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One popular example, The Life of the Priest Nichiren, was a woodblock print produced during the Tenna period (1611–1684), illustrating 17 events in Nichiren's life. It was likely used by religious adherents as a kind of reference work. [6] Nichiren shonin chugwasan, a similar work depicting 89 images of Nichiren's life, was published in 1632. [7]
Ninigi-no-Mikoto (Japanese: 瓊瓊杵尊) is a deity in Japanese mythology. [1] (-no-Mikoto here is an honorific title applied to the names of Japanese gods; Ninigi is the specific god's name.) Grandson of the sun goddess Amaterasu, [2] Ninigi is regarded according to Japanese mythology as the great-grandfather of Japan’s first emperor ...
Ungaikyo from the Gazu Hyakki Tsurezure Bukuro by Toriyama Sekien. The ungaikyō (雲外鏡、うんがいきょう, "mirror beyond the clouds") is a yōkai in Japanese mythology depicted in the Gazu Hyakki Tsurezure Bukuro, a collection of yōkai paintings by the Edo period ukiyo-e artist Toriyma Sekien.
Japanese mythology is a collection of traditional stories, folktales, and beliefs that emerged in the islands of the Japanese archipelago. Shinto traditions are the cornerstones of Japanese mythology. [ 1 ]
Ugayafukiaezu no Mikoto (鵜葺草葺不合命) [1] is a Shinto kami, and is in Japanese mythology, the father of Japan's first Emperor, Emperor Jimmu. [ 2 ] Nomenclature and story
Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto (ツクヨミノミコト, 月読命), [1] or simply Tsukuyomi (ツクヨミ, 月読) or Tsukiyomi (ツキヨミ), [2] is the moon kami in Japanese mythology and the Shinto religion. The name "Tsukuyomi" is a compound of the Old Japanese words tsuku (月, "moon, month", becoming modern Japanese tsuki) and yomi (読み ...
Takuhadachiji-hime (栲幡千千姫命), is a deity that appears in the creation story of the "Kojiki" and "Nihon Shoki."She is the daughter of the god Takamimusubi [1] [2] [3] and younger sister of Omoikane. [3]
In Japanese mythology, the Seven Lucky Gods or Seven Gods of Fortune (七福神, Shichifukujin in Japanese) are believed to grant good luck and are often represented in netsuke and in artworks. One of the seven (Jurōjin) is said to be based on a historical figure.