Classifed as a type of Besson Mandala, for it centers on a single deity, in this case the goddess Butsugen Butsumo 仏眼仏母 (Skt. = Buddhalocanal Locana). Butsugen Butsumo is translated as Buddha Eye or Mother of the Buddha, for she personifies Buddha’s omniscient vision, and is ...
of nature (gods), which can influence human life and undermine the glory of human beings. Given the psychological atmosphere during the Japanese colonial period, hence, this illustration is the crystallization of a symbol from an attitude of resistance amidst helplessness towards a ruler (the ...
goddess of the West in SEIOUBO西王母(Hsi Wang Mu), and the sun goddess Amaterasu天照in Ema絵馬(The Votive Tablets). At times the severity of Zouonna's expression is deemed fit for roles of women who are really disguised demons, such as in Maple Viewing, MOMIJIGARI紅葉狩, or Death ...
The shrine complex is dedicated to the sun goddess, Amaterasu. It is also home to theYata no Kagami(sacred mirror), one of three ancient,mysterious, and secretivetreasures which comprise the Imperial Regalia of Japan. Naiku, the main Inner Shrine, is hidden behind fences. But visitors can se...
Within the gruesome folktale of Uriko-Hime, a melon-born princess was killed and flayed by a vile Amanojaku.* The evil Yokai then wore the princess’s skin and impersonated her. Furthermore, this dastard creature is said to be based on Ame-no-Sagume, an earthly Shinto goddess that “inst...
(1637-1718) about to consume the sword of wisdom thereby gaining supernatural wisdom and enlightenment. (Often miscatalogued as threatening him.) On the right is the goddess of mercy, Kannon. The scene is set in the Zojoji Temple where Shonin goes on to become the Abbot. Published by ...
Our first glimpses of San and Mulan are considerably different than the above. San is not integrated into any human community; she is instead a child of the forest, the adopted daughter of the wolf goddess Moro. San's authority is second only to her mother, and she is the deadly cornerst...
direct descendant of the Sun Goddess Amaterasu and revered as living gods at one time or another. When the Pacific War was imminent in 1940, the fascist government was boasting it was the year of 2600 to exalt the national prestige, and it even made a song cerebrating the 2600th year.”...
Susanoo: Origin and Family Susanoo was one of the sons born of Izanagi, one of the Japanese creator deities. He was born after his father escaped Yomi, the Land of the Underworld, with two of his siblings. His famous siblings included Amaterasu, the sun goddess, and Tsukuyomi, the moon ...
Izanagi and Izanami also appear in a story about a descent to Yomi-tsu Kuni, a land of darkness and death associated with the underworld. Perhaps the best-known Japanese deity is the sun goddess Amaterasu. Said to be the ancestor of the imperial family, she brings light into the world ...