Then His Augustness Wo-usu was granted by his aunt Her Augustness Yamato-himeo her august upper garment and august skirt; and, with a saber hidden in his august bosom, he went forth. By Kyuso (Muro Naokiyo), Therefore will I offer thee an august name. Hereupon the eighty deities, seeing this, again deceived him, taking him with them into the mountains, where they cut down a large tree, inserted a wedge in the tree and made him stand in the middle, whereupon they took away the wedge and tortured him to death. Animism and other themes. With this charge he bestowed it on her. The N Plays of Japan by S. Yamabe and L. Adams Beck [1921] Then, thinking it strange, he thrust into and split the flesh with the point of his august sword and looked, and there was a great sword within. devoted to religious tolerance and scholarship The Text and its Authenticity, Together with Bibliographical Notes, IV. Shinto shrines are the places of worship and the homes of kami. Again when they entered the salt sea, and suffered as they went, they sang, saying: "As we go through the sea, our loins are impeded -tottering in the sea like herbs growing in a great river-bed.". Thank you! Again on the night of the next day the Impetuous--Male deity put him into the centipede and wasp-house; but as she again gave him a centipede and wasp-scarf, and instructed him as before, he came forth calmly. These two deities were likewise deities born alone, and hid their persons. ), 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. 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. that I should have exchanged thee for this single child! " Thereupon the eight hundred myriad deities took counsel together, and imposed on High-Swift-Impetuous-Male-Augustness a fine of a thousand tables, and likewise cut his beard, and even caused the nails of his fingers and toes to be pulled out, and expelled him with a divine expulsion. Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. 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. Then his Empress, taking a great august liquor-cup, and drawing near and offering it to him, sang, saying: "Oh I Thine Augustness the Deity-of-Eight-Thousand-Spears! Thereupon His-Swift-Impetuous-Male-Augustness replied, saying: "Let each of us swear and produce children." Shinto shrines (, jinja) are places of worship and the dwellings of the kami, the Shinto "gods". Then be replied, saving: I am elder brother to the Heaven-Shining-Great-August deity. The august name of the deity that was born from the mist of his breath when again, having begged her to band him the jewels that were twisted on her right august arm, and having crunchingly crunched them,, be blew them away was His-Wondrous-Augustness-of-Kumanu. 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. Next they gave birth to the islands of Futa-go, another name for which is Heaven's Two-Houses. With which words, at once jinglingly taking off and shaking the jewel-string forming his august necklace, be bestowed it on Amaterasu, the Heaven-Shining-Great-August deity. An abridged version of the Chamberlain translation. Consequently I think that he certainly thinks I shall die quickly." Corrections? Hindus believe in reincarnation and karma. The names of the deities that were born in the Plain of High Heaven when the Heaven and Earth began were the deity Master-of-the-August-Center-of-Heaven; next, the High-August-Producing-Wondrous deity; next, the Divine-Producing-Wondrous deity. Lift up the luxuriant august liquor!". So the great deity the Male-Who-Invites dwells at Taga in Afumi. Owing to this, eternal night prevailed. Thus he commanded; but for five days after, still the prince came not forth. So when he had received the imperial command and started off, he went into the temple of the Great August Deity of Ise, and worshiped the deity's court, forthwith speaking to his aunt, Her Augustness Yamato-hine, saving: " It must surely be that the Heavenly Sovereign thinks I may die quickly - for after sending me to smite the wicked people of the West, I am no sooner come up again to the capital than, without bestowing on me an army, he now sends me off afresh to pacify the wicked people of the twelve circuits of the East. He replied, saying: "I wail because I wish to depart to my deceased mother's land, to the Nether Distant Land." these birds! The name of the deity that was born from the august girdle which he next threw down was the deity Road-Long-Space. by Arthur Waley [1921]. A number of esoteric texts detailing ritual and religious matters of the shrines, and discussing the relationship between Shinto and Buddhism, are also among the sacred texts of Shinto.. So the name of the deity they gave birth to was the deity Great-Male-of-the-Great-Thing; next, they gave birth to the deity Rock-Earth-Prince; next, they gave birth to the deity Rock-Nest-Princess; next, they gave birth to the deity Great-Door-Sun-Youth; next, they gave birth to the deity Heavenly-Blowing-Male; next, they gave birth to the deity Great-House-Prince; next, they gave birth to the deity Youth-of-the-Wind-Breath-the-Great-Male; next, they gave birth to the sea-deity, whose name is the deity Great-Ocean-Possessor next, they gave birth to the deity of the Water-Gates, whose name is the deity Prince-of-Swift-Autumn ; next they gave birth to his younger sister the deity Princess-of-Swift-Autumn. shinto origins shinto history shinto beliefs. Japanese Haiku what a fair and lovely maiden!" So the name of the deity that was born from the august staff which he threw down was the deity Thrust-Erect-Come-Not-Place. The name of the deity that was next born from his belly was the deity Possessor-of-the-Innermost Mountains. The Shundai Zatsuwa (A Japanese Philosopher) Buddhist Psalms Then, as they drove it down and he caught it, be got stuck to and burned by the stone, and died. Bushido, The Soul of Japan not otherwise copyrighted are copyright 2023, Section LIII.Emperor Jim-mu (Part X.Genealogies), Section LIV.Emperor Jim-mu (Part XI.His Age and Place Of Burial), Section LXIII.Emperor S-jin (Part I.Genealogies), Section LXIV.Emperor S-jin (Part II.A Pestilence Is Staid By Oho-tata-ne-ko), Section LXV.Emperor S-jin (PART III: Story of Oho-tata-ne-ko's Birth), Section LXVI.Emperor S-jin (Part IV.War With King Take-hani-yasu), Section LXVII.Emperor S-jin (Part V.Peace Restored and Tribute Levied). The names of the deities given birth to by these two deities Prince-of-Swift-Autumn and Princess-of-Swift-Autumn from their separate dominions of river and sea were: the deity Foam-Calm; next, the deity Foam-Waves; next the deity Bubble-Calm; next, the deity Bubble-Waves; next the deity Heavenly-Water-Divider; next, the deity Earthly-Water-Divider; next, the deity Heavenly-Water-Drawing-Gourd-Possessor; next, the deity Earthly-Water-Drawing-Gourd-Possessor. ah! If thou do like this, I will in one day strangle to death a thousand of the folk of thy land." This page has been archived and is no longer updated. So His Swift-Impetuous-Male-Augustness, thinking that there must be people at the head-waters of the river, went up it in quest of them, when he came upon an old man and an old woman - two of them - who had a young girl between them, and were weeping. ), Section LXXXVII.Emperor Kei-k (Part XII.Yamato-take Wooes Princess Miyazu), Section LXXXVIII.Emperor Kei-k (Part XIII.Yamato-take Meets the Deity of Mount Ibuki). These books are compilations of ancient myths and traditional teachings that had previously been passed down orally. That song said: "Eight clouds arise. having put the days in a row, there are of nights nine nights, and of days ten days!". The following beliefs shape these rituals. These four songs were all sung at Yamato-take's august interment. As for the seed of the three female deities born first, their birth was from a thing of thine; so doubtless they are thy children." So afterward the Idzumo bravo, getting out of the river, girded on His Augustness Yamato-take's false sword. The total number of islands given birth to jointly by the two deities the Male- Who-Invites and the Female-Who-Invites was fourteen, and of deities thirty-five. Oh! THE AUGUST RAVAGES OF HIS-IMPETUOUS-MALE-AUGUSTNESS. So then, pursuing after him to the Even-Pass-of-Hades, and gazing on him from afar, be called out to the deity Great-Name-Possessor, saying: "With the great life-sword and the life-bow-and-arrows which thou carriest, pursue thy half-brethren till they crouch on the august slopes of the passes, and pursue them till they are swept into the reaches of the rivers, and do thou, wretch! Only the Island of Onogoro was not given birth to and, moreover, the Leech-Child and the Island of Aha are not reckoned among the children.). 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 names of the deities that were next born to rectify those evils were: the Divine-Rectifying-Wondrous deity; next, the Great-Rectictifying-Wondrous deity; next, the Female-Deity-Idzu. THE BEGINNING OF HEAVEN AND EARTH . A wonderful thousand-year-old collection of Tanka poetry. Thereupon the Princess of Yakami answered the eighty deities, saving: "I will not listen to your words. So, having secretly made the wood of an oak-tree into a false sword and augustly girded it, he went with the bravo to bathe in the River Hi. The names of the deities that were next born from her urine were the deity Mitsubanome and, next, the Young-Wondrous-Producing deity. THE AUGUST EXPULSION OF HIS IMPETUOUS-MALE-AUGUSTNESS. As soon as he had finished singing, he died. Standing on the Floating Bridge of Heaven, they dipped it in the ocean brine and stirred. Conspiracy of King Saho-biko and the Empress Saho-bime), Section LXXI.Emperor Sui-nin (Part III.Birth of Prince Homu-chi-wake and Death of the Conspirators), Section LXXII.Emperor Sui-nin (Part IV.The Dumb Prince Homu-chi-wake), Section LXXIII. She having thus sung, they at once pledged each other by the cup with their hands on each other's necks, and are at rest till the present time. Genji Monogatari For this reason I deceived the crocodiles of the sea, saying: ' Let you and me compete, and compute the numbers of our respective tribes. hideous! Next they gave birth to the islands of Mitsu-go near Oki, another name for which islands is Heavenly-Great-Heart-Youth. 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." V.His Later Wives. The Story of Gio In some cases, a mountain, waterfall or rock behind the shrine building can be . ), the first written record in Japan, part of which is considered a sacred text of the Shint religion. ), Section LXXV.Emperor Sui-nin (Part VII.His Death and that of the Empress Hibasu. Then, His Augustness Yamato-take getting out of the river first, and taking and girding on the sword that the Idzumo bravo bad taken off and laid down, said: " Let us exchange swords! " There are supernatural episodes, and tales of murder, At this time some chopsticks came floating down the stream. Afterward it will be a gentle bird; so as for thy life, do not deign to die. Then the Princess of Nuna-kaba, without yet opening the door, sang from the inside, saying: Thine Augustness, the Deity-of-Eight-Thousand-Spears! Sacred Texts In Shintoism, there is no specific book. VIII.He Weds I-suke-yori-hime). So while the other two deities each assumed his and her rule according to the command with which her father had deigned to charge them, the Storm-God, His-Swift-Impetuous-Male-Augustness, did not assume the rule of the dominion with which he had been charged, but cried and wept till his eight-grasp beard reached to the pit of his stomach. A Christian scholar explores Shinshu Buddhism. So thenceforward he was praised by being called by the august name of his Augustness Yamato-take. the "Kami" is the name for the sacred text of the Shinto tradition. YAMATO-TAKE SLAYS THE DEITY OF THE ASHIGARA PASS. So that place was called by the name of Mihe. The names of the deities that were next born from the blood that collected on the hilt of the august sword and leaked out between his fingers were: the deity Kura-okami and, next, the deity Kura-mitsuba. At this time, his august sickness very urgent. With these words, and impetuous with victory, he broke down the divisions of the rice-fields laid out by the Heaven-Shining-Great-August deity filled up the ditches, and moreover strewed excrements in the palace where she partook of the great food. Created by Gracie Hancock, Ruby Knopik, Lily Oliva, and Gabi Vivero Photo by skyseeker 3. The old man answered, saving: " Its eyes are like akakagachi, it has one body with eight heads and eight tails. by Richard Gordon Smith [1918] Last of all, his younger sister, Her Augustness the Princess-Who-Invites, came out herself in pursuit. So, mounting to the top of the pass, he sighed three times and spoke, saying: " Adzuma ha ya!" 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! Includes text and translation of the Shoshinge of Shinran Shonen, with extended commentary. Next they gave birth to the Island of Sado. Moreover, I will discuss it particularly with the deities of Hades. Then the Kumaso bravo said: " That must be true. Then His Augustness Wo-usu, respited him for a moment, holding him down as he lay prostrate. Again when the bird flew and perched on the seaside, they sang, saying: "The dotterel of the beach goes not on the beach, but follows the seaside.". wert a person, I would gird my sword upon thee, I would clothe thee with my garments - O mine elder brother, the single pine-tree!". 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. His Age and Place of Burial), Section XCV.Emperor Chi-ai (Part I.Genealogies), Section XCVI. Shinto Symbolism Sikhism Sub Rosa Swedenborg Tantra Taoism Tarot Thelema Theosophy . He had eighty deities his brethren; but they all left the land to the deity Master-of-the-Great-Land. For this reason the sound of bad deities was like unto the flies in the fifth moon as they all swarmed, and in all things every portent of woe arose. Descend back again and amend your words." Next, they gave birth to the deity of Wind, whose name is the deity Prince-of-Long-Wind. The names of the deities that were born next were the Earthly-Eternally-Standing deity; next, the Luxuriant-Integrating-Master deity. [My Wife!] the Japanese sprit and culture. Hereupon His Augustness Yamato-take, suggested, saying: "Come on! The Kojiki text was compiled from oral tradition in 712. saying: "Do Thine Augustness rule the Plain-of-High-Heaven." become the deity Master-of-the-Great-Land; and moreover, becoming the deity Spirit-of-the-Living-Land, and making my daughter the Forward-Princess thy consort, do thou make stout the temple-pillars at the foot of Mount Uka in the nethermost rock-bottom, and make high the crossbeams to the Plain-of-High-Heaven, and dwell there, thou villain! Translations of a selection of N dramas, which Includes two translated texts from the Nichiren school. Japanese Fairy Tales Look not at me!" The book is densely footnoted, almost to the point where the These are called divine words. Chamberlain, translator 1882] PART I.- THE BIRTH OF THE DEITIES . Shint literature and mythology. 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. In Ghostly Japan These two deities are the deities that were born from the filth he contracted when he went to that polluted, hideous land. Legendary Shinto tales from a primary source. The name of the deity that was born from the august skirt which he next threw down was the deity Loosen-Put. made it difficult to proof the text, so I put it aside. It happened that at this time his august hair was bound at the brow. So as they waited after having thus prepared everything in accordance with his bidding the eight-forked serpent came truly as the old man had said, and immediately dipped a head into each vat, and drank the liquor. (Ten deities in all from the deity Great-Male-of-the-Great-Thing to the deity Princess-of-Autumn.) So that land is called by the name of Adzuma. So they made an august mausoleum there, and laid Yamato-take to rest. "Then the Heavenly-Alarming-Female spoke, saving: "We rejoice and are glad because there is a deity more illustrious than Thine Augustness." Again he begged food of the deity Princess-of-Great-Food. Shinran and His Work: Studies in Shinshu Theology The names of the deities that were born next were the deity Mud-Earth-Lord; next, his Younger sister the deity -Mud-Earth-Lady; next, the Germ-Integrating deity; next, his younger sister the Life-Integrating-Deity; next, the deity of Elder-of-the-Great-Place; next, his younger sister the deity Elder-Lady-of-the-Great-Place; next, the deity Perfect-Exterior; next, his younger sister the deity Oh-Awful-Lady; next, the deity Izanagi or the Male-Who-Invites; next, his younger sister Izanami or the deity the Female-Who-Invites. I have eaten of the furnace of Hades. translated by George William Knox [1892] As soon as I had finished speaking, the crocodile who lay the last of all seized me and stripped off all my clothing. While she was thus speaking, His Augustness Heavenly-Beckoning-Ancestor-Lord and His Augustness Grand-Jewel pushed forward the mirror and respectfully showed it to the Heaven-Shining-Great-August deity, whereupon the Heaven-Shining-Great-August deity, more and more astonished, gradually came forth from the door and gazed upon it, whereupon the Heavenly-Hand-Strength-Male deity, who was standing hidden, took her august hand and drew her out, and then His Augustness Grand-Jewel drew the bottom-tied rope along at her august back, and spoke, saving: "Thou must not go back further in than this"! Kami The core belief at the heart of Shinto is in kami: formless spirits that animate anything of greatness. Confucianism, A number of esoteric texts detailing ritual and religious matters of the shrines, and discussing the relationship between Shinto and Buddhism, are also among the sacred texts of Shinto. So, though he did thus, the Heaven-Shining-Great-August deity upbraided him not, but said: "What looks like excrements must be something that His Augustness mine elder brother has vomited through drunkenness. Next he said to His-Brave-Swift-Impetuous-Male-Augustness: "Do Thine Augustness rule the Sea-Plain. So thereupon descending back, they again went round the heavenly august pillar. While she picked them up and ate them, he fled on; but as she still pursued him, he took and broke the multitudinous and close-toothed comb in the right bunch of his hair and cast it down, and it instantly turned into bamboo-sprouts. 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. But notwithstanding these apologetic words, he still continued his evil acts, and was more and more violent. The names of the deities that were born as lie bathed at the top of the water were the deity Possessor-of-the-Ocean-Surface and, next, His Augustness Elder--Male-of-the-Surface. Being maiden like a drooping plant, my heart is just a bird on a sand-bank by the shore; it will now indeed be a dotterel. This is the ancestor of the rulers of the land of Idzumo, of the rulers of the land of Muzashi, of the rulers of the upper land of Unakami, of the rulers of the lower land of Unakami, of the rulers of the land of lzhimu, of the departmental suzerains of the Island of Tsu and of the rulers of the land of Tobo-tsu-Afumi. 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. These three deities were all deities born alone, and hid their persons. I have no strange intentions." The name of the deity that was next born from his right hand was the deity Possessor-of-the-Outlying-Mountains. Emperor Kei-k (Part XIV.The Death of Yamato-take). So then, when he reached the land of Sagamu, the ruler of the land lied, saying: "In the middle of this moor is a great lagoon, and the deity that dwells in the middle of the lagoon is a very violent deity." Buy Disk The Kojiki is one of the two primary sources for Shinto, the Japanese The names of the deities that were born from her feces were the deity Clay-Viscid-Prince and, next, the deity Clay-Viscid-Princess. Then the Heavenly deities commanded and found out by grand divination, and ordered them, saying: "they were not good because the woman spoke first. So take them "-and with this command he sent him off. AMATERASU, THE SUN-GODDESS, AND THE STORM-GOD, INVESTITURE OF THE THREE DEITIES, THE ILLUSTRIOUS AUGUST CHILDREN, At this time His Augustness the Male-Who-Invites greatly rejoiced, saying: "I, begetting child after child, have at my final begetting gotten three illustrious children." So His Augustness the Male-Who-Invites took his black august head-dress and cast it down, and it instantly turned into grapes. So that place is called by the name of the Tsuwetsuki pass. we are on foot.". So, on my doing as they had instructed me, my whole body was hurt." SHINTO SACRED TEXTS WORLD RELIGIONS, SET 8 Photo by Wonderlane 2. Emperor Chi-ai (Part II.The Possession of Korea Divinely Promised), Section XCVII.Emperor Chi-ai (Part III. The names of the deities that were born as he bathed in the middle of the water were: the deity Possessor-of-the-Ocean-Middle and, next, His Augustness Elder-Male-of-the-Middle. The first English translation of the classic tale of 10th century Japanese courtly love. Hereupon, when they arrived at Cape Keta, thev found a naked hare lying down. The Kojiki 2. So they placed the leech-child in a boat of reeds and let it float away. Kojiki - Student Encyclopedia (Ages 11 and up). Legendary Shinto tales from a primary source. The Kojiki was first translated into English in 1882. ), Section LXXIX.Emperor Kei-k (Part IV.Yamato-take Slays His Elder Brother), Section LXXX. They have become rudder-shaped." So when we drive it down, do thou wait and catch it. Then on Her Augustness his august parent again seeking him with cries, she perceived him, and at once cleaving the tree, took him out and brought him to life, and said to him: "If thou remain here, thou wilt at last be destroyed by the eighty deities." I have come to a hideous and polluted land - I have! Forthwith entering the land of Idzumo, and wishing to slay the Idzumo bravo, he, on arriving, forthwith bound himself to him in friendship. So on his obeying her commands and arriving at the august place of His Impetuous-Male-Augustness, the latter's daughter the Forward-Princess came out, and saw him, and they exchanged glances and were married, and she went in again, and told her father, saying: " A very beautiful deity has come." But the heavenly speaking-lute brushed against a tree, and the earth resounded. The august name of the deity that was born from the mist of his breath when again, having begged her to hand him the jewels that were twisted in the right august bunch of her hair, and having crunchingly crunched them, he blew them away, was His Augustness Ame-no-hohi. This island likewise has one body and four faces, and each face has a name. In 2000, a copy fortuitously turned up in a local used bookstore. 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. (This creature transformed into a white boar was not a messenger from the deity, but the very deity in person. Last Updated: Article History Table of Contents Kojiki, (Japanese: "Records of Ancient Matters"), together with the Nihon shoki ( q.v. The feathers of the arrow were brought in their months by all the mouse's children. Again it is said that, owing to her having pursued and reached her elder brother, she is called the Road-Reaching-Great deity."' These three deities are of the three great deities held in reverence by the dukes of Munakata. When he returned up to the capital after doing this, he subdued and pacified every one of the deities of the mountains and of the deities of the rivers and likewise of the deities of Anado, and then went up to the capital. The name of "Land-of-the-Eight-Great-Islands" therefore originated in these eight islands having been born first. Buddhism, Thereupon, as his wife gave to her husband berries of the muku tree and red earth, he chewed the berries to pieces, and spat them out with the red earth which he held in his mouth, so that the great deity believed him to be chewing up and spitting out the centipedes, and, feeling fond of him in his heart, fell asleep. A moment, holding him down as he had finished singing, he sighed three and. To die will discuss it particularly with the deities of Hades deity Prince-of-Long-Wind the heavenly brushed! And stirred folk of thy land. rock behind the shrine building can be he him! 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