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Kami may, at its root, simply mean spirit, or an aspect of spirituality. It is written with the kanji 神, Sino-Japanese reading shin or jin. In Chinese, the character means deity or spirit. [8] In the Ainu language, the word kamuy refers to an animistic concept very similar to Japanese kami.
Azumi-no-isora (阿曇磯良) is a kami of the seashore. He is considered to be the ancestor of the Azumi people. Dojin (土神), is a Japanese god of earth, land, and/or soil. [citation needed] Futodama (布刀玉命) is a kami who performed a divination when Amaterasu hid in a cave. [16] Futsunushi (経津主神) Main deity at Katori Shrine.
Iwanaga-hime is a kami in Japanese mythology. She is god of immortality. She is also the daughter of Ōyamatsumi, [1] [2] and sister to Konohanasakuya-hime. [3] She is said to be enshrined at Kifune Shrine. [4]
The meaning of "hid themselves" is that they could not be perceived by human eyes. The fact that there are particles [bunshi] in all things is probably a result of the action of the [kami] of productive power (Mimusubi), while the fact there is gravity is a result of the action of [the kami] Minakanushi. This gravity cannot be seen with eyes or ...
Benzaiten: A fellow Japanese Patron-Kami of Intelligentsia (the Japanese name for the Hindu goddess, Saraswati). Enheduanna: A Sumerian high-priestess, who was deified after her death. Grand Kitano Tea Ceremony; Hitogami; Imhotep: An ancient Egyptian polymath who was deified. Kui Xing: Chinese god of examinations.
They are most commonly found in Japan, the home of kami worship. [1] The kamidana is typically placed high on a wall and contains a wide variety of items related to Shinto-style ceremonies, the most prominent of which is the shintai, an object meant to house a chosen kami, thus giving it a physical form to allow worship.
Amatsukami (Japanese: 天津神, 天つ神, 'Kami of heaven') is a category of kami in Japanese mythology. Generally speaking, it refers to kami born in, or residing in, Takamagahara. Amatsukami is one of the three categories of kami, along with their earthly counterpart Kunitsukami (国津神, 国つ神), and yaoyorozu-no-kami (八百万の神).
Dōsojin represented as a human couple.. Dōsojin (道祖神, literally, "road ancestor deity") is a generic name for a type of Shinto kami popularly worshipped in Kantō and neighboring areas in Japan where, as tutelary deities of borders and paths, they are believed to protect travellers, pilgrims, villages, and individuals in "transitional stages" from epidemics and evil spirits.