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In the Tenrikyo religion, the Service (おつとめ, Otsutome), also known as the Tsutome, is the most important prayer ritual, along with the Sazuke.The Service comes in fundamental forms (i.e. the Kagura Service and Teodori) and several variant forms (such as the Morning and Evening Service).
Over time, however, these mikagura (御神楽) performed within the sacred and private precincts of the Imperial courts, inspired popular ritual dances, called satokagura (里神楽), which, being popular forms, practiced in villages all around the country, were adapted into various other folk traditions and developed into a number of different ...
"Mikagura-uta" can be subdivided into three sections. Mi is an honorific prefix.The word kagura is a generic term for any performance for a deity or deities in Japan. . Although kagura are usually associated with Shinto shrines, there is also historical evidence of their association with Shugendō [3] and Buddhist schools such as Sh
The first day's ritual is held immediately after the accession to the throne, and the chief priest performs the Norito at the Three Palace Sanctuaries and the Sages' Palace. The rituals of the second and third days are similar, but the ritual of the Imperial Bell and the performance of the Imperial Confession are not performed.
In Naruto, Orochimaru uses the "Kusanagi Blade" against the third hokage. Itachi is seen using attacks utilizing Yasakani beads and the "Yata Mirror." Itachi also uses the "Totsuka Blade" which is said to be a variant of the Kusanagi Blade. In Kid Icarus, Pit uses the "Three Sacred Treasures" to beat Medusa. They are the "Arrow of Light", the ...
The repertoire includes eight forms that may be traced back to the eighth century: kagura-uta (kagura songs), azuma asobi (eastern entertainment), kume-uta (palace guard songs) ō-uta (big songs), onaibi-uta (night duty songs), ruika (funeral songs), ta-uta (field songs), and yamato-uta (Yamato songs).
In the Mikagura-uta, the songs of Tenrikyo's liturgy, God is commonly referred to as kami. At the end of most of the songs, God is invoked with the name Tenri-Ō-no-Mikoto (てんりおうのみこと or 天理王命), or "absolute ruler of divine reason."
Due to the relative relaxation of state control on Tenrikyo rituals, the performance of section one of the Mikagura-uta was restored in 1916, after two decades of prohibition under the Home Ministry's directive. In 1925, a school of foreign languages was established for missionaries, including what would become Tenri Central Library. The same ...