passed down orally. Section LXXVII.Emperor Kei-k (Part II.The Maidens Ye-Hime and Oto-Hime). Index| So he went out to a plain covered with altagi, at a small river-mouth near Tachibana in Himuka in the island of Tsukushi, and purified and cleansed himself. The holy books of Shinto are the Kojiki or 'Records of Ancient Matters' (712 CE) and the Nihon-gi or 'Chronicles of Japan' (720 CE). Forthwith His Augustness Yamato-take drew his sword and slew the lclzumo bravo. the "Kami" is the name for the sacred text of the Shinto tradition. A key Pure Land text, by the founder of the most popular form of Buddhism in Japan. Section LXVIII.Emperor S-jin (Part VI.His Age and Place of Burial). Then Princess Cockle-Shell triturated and scorched her shell, and Princess Clam carried water and smeared him as with mother's milk, whereupon he became a beautiful young man, and wandered off. The five deities in the above list are separate Heavenly deities. So, mounting to the top of the pass, he sighed three times and spoke, saying: " Adzuma ha ya!" By Teresa Peirce Williston, Illustrated by Sanchi Ogawa [1911]. There are supernatural episodes, and tales of murder, Izanagi was furious with sorrow and beheaded the . 1.Shintoism, which is also called 'kami-no-michi,' began at least as long ago as 1000 B.C.E. ), THE AUGUST DECLARATION OF THE DIVISION OF THE AUGUST MALE CHILDREN A.ND THE AUGUST FEMALE CHILDREN. Then I will tread on them, and count them as I run across. Our editors will review what youve submitted and determine whether to revise the article. It involves the worship of kami, which can be translated to mean "sacred spirits which take the form of things and concepts important to life, such as wind, rain, mountains, trees, rivers, and fertility." So His Augustuess Brave-Rustic-Illuminator, child of His Augustness Ame-no-hohi, one of the five children born afterward. Legendary Shinto tales from a primary source. ", THE CRYING AND WEEPING OF HIS IMPETUOUS-MALE-AUGUSTNESS. As the Heaven-Shining-Great-August deity sat in her awful weaving-hall seeing to the weaving of the august garments of the deities, he broke a hole in the top of the weaving-hall, and through it let fall a heavenly piebald horse which he had flayed with a backward flaying, at whose sight the women weaving the heaveijy garments were so much alarmed they died of fear. So thereupon His Swift-Impetuous-.Male-Augustness sought in the land of Idzumo for a place where he might build a palace. Lift up the luxuriant august liquor!". So I will perform the purification of my august person." Kojiki - Student Encyclopedia (Ages 11 and up). Again, later, his younger sister sent the eight Thunder-deities with a thousand and five hundred warriors of Hades to pursue him. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. Then Yamato-take's Empress, whose name was Her Augustness Princess Oto-tachibana, said:" Iwill enter the sea instead of the august child. Even still, it took quite a bit of work to finish Thereupon, as his wife gave to her husband berries of the muku tree and red earth, he chewed the berries to pieces, and spat them out with the red earth which he held in his mouth, so that the great deity believed him to be chewing up and spitting out the centipedes, and, feeling fond of him in his heart, fell asleep. Ainu resources at sacred-texts. So afterward the Idzumo bravo, getting out of the river, girded on His Augustness Yamato-take's false sword. Then His Augustness Wo-usu, respited him for a moment, holding him down as he lay prostrate. Hindus believe in reincarnation and karma. A Christian scholar explores Shinshu Buddhism. Also make a fence round about, in that fence make eight gates, at each gate tie together eight platforms, on each platform put a liquor-vat, and into each vat pour the eightfold refined liquor, and wait." Having thus spoken, they took fire, and burned a large stone like unto a boar, and rolled it down. 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