- A
gongen (権現),
literally "incarnation", was
believed to be the
manifestation of a
buddha in the form of an
indigenous kami, an
entity who had come to guide...
- of
shrines and the
Matsunoo Taisha network. They are also
known as
Sanno Gongen (山王権現) in a
Buddhist context. They are the son of
Toshigami and grandson...
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Gongen (権現),
which are
considered to be
manifestations of
Buddhas sometimes as ****anese kami. Zaō
Gongen (蔵王権現) is one of the most
important gongen in...
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Atago Gongen (愛宕権現) also
known as Tarōbō (太郎坊),
Atago Daigongen (愛宕大権現), Shōgun Jizō (勝軍地蔵) of
Mount Atago is a ****anese kami and
tengu believed to be...
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shrines may
carry any one of many different, non-equivalent
names like
gongen, -gū, jinja, jingū, mori, myōjin, -sha, taisha,
ubusuna or yashiro. Miniature...
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Konpira Gongen (金毘羅権現) is a ****anese god of the Shugendō sect
originating in the
mountain Kotohira of
Kagawa Prefecture. He is the god of
merchant sailors...
- Nikkō Tōshō-gū.
Yomeimon gate at
Nikko Toshogu Tablet reads "Tōshō Dai-
Gongen" (東照大権現) on the torii.
Attributed to
Emperor Go-Mizunoo
Oranda dōrō (Dutch...
- pilgrimages. The
three great shrines which enshrine each of the
Kumano Gongen are the
guiding destinations of the pilgrimage. Each
shrine has a particular...
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images for
their deities, such as Sanjakubō (三尺坊) or
Akiba Gongen (秋葉権現) of
Akiba and Dōryō
Gongen (道了権現) of Saijō-ji
Temple in Odawara.
Tengu appear frequently...
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Kasuga Gongen Genki E (春日権現験記絵) is a set of
painted handscrolls (emakimono) that was
produced during the
early 14th
Century (Kamakura period) of ****an...
