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Sculpture of Raijin from Sanjūsangen-dō temple in Kyoto. Kamakura period, 13th century. Raijin (雷神, lit. "Thunder God"), also known as Kaminari-sama (雷様), Raiden-sama (雷電様), Narukami (鳴る神), Raikō (雷公), and Kamowakeikazuchi-no-kami is a god of lightning, thunder, and storms in Japanese mythology and the Shinto religion. [1]
Statue at Taiyū-in in Nikkō. The iconography of Fūjin seems to have its origin in the cultural exchanges along the Silk Road.Starting with the Hellenistic period when Greece occupied parts of Central Asia and India, the Greek wind god Boreas became the god Wardo/Oado in Bactrian Greco-Buddhist art, then a wind deity in China (as seen frescoes of the Tarim Basin; usually named Feng Bo/Feng ...
Raijin (雷神) is the god of thunder and lightning and is often paired with Fūjin. As with the latter, Raijin is usually depicted as an oni. Ryūjin (龍神) Some traditions consider him and Ōwatatsumi as the same god. He is a dragon, as well as god of the sea. [6] Suijin (水神) The god of water.
Fujin and Raijin, a pair of two-fold screens by Tawaraya Sōtatsu, are currently on display at the Kyoto National Museum. On the left is Raijin (雷神), a god of lightning, thunder, and storms in the Shinto religion and in Japanese mythology. [3] On the right is Fūjin (風神) or Futen, the Japanese god of the wind and one of the eldest ...
In 2007 the arrival of Fujin (Wind God) and Raijin (Thunder God) statues, completed the second phase of the temple's artistic additions. The statues which can be seen at the immediate entrance of the main hall were chosen to depict the Hawaiian prevailing trade winds with Fujin, and an appreciation for the power and force of nature in Raijin.
According to Kojiki, Raijin was born from Izanami. According to Kojiki, eight kinds of Raijin exists.221.185.253.158 08:34, 13 June 2012 (UTC) The Kojiki actually lists 8 Raijin ('thunder gods') born from Izanami's corpse. But Chamberlin's 1919 translation of the book only lists six of them while still noting that there are eight of them.
The Broncos and Bills kick off Sunday’s action, meaning the first round of the AFC playoffs will be done before the NFC playoffs begin. The Eagles are now 5.5-point favorites at home against the ...
Fujin is much more important in the context of Japanese mythology; multiple games/anime/manga, including Final Fantasy and Flame of Recca, have characters based on this name. In addition, various places in China are named Fujin.--Confuzion 19:40, 7 Sep 2004 (UTC) Don't forget Zelda the Wind Waker, that had Raijin and Fujin in it. ^^