Oyamakui no Kami

Oyamakui no Kami
Sanno Gongen Hall (Makiyama Hannyuin Chou Temple [ja])
Major cult centreHiyoshi Taisha
Matsunoo Taisha
Genealogy
Parents

Oyamakui no Kami (大山咋神) is a Japanese god highly significant in Sannō Ichijitsu Shintō,[1] and worshipped in the Hiyoshi Taisha network of shrines[2] and the Matsunoo Taisha network.[3][4] They are also known as Sanno Gongen (山王権現) in a Buddhist context.[5] They are the son of Toshigami[6] and grandson of Susanoo.[7] Oyamakui no Kami is considered to be androgynous and possibly hermaphroditic.[8] They are the kami of mountains and good health.[9]

Due to their prominence in at Hiyoshi Taisha the Chinjusha of Enryaku-ji,[10] the head temple of Tendai[11] and the shrine itself leading Sannō Ichijitsu Shintō, they have a very prominent role in the sect, often in the consolidated divinity of Sanno Gongen.[1]

Sanno Gongen is the archetypal deity of heaven, earth, and human beings, the spirit dwelling in the green of the willow, the red of the blossom. This is a truth transmitted from mind to mind

— Kenmitsu naishogi[1]: 67 

The Kojiki says they live on Mount Hiei.[12] He is also worshipped at Hie Shrine.[13]

  1. ^ a b c Sugahara Shinkai 菅原信海 The Distinctive Features of Sanno Ichijitsu Shinto. Japanese Journal of Religious Studies 1996 23/1-2.
  2. ^ Religions mdpi-res.com
  3. ^ Groemer, Gerald (2023-02-28). A Year in Seventeenth-Century Kyoto: Edo-Period Writings on Annual Ceremonies, Festivals, and Customs. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 978-0-8248-9465-8.
  4. ^ Cali, Joseph; Dougill, John (2012-11-30). Shinto Shrines: A Guide to the Sacred Sites of Japan's Ancient Religion. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 978-0-8248-3775-4.
  5. ^ "Enshrined in the modern world". The Japan Times. 2004-09-03. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  6. ^ "Ōtoshi | 國學院大學デジタルミュージアム". 2022-08-17. Archived from the original on 2022-08-17. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
  7. ^ The East. East Publications. 1971.
  8. ^ Sparks, David Hatfield (1998-11-01). Cassell's Encyclopedia of Queer Myth, Symbol and Spirit. Cassell. p. 256. ISBN 978-0-304-70423-1.
  9. ^ "Hie Shrine". www.futarasan.info. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
  10. ^ Satō, Masato: "Sannō Shintō". Encyclopedia of Shinto, Kokugakuin University, retrieved on 2011-07-20
  11. ^ Ryuichi Abe. Saichō and Kūkai: A Conflict of Interpretations Ryuichi Abe. Japanese Journal of Religious Studies 1995 22/1-2
  12. ^ Kojiki
  13. ^ "Sanpai Japan - Hiejinja(Shrine)". Sanpai Japan. 2016-05-27. Retrieved 2023-04-23.