Ukanomitama
Japanese deity
Ukanomitama is a Shinto kami. She is linked to Buddhism She is considered to be the same deity as Omonoimimi no kami, and Toyouke no Okami,[1] and Inari Okami.
| Ukanomitama-no-Kami | |
|---|---|
Goddess of food and agriculture | |
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| Other names | Ukanomitama-no-Mikoto (倉稲魂命) Mikura-no-Kami (御倉神) |
| Japanese | 宇迦之御魂神 |
| Major cult center | Fushimi Inari Taisha, Kasama Inari Shrine, Yūtoku Inari Shrine and others |
| Texts | Kojiki, Nihon Shoki and others |
| Personal information | |
| Parents | Susanoo-no-Mikoto and Kamu-Ōichihime (Kojiki) Izanagi and Izanami (Nihon Shoki) |
| Siblings | Ōtoshi (Kojiki) |
References
change- ↑ Sonoda, Minoru [in Japanese]; Mogi, Sakae (1997). Nihon no kamigami no jiten : Shinto saishi to yaoyorozu no kamigami. Books esoterica, 2.; New sight mook (in Japanese). Gakken. pp. 68, 69. ISBN 9784056016291. OCLC 42978057.