Includes text and translation of the Shoshinge of Shinran Shonen, with extended commentary. Then the Princess-of-Great-Food took out all sorts of dainty things from her nose, her mouth, and her fundament, and made them up into all sorts of dishes, which she offered to him. translated by George William Knox [1892] Chamberlain, translator 1882] PART I.- THE BIRTH OF THE DEITIES . The series of texts translated at the instigation of the Sacred Literature Trust will make the world's heritage of spiritual and ethical insights available to a much wider audience. Then he deigned to ask: "Who are ye?" It is only that he wishes to wrest my land from me." Then His-Swift-Impetuous-Male-Augstness said to the old man: "If this be tby daughter, wilt thou offer her to me?" Shinto is an optimistic faith, as humans are thought to be fundamentally good, and evil is believed to be caused by evil spirits. Next they gave birth to the Island of Tsu, another name for which is Heavenly-Hand-Net-Good-Princess. (Six islands in all from the Island of Ko in Kibi to the Island of Heaven's-Two-Houses.). Judging from this I have undoubtedly gained the victory." A shrine ( jinja) is a sacred place where kami live, and which show the power and nature of the kami. The names of the deities born from her vomit were the deity Metal-Mountain-Prince and, next, the deity Metal-Mountain-Princess. Next they gave birth to the Island of Chika, another name for which is Heavenly-Great-Male. The following beliefs shape these rituals. So that place was called by the name of Tagi. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. Hereupon he said: "As for the deity of this mountain, I will simply take him empty-handed"-- and was ascending the mountain, when there met him on the mountainside a white boar whose size was like unto that of a bull. LAFCADIO HEARN The narrative moves from mythology to historical legends, Then the Princess of Nuna-kaba, without yet opening the door, sang from the inside, saying: Thine Augustness, the Deity-of-Eight-Thousand-Spears! society and history. So the Chiefs of Adzumi are the descendants of His Augustness Utsushi-hi-gana-saku, a child of these Ocean-possessing deities. I have come to a hideous and polluted land - I have! But pursuing after and reaching him at the bottom of the steps of the cave, and catching him by the back, Prince Wo-usu thrust the saber through his buttock. Historical . The name of the deity that was born from the august trousers which be next threw down was the Road-Fork deity. Genji Monogatari Then the Empress sang, saving: "Ah I thou whom I inquired of, standing in the midst of the flames of the fire burning on the little moor of Sagamu, where the true peak pierces!". The name of "Land-of-the-Eight-Great-Islands" therefore originated in these eight islands having been born first. THE AUGUST EXPULSION OF HIS IMPETUOUS-MALE-AUGUSTNESS. The name of the deity that was next born from his right foot was the deity Possessor-of-the-Outer--Mountains. Shintoism's Sacred Texts Image: Repetition by Stefan Lins is licensed under a Creative Commons License. With these words he forthwith went up to Heaven, whereupon all the mountains and rivers shook, and every land and country quaked. The holy books of Shinto are the Kojiki or 'Records of Ancient Matters' (712 CE) and the Nihon-gi or 'Chronicles of Japan' (720 CE). In this manner each day a thousand people would surely be born." Be thou the one to take the trouble to teach him his duty." Owing to his being very weary with progressing a little farther beyond that place, be leaned upon an august staff to walk a little. This is an incomplete song. These books are compilations of ancient myths and traditional. Lift up the luxuriant august liquor!". Sacred-texts home Confucianism Buddhism Shamanism Taoism OCRT: Shinto Buy CD-ROM Buy books about Shinto Shinto and Japanese Religions This section has scriptures of the Shinto religion , as well as other texts that relate to the spirituality of Japan, which combines Shinto, Buddhism , Confucianism , Animism and other themes. It involves the worship of kami, which can be translated to mean "sacred spirits which take the form of things and concepts important to life, such as wind, rain, mountains, trees, rivers, and fertility." Thereupon his Empresses and likewise his august children, who dwelt in Yamato, all went down and built an august mausoleum, and, forthwith crawling hither and thither in the rice fields encompassing the mausoleum, sobbed out a song, saying: The Dioscorea quinqueloba crawling hither and thither among the among the rice-stubble in the rice-fields encompassing the Mausoleum..". Read more. Owing to the lifting up of words, he appeared and misled Yamato-take.) let us cross swords." Owing to its speaking thus, he trod on the place, whereupon he fell in and hid himself, during which time the fire burned past. Sacred objects of worship that represent the kami are stored in the innermost chamber of the shrine where they cannot usually be seen by anybody. That great deity will certainly counsel thee." Then the whole Plain of High Heaven was obscured and all the Central Land of Reed-Plains darkened. It is therefore solely with the thought of taking leave of thee and departing, that I have ascended hither. An account of Japanese Neo-Confucian thought. Much of Shint thought is based on interpretations of the mythology contained in the Kojiki. So when, on descending back, he reached the fresh spring of Tamakura-be and rested there, his august heart awoke somewhat. I. Support the Archive. Hereupon His Augustness the Male-Who-Invites, overawed at the sight, fled back, whereupon his younger sister, "Her Augustness the Female-Who-Invites, said: "Thou hast put me to shame," and at once sent the Ugly-Female-of-Hades to pursue him. The names of the deities that were next born from her urine were the deity Mitsubanome and, next, the Young-Wondrous-Producing deity. The name of the deity they next gave birth to was the deity Bird's-Rock-Camphor-tree-Boat, another name for whom is the Heavenly-Bird-Boat. Hereupon his wife the Forward-Princess came bearing mourning implements, and crying. the "Kami" is the name for the sacred text of the Shinto tradition. (Eight deities in all from the deity Foam-Prince to the deity Earthly-Water-Drawing-Gourd-Possessor.) by Arthur Waley [1921]. Oh! ), Section LXXIV.Emperor Sui-nin (Part VI.Taji-Mori Brings Back the Orange From the Eternal Land. Hast thou perchance not yet taught him his duty?" Then he asked him: "What is its form like?" He replied, saying: " In the early morning when he went into the privy, I grasped hold of him and crushed him, and, pulling off his limbs, wrapped them in matting and flung them away. The names of the deities that were next born as be bathed at the bottom of the water were: the deity Possessor-of-the-Ocean-Bottom and, next, His Augustness Elder-Male-of-the-Bottom. ), Section CXVI.Emperor -jin (Part XIII.The Youth-of-the-Glow-on-the-Autumn-Mountains and the Youth-of-the-Haze-on-the-Spring-Mountains), Section CXVII.Emperor -jin (Part XVI.Genealogies), Section CXVIII.Emperor -jin (Part XV.His Age and Place of Burial), Section CXIX.Emperor Nin-toku (Part I.Genealogies), Section CXX: Emperor Nin-toku (Part II.Various Deeds), Section CXXI.Emperor Nin-toku [Part III.He Remits the Taxes), Section CXXII.Emperor Nin-toku (Part IV.He Loves Princess Kuro), Section CXXIII. Shinto, an ancient Japanese religion, is still practiced today and has been considered the formal state religion of Japan. (Ten deities in all from the deity Great-Male-of-the-Great-Thing to the deity Princess-of-Autumn.) Having crossed over from that land into the land of Shinanu and subdued the deity of the Shinanu pass, he came back to the land of Wohari, and went to dwell in the house of Princess Miyazu, to whom he had before plighted his troth. by Richard Gordon Smith [1918] Hereupon the voices of the myriad deities were like unto the flies in the fifth moon as they swarmed, and a myriad portents of woe all arose. Kojiki, (Japanese: Records of Ancient Matters), together with the Nihon shoki (q.v. An account of Japanese Neo-Confucian thought. approximately.. Shintoism is an animist and polytheistic religion and has no official founder or sacred text. The Kojiki is one of the two primary sources for Shinto, the Japanese hideous! This page has been archived and is no longer updated. Oh! A Hundred Verses from Old Japan These two deities are the deities that were born from the filth he contracted when he went to that polluted, hideous land. So thereupon His Swift-Impetuous-.Male-Augustness sought in the land of Idzumo for a place where he might build a palace. Last Updated: Article History Table of Contents Kojiki, (Japanese: "Records of Ancient Matters"), together with the Nihon shoki ( q.v. However, even this cannot shroud the wonderful story-telling. So thereupon His-Swift-Impetuous-Male-Augustness said: if that be so I will take leave of the Heaven-Shining-Great-August deity, and depart." In Ghostly Japan Then the elder brother and the younger brother, the two Kumaso bravoes, delighted at the sight of the maiden, set her between them, and rejoiced exuberantly. Then His-Swift-Impetuous-Male-Augustness replied, saying: "I have no evil intent. These three deities are of the three great deities held in reverence by the dukes of Munakata. This page provides a brief overview of the holy books of Shinto. Thereupon the dead prince, turning into a white dotterel eight fathoms long, and soaring up to Heaven, flew off toward the shore. Section XLVI.Emperor Jim-mu (Part III.The Gigantic Crow and Gods With Tails), Section XLVII.Emperor Jim-mu (Part IV.The Ukashi Brethren), Section XLVIII.Emperor Jim-mu (Part V.The Earth-Spider of the Cave of Osaka), Section XLIX.Emperor Jim-mu (Part. So thereupon the Heaven-Shining-Great-August deity, terrified at the sight, closed behind her the door of the Heavenly Rock-Dwelling, made it fast and retired. The fashion of his weeping was such as by his weeping to wither the green mountains into withered mountains, and by his weeping to dry up all the rivers and seas. The names of the deities that were next born from the blood that stuck to the upper part of the august sword and again bespattered the multitudinous rock-masses were: the Awfully-Swift deity; next, the Fire-Swift deity; next, the Brave-Awful-Possessing-Male deity, another name for whom is the Brave-Snapping deity, and another name is the Luxuriant-Snapping deity. The religious and ethical values of the Kojiki were rediscovered and reevaluated by Moto-ori Norinaga (17301801), who wrote the complete Annotation of the Kojiki in 49 volumes. Sacred Text - Shintoism Sacred Text Sacred text is the scripture, or holy book, that writes about various religion traditions considered sacred. Japan and its people are chosen and special to the gods (kami), the kami have many qualities in common with human beings, the kami are very different from God in the Western sense, the kami have a duty to look after humanity, purity and purification are important if humanity is to thrive, purification is a creative as well as a cleansing act. So Her Augustness the Female-Who-Invites is called the Great-Deity-of-Hades. the "Kami" is the name for the sacred text of the Shinto tradition. KAKUZO OKAKURA The Ideals of the East by Kakuzo Okakura [1904] The name of the deity that was next born from his chest was the deity Possessor-of-Descent--Mountains. The N Plays of Japan Nevertheless, as I reverence the entry here of Thine Augustness, my lovely elder brother, I wish to return. Kwaidan Then His Augustness the Male-Who-Invites announced to the peaches: "Like as ye have helped me, so must ve help all living people in the Central Land of Reed-Plains when they shall fall into troublous circumstances and be harassed! My dear young sister, Thine Augustness! Shinto ("the way of the Kami") is the name of the formal state religion of Japan that was first used in the 6th century C.E., although the roots of the religion go back to at least the 6th. The name of the deity that was next born from his left foot was the deity Possessor-of-the-Moorland-Mountains. From this time forward it is right that thou be praised as the August Child Yamato-take." These books are compilations of ancient myths and traditional teachings that had previously been passed down orally. Shinto worship is highly ritualised, and follows strict conventions of protocol, order and control. Thereupon, while he stood knowing no place of exit, a mouse came and said: " The inside is hollow-hollow; the outside is narrow-narrow." If thou do not wait and catch it, we will certainly slay thee." A Christian scholar explores Shinshu Buddhism. by Lafcadio Hearn [1904] YAMATO-TAKE MEETS THE DEITY OF MOUNT IBUKI. Animism and other themes. Then the deity Great-Name-Possessor, grasping the great deity's hair, tied it fast to the various rafters of the house, and, blocking up the floor of the house with a five-hundred draught rock, and taking his wife the Forward-Princess on his back, then carried off the great deity's great life-sword and life-bow-and-arrows, as also his heavenly speaking-lute, and ran out. Izanami was badly burned during the birth of the kami of fire, and died. (Eight deities in all from the Heavenly-Bird-Boat to the deity Luxuriant-Food-Princess.) Get a Tarot Card Reading! But His-Swift-Impetuous-Male-Augustness watched her proceedings, considered that she was offering up to him filth, and at once killed the deity Princess-of-Great-Food. Nevertheless the bird soared up thence to heaven again and flew away. The first five deities commanded Izanagi and Izanami to make and solidify the land of Japan, and they gave the young pair a jeweled spear. Thereupon saying: "The water in the upper reach is too rapid; the water in the lower reach is too sluggish," he went down and plunged in the middle reach; and, as he washed, there was first born the Wondrous-Deity-of-Eighty-Evils, and next the Wondrous-Deity-of-Great-Evils. ), the first written record in Japan, part of which is considered a sacred text of the Shint religion. Then the Heavenly Sovereign deigned to ask His Augustness Wo-usu, saying: "Why is thine elder brother so long of coming? Various Deeds. what a fair and lovely youth! " Next they gave birth to the islands of Futa-go, another name for which is Heaven's Two-Houses. The aesthetics of the Japanese Tea Ceremony, and But notwithstanding these apologetic words, he still continued his evil acts, and was more and more violent. The Creed of Half Japan Upon my speaking thus, they were deceived and lay down in a row, and I trod on them and counted them as I came across, and was just about to get on land, when I said: 'You have been deceived by me.' Next they gave birth to the Island of Sado. Thus did she declare the division. This is called the Norito or Kojiki, which is a book of prayers from each said group/family. shinto origins rituals festivals spirits sacred. (Four deities in all from the deity Prince-of-long-wind to Moor-Elder.) 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