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Kitsune have become closely associated with Inari, a Shinto kami or spirit, and serve as its messengers. This role has reinforced the fox's supernatural significance. The more tails a kitsune has, up to nine, the older, wiser, and more powerful it is.
Inari's foxes, or kitsune, are pure white and act as their messengers but it is more likely that in ancient times the fox itself was revered as the kami of rice. [ 6 ] According to myth, Inari, as a megami (female Kami), was said to have come to Japan at the time of its creation amidst a harsh famine that struck the land.
The passage of leadership of Japan from the earthly kami (the kunitsukami) to the heavenly kami (the amatsukami) and their eventual descendants, the Imperial House of Japan. Kuraokami A Japanese dragon and Shinto deity of rain and snow, born from Kagu-tsuchi 's blood or body after Izanagi slew him because his birth killed Izanami .
The fox spirit is an especially prolific shapeshifter, known variously as the húli jīng (fox spirit) in China, the kitsune (fox) in Japan, and the kumiho (nine-tailed fox) in Korea. Although the specifics of the tales vary, these fox spirits can usually shapeshift, often taking the form of beautiful young women who attempt to seduce men ...
The Seven Lucky Gods (by Yoshitoshi) The Seven Lucky Gods (七福神, Shichi Fukujin) are: Benzaiten (弁才天 or 弁財天) Also known as Benten or Benzaitennyo, she is the goddess of everything that flows: words (and knowledge, by extension), speech, eloquence, and music. Said to be the third daughter of the dragon-king of Munetsuchi, over ...
Kitsune – Fox spirit; Kitsune-Tsuki – Person possessed by a fox spirit; Kiyohime – Woman who transformed into a serpentine demon out of the rage of unrequited love; Klabautermann – Ship spirit; Knocker (folklore) (Cornish and Welsh) – Little people and mine spirits; Knucker – Water dragon
Tengu are worshipped as beneficial kami (gods or revered spirits) in various regions. For example, the tengu Saburō of Izuna is worshipped on that mountain and various others as Izuna Gongen ( 飯綱権現 , "incarnation of Izuna") , one of the primary deities in Izuna Shugen , which also has ties to fox sorcery and the Dakini of Tantric ...
A pair of komainu, the "a" on the right, the "um" on the left. Komainu (狛犬), often called lion-dogs in English, are statue pairs of lion-like creatures, which traditionally guard the entrance or gate of the shrine, or placed in front of or within the honden (inner sanctum) of Japanese Shinto shrines.
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