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Kasuga no Kami
Kasuga Taisha
Other namesKasuga Gongen [en]
Kasuga Daimyōjin [en]
Japanese春日神
Major cult centreKasuga-taisha

Kasuga no Kami (春日神) or Kasuga Gongen [en] (春日権現) or Kasuga Daimyōjin [en] (春日大明神) is a god of Kasuga-taisha.[4][5] It is composed of five separate deities each with a Shinto and a Buddhist equivalent.[6]

The four main kami enshrined at Kasuga-taisha are Ame no koyane [en], Himegami [en; simple], Futsunushi no mikoto [en], and Takemikazuchi no mikoto [en].[4] Though these are the primary divine beings of Kasuga taisha, they are often grouped together as a syncretic [en], combined deity known as Kasuga Daimyōjin [en].[5] Kasuga Daimyōjin is composed of five divine beings and each consists of a Buddhist deity and Shinto kami counterpart. The fifth deity, Ame-no-Oshikumone [ja; en; simple; fr], was added much later and is said to be the divine child of Ame no koyane [en] and Himegami [en; simple].[6] The importance of the multifaceted kami was that it became a template for future worshipers who wanted to combine several deities to pray to at once.[7]

The four main kami (excluding Ame-no-Oshikumone [ja; en; simple; fr]) each have a shrine devoted to them which are all in the same architectural style [en]. They are characterized by sloping gabled roofs, a rectangular structure, katsuogi [en] (decorative logs), and chigi [en] (forked roof structures).[8] The first hall established is dedicated to Takemikazuchi no mikoto [en], the second to Futsunushi no mikoto [en], the third to Amenokoyane no mikoto [en], and the final hall is attributed to the consort, Himegami [en; simple].[9] Wakamiya Shrine is dedicated to the fifth new member Ame-no-Oshikumone [en; ja; simple; fr].[10][11]

The two kami Ame no Koyane [en] and Himegami [en; simple] were bunrei [en] transferred from Hiraoka Shrine [en], and the shrine was thus given the name of Moto-Kasuga ("former Kasuga").[12][13] Those two deities and their son Ame-no-Oshikumone [ja; en; simple; fr][14] are ancestors of the Nakatomi clan [en] and Fujiwara clan [en].[15][16]

Hiraoka Shrine [en] is located in the western foothills of the Ikoma Mountains [en] in central Osaka Prefecture. In its earliest days, it was a center for mountain worship and the kami of Kozudake, the peak immediately behind the shrine, came to be identified with Ame-no-Koyane [en], the tutelary deity of the Nakatomi clan [en], the ancestors of the Fujiwara clan [en].[12][13]

Equivalents

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He has five components each of which has a corresponding Buddha.[6]

Shrine facility Shinto part Buddhist part
first hall[9] Takemikazuchi-o [en; fr] Amoghapasa [ja; fr; id; jv; zh; simple][17]
second hall[9] Futsunushi [en; fr] Bhaisajyaguru [en; fr]
third hall[9] Ame no Koyane [en; fr] Kṣitigarbha [en; fr]
fourth hall[9] Himegami [en; fr] Ekādaśamukha [en; fr]
Wakamiya Shrine[10][11] Ame-no-Oshikumone [ja; en; simple; fr] Manjushri [ja; en; fr] or Avalokiteśvara [en; fr].[18]
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Kasuga no Kami, Jade Angel is a card in WIXOSS [en; ja].[19][20][21][22][23]

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References

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  1. Cite error: The named reference nakatomi was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
  2. Shibata, Joue. Saitama Sōsho. (1929) Volume 1: Chichibu Shi, p 111, Chichibu hikomikoto o keizu 『埼玉叢書. 第1巻』内『秩父志』内111頁「秩父彦命御系図」. Sanmeisha
  3. Shibata, Joue. Saitama Sōsho. (1929) Volume 1: Chichibu Shi, p 111, Chichibu hikomikoto o keizu 『埼玉叢書. 第1巻』内『秩父志』内111頁「秩父彦命御系図」. Sanmeisha
  4. 4.0 4.1 Grapard, Allan G. (1992). The protocol of the gods: a study of the Kasuga cult in Japanese history. University of California Press. ISBN 0520070976. OCLC 25873140.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Tyler, Royall (2016). The miracles of the Kasuga deity. Columbia University Press. ISBN 9780231534765. OCLC 954193203.
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 Ten Grotenhuis, Elizabeth (1999). Japanese mandalas : representations of sacred geography. University of Hawai'i Press. ISBN 0824820002. OCLC 39181008.
  7. Ashkenazi, Michael (2011). Handbook of Japanese mythology. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9781849728560. OCLC 755870995.
  8. Cali, Joseph (2013). Shinto shrines: a guide to the sacred sites of Japan's ancient religion. University of Hawai'i Press. ISBN 9780824837136. OCLC 1043096844.
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 "Main Sanctuary". www.kasugataisha.or.jp. Archived from the original on 2019-06-24. Retrieved 2019-03-28.
  10. 10.0 10.1 https://www.mlit.go.jp/tagengo-db/common/001559851.pdf
  11. 11.0 11.1 "Wakamiya Shrine | Search Details". Japan Tourism Agency,Japan Tourism Agency. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
  12. 12.0 12.1 Yoshiki, Emi (2007). Zenkoku 'Ichinomiya' tettei gaido (in Japanese). PHP Institute. ISBN 978-4569669304.
  13. 13.0 13.1 Okada, Shoji (2014). Taiyō no chizuchō 24 zenkoku 'Ichinomiya' meguri (in Japanese). Heibonsha. ISBN 978-4582945614.
  14. Ten Grotenhuis, Elizabeth (1999). Japanese mandalas : representations of sacred geography. University of Hawai'i Press. ISBN 0824820002. OCLC 39181008.
  15. Shibata, Joue. Saitama Sōsho. (1929) Volume 1: Chichibu Shi, p 111, Chichibu hikomikoto o keizu 『埼玉叢書. 第1巻』内『秩父志』内111頁「秩父彦命御系図」. Sanmeisha
  16. Ten Grotenhuis, Elizabeth (1999). Japanese mandalas : representations of sacred geography. University of Hawai'i Press. ISBN 0824820002. OCLC 39181008.
  17. https://kuscholarworks.ku.edu/bitstream/1808/17426/1/Fowler.pdf
  18. Giolai, Andrea (2020-09-22). "Encounters with the Past: Fractals and Atmospheres at Kasuga Wakamiya Onmatsuri". Journal of Religion in Japan. 9 (1–3): 213–247. doi:10.1163/22118349-00901002. ISSN 2211-8349.
  19. "Kasuga no Kami, Jade Angel (WXDi-P09-070[EN]) [Conflated Diva]". DukeCityGamesRio. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
  20. "Kasuga no Kami, Jade Angel (WXDi-P09-070[EN]) [Conflated Diva]". Gaming Giant. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
  21. "Your Trusted Marketplace for Collectible Trading Card Games - TCGplayer". www.tcgplayer.com. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
  22. "Kasuga no Kami, Jade Angel (WXDi-P09-070[EN]) [Conflated Diva]". Mahoney's Gaming Emporium. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
  23. "Kasuga no Kami, Jade Angel - WXDi-P09-070[EN]". Perfect Sphere Games. Retrieved 2024-03-21.