In another case such an egg was recognized before by a great scholar, thoroughly versed in Chinese literature, the famous Iro JINSAI2, who warned a Court-noble, telling him that a magnificent stone, square and five-coloured, in the nobleman’s possession was a dragon’s egg, and that he...
“giji”) created in the early modern period, which purport to be an ancient Japanese writing script. One of the most famous examples of literature written in the jindai moji is the epic poem Hotsuma Tsutae, which is regarded as an account of the development of medieval mythology in the ...
where he then built a shrine. He would eat whatever he could find himself, taking upon himself the task of praying for the statue. During the winter, he was visited by his long-lost
Mythology, when talking about mythology most people's minds automatically jump to the stories of the Greeks and Romans and their gods and goddess and their stories of heroes and quests. Some people might even think about Thor, Odin, and Loki and Norse mythologies, but there is a whole world...
Japanese mythology, later formulated into the system known as Shinto, makes multiple references to sexuality, but almost always in a positive manner. An act of intercourse, as one leading to the enhancement and flourishing of life, was considered an act of happiness without guilt or sin. In ...
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At Kosenji Temple in Kusatsu Onsen town (Gunma Prefecture), there is mysteriously placed among the other bodhisattva steles, dosojin statues, etc. a very small statue that is almost identical to the dol hareubang or stone grandfather guardians of Cheju I
Japanese mythology, body of stories compiled from oral traditions concerning thelegends, gods, ceremonies, customs, practices, and historical accounts of the Japanese people. Most of the surviving Japanesemythsare recorded in theKojiki(compiled 712; “Records of Ancient Matters”) and theNihon shoki(...
Sai no Kawara Mythology -- Children’s Limbo in Japan.Explores Japanese Buddhist mythology regarding the sandy beach called Sai no Kawara (Sainokawara), a riverbed in the netherworld where the souls of departed children do penance; reviews the savior role played by Jizō Bosatsu. Answers various...