But the eight-forked serpent of Koshi has come every year and devoured one, and it is now its time to come, wherefore we weep." 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. Basil Hall Chamberlain, tr. So reaching the land of Wohari, he went into the house of Princess Miyadzu, ancestress of the rulers of Wohari, and forthwith thought to wed her; but thinking again that he would wed her when he should return up toward the capital, and having plighted his troth, he went on into the Eastern lands, and subdued and pacified all the savage deities and unsubmissive people of the mountains and rivers. 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. Omissions? Historical . 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. So as they then swore to each other from the opposite banks of the Tranquil River of Heaven, the august names of the deities that were born from the mist of her breath when, having first begged His-Swift-Impetuous-Male-Augustness to hand her the ten-grasp saber which was girded on him, and broken it into three fragments, and with the jewels making a jingling sound, having brandished and washed them in the True-Pool-Well of Heaven, and having crunchingly crunched them, the Heaven-Shining-Great deity blew them away, were Her Angustness Torrent-Mist-Princess, another august name for whom is Her Augustness Princess-of-the-Island-of-the-Offing; next Her Augustness Lovely-Island-Princess another august name for whom is Her Augustness Good-Princess; next Her Augustness Princess-of-the-Torrent. When, having thence penetrated on and subdued all the savage Yemisi [Ainu] and likewise pacified all the savage deities of the mountains and rivers, he was returning up to the capital, he, on reaching the foot of the Ashigara Pass, was eating his august provisions, when the deity of the pass, transformed into a white deer, came and stood before him. It happened that at this time his august hair was bound at the brow. Sacred Text - Shintoism Sacred Text Sacred text is the scripture, or holy book, that writes about various religion traditions considered sacred. ), the first written record in Japan, part of which is considered a sacred text of the Shint religion. But the deity Great-Name-Possessor, who came last of all, saw the hare, and said: "Why liest thou weeping? " Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. and culminates in a chronology of the early Imperial line. Although there is no single text that is accepted as authoritative by all schools of Shint thought, some books are considered invaluable as records of ancient beliefs and ritual; they are generally grouped together as shinten. by Arthur Lloyd [1910] the job, particularly creating bitmaps of hundreds of images of Chinese and Omissions? purification as the core of the ancient shinto faith. Hearing that you two fellows, the Kumaso bravoes, were unsubmissive and disrespectful, the Heavenly Sovereign sent me with the command to take and slay you." Then Her Augustness the Female-Who-Invites answered, saying: " Lamentable indeed that thou camest not sooner! In Ghostly Japan Shinto shrines (, jinja) are places of worship and the dwellings of the kami, the Shinto "gods". that relate to the spirituality of Japan, which combines Shinto, By Kyuso (Muro Naokiyo), A comprehensive history of Mahayana Buddhism, particularly in Japan, and possible ties to Gnosticism and early Christianity. Forthwith that august mausoleum was called by. So that place was called by the name of Mihe. So he buried the divinely retired deity the Female-Who-Invites on Mount Hiba, at the boundary of the Land of Idzumo and the Land of Hahaki. The fourteen deities in the foregoing list from the Wondrous-Deity-of-Eighty-Evils down to His Swift-Impetuous-Male-Augustness are deities born from the bathing of his august person. The name of the deity that was next born as he washed his august nose was His Brave-Swift-Impetuous-Male-Augustness. Shintoism or Shinto (; Shint) is a native religion of Japan and was once its state religion. So, on reaching the house of the Kumaso braves, he saw that near the house there was a threefold belt of warriors, who had made a cave to dwell in. So the hare said to the deity Great-Name-Possessor: "These eighty deities shall certainly not get the Princess of Yakami. So he went out to a plain covered with altagi, at a small river-mouth near Tachibana in Himuka in the island of Tsukushi, and purified and cleansed himself. At that time they sang, saying: "Our loins are impeded in the plain overgrown with short bamboo-grass. "- and he gave to the peaches the designation of Their Augustnesses Great-Divine-Fruit. 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. Consequently, the purpose of most Shinto rituals is to keep away evil spirits by purification, prayers and offerings to the kami. Again, the rock with which he blocked up the Even-Pass-of-Hades is called the Great-Deity-of-the-Road-Turning-back, and again it is called the Blocking-Great-Deity-of-the-Door-of-Hades. Again, as to his breaking down the divisions of the rice-fields and filling up the ditches, it must be because be grudges the land they occupy that His Augustness mine elder brother acts thus." The name of the deity that was next born from his chest was the deity Possessor-of-Descent--Mountains. hideous! Emperor Sui-nin (Part II. An abridged version of the Chamberlain translation. (Eight deities in an from the deity Possessor-of-the-True-Pass-Mountains to the deity Possessor-of-the-Outer--Mountains.) by Richard Gordon Smith [1918] I searched for a long time to locate a copy of the Tuttle reprint of the If thou do like this, I will in one day strangle to death a thousand of the folk of thy land." VIII.He Weds I-suke-yori-hime). So having taken and broken off one of the end-teeth of the multitudinous and close-toothed comb stuck in the august left bunch of his hair, he lit one light and went in and looked. After this, placing in Princess Miyazu's house his august sword "the Grass-Quelling Saber," he went forth to take the deity of Mount Ibuki. This short and very readable book describes the code of honor of the If thou do not wait and catch it, we will certainly slay thee." the lands that I and thou made are not yet finished making; so come back! " The names of the deities that were born from the bracelet of his august left hand which he next threw down were the deity Offing-Distant, next, the deity Wash-Prince-of-the-Offing; next, the deity Intermediate-Direction-of-the-offing. The name of the deity that was born from the august hat which he next threw down was the deity Master-of-the-Open-Mouth. Life is more powerful than death. Then he deigned to ask: "Who are ye?" Then the Heavenly deities commanded and found out by grand divination, and ordered them, saying: "they were not good because the woman spoke first. Thereupon Her Augustness his august parent cried and lamented, and went up to Heaven, and entreated His Divine-Producing-Wondrous-Augustness, who at once sent Princess Cockle-Shell and Princess Clam to bring him to life. 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. Principal Teachings of the True Sect of Pure Land swiftly flying heaven-racing messenger! 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. These three deities were all . Please consider upgrading your browser software or enabling style sheets (CSS) if you are able to do so. Over 1700 books. Next, they gave birth to the deity of Moors, whose name is the deity Thatch-Moor-Princess, another name for whom is the deity Moor-Elder. THE AUGUST EXPULSION OF HIS IMPETUOUS-MALE-AUGUSTNESS. There are no persons in the West so brave and strong as we two. Next, they gave birth to the deity of Trees, whose name is deity Stem-Elder; next, they gave birth to the deity of Mountains, whose name is the deity Great-Mountain-Possessor. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. So the two deities, standing upon the Floating Bridge of Heaven pushed down the jeweled spear and stirred with it, whereupon, when they had stirred the brine till it went curdle-curdle, and drew the spear up, the brine that dripped down from the end of the spear was piled up and became an island. The Ideals of the East The next, Her Augustness Lovely-Island-Princess, dwells in the middle temple of Munakata. When he departed thence and reached the moor of Nobe, he regretting his native land, sang, saying: "As for Yamato, the most secluded of land - Yamato, retired behind Mount Awogaki encompassing it with its folds, is delightful. Then when the eighty deities searched and pursued till they came up to him, and fixed their arrows in their bows, he escaped by dipping under the fork of a tree, and disappeared. 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. 'Shinto' means the way of the gods. Then the ruler of the land set fire to the moor. Forthwith His Augustness Yamato-take drew his sword and slew the lclzumo bravo. Production notes: I worked on this for four years, on and off. poetry, reminiscent of Icelandic sagas. So that fresh spring is called by the name of the fresh spring of Wi-same. 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! " passion and betrayal, all interspersed with extemporaneous Then he arrived at a place called Suga, and said: On coming to this place my august heart is pure" - and in that place he built a palace to dwell in. 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! Since Shinto has no founder or central creationist figure, but rather is an ancient set of beliefs that was formally incorporated into Japanese society with the influx of Confucianism and Buddhism, understanding the complex web of tradition, ritual, prayer, kami, and jinja can be daunting. These three deities were all deities born alone, and hid their persons. 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. that I should have exchanged thee for this single child! " 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. Thereupon the Heavenly Sovereign, alarmed at the valor and ferocity of his august child's disposition, commanded him, saying: " In the West there are two Kumaso Bravoes - unsubmissive and disrespectful men. Kogoshui: Gleanings from Ancient Stories Oh! Then he sang augustly, saying: The saber-sword which I placed at the maiden's bedside, alas! Coming radiant with smiles like the morning sun, thine arms white as rope of paper-mulberry-bark shall softly pat my breast soft as the melting snow; and patting each other interlaced, stretching out and pillowing ourselves on each other's jewel-arms - true jewel-arms - and with outstretched legs, will we sleep. 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. KAKUZO OKAKURA The Ideals of the East by Kakuzo Okakura [1904] So do you go and fetch every member of your tribe, and make them all lie in a row across from this island to Cape Keta. The hare replied, saving: "I was in the Island of Oki, and wished to cross over to this land, but had no means of crossing over. Then, as the sea-water dried, the skin of its body all split with the blowing of the wind, so that it lay weeping with pain. Some commentators enlarge the category of sacred texts to include also such works as the Manysh (Collection of Ten Thousand Leaves, the oldest Japanese anthology of verse, compiled in the 8th century ad); the Fudoki (Records of Air and Soil, 8th-century notes on local legends and geography); and the Taih-ry (oldest extant code of law in Japan, promulgated in 702). The Text and its Authenticity, Together with Bibliographical Notes, IV. 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. Judging from this I have undoubtedly gained the victory." The name of the deity that was next born from his left foot was the deity Possessor-of-the-Moorland-Mountains. Again this deity's Chief Empress, Her Augustness the Forward-Princess, was very jealous. After that, when they had returned, they gave birth to the Island of Koo-zhima in Kibi, another name for which island is Brave-Sun-Direction-Youth. 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. It is only that when the Great August deity our father spoke, deigning to inquire the cause of my wailing and weeping, I said: 'I wail because I wish to go to my deceased mother's land' -- whereupon the Great-August deity said: 'Thou shalt not dwell in this land,' and deigned to expel me with a divine expulsion. Even still, it took quite a bit of work to finish 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.). Index| It is only that he wishes to wrest my land from me." 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. Therefore Yamato-take praised the old man, and forthwith bestowed on him the rulership of the Eastern lands. 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. Then the deities Foot-Stroking-Elder and Hand-Stroking-Elder said: "If that be so, with reverence will we offer her to thee." 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). is out of print and hard to obtain. (Eight deities in all from the deity Heavenly-Elder-of-the-Passes to the deity Great-Vale-Princess.) However, limitations of OCR technology at the time ), Section LXXXIV.Emperor Kei-k (Part IX.Yamato-take's Empress Stills the Waves, Section LXXXV.Emperor Kei-k (Part X.Yamato-Take Slays the Deity of the Ashigara Pass. Thereupon his Augustness the Male-who-Invites spoke first: " Ah! But notwithstanding these apologetic words, he still continued his evil acts, and was more and more violent. shinten, collectively, sacred texts of the Shint religion of Japan. Next they gave birth to the islands of Mitsu-go near Oki, another name for which islands is Heavenly-Great-Heart-Youth. Then His Augustness Wo-usu, respited him for a moment, holding him down as he lay prostrate. The name of the deity that was next born from his right hand was the deity Possessor-of-the-Outlying-Mountains. Thereupon it was intoxicated with drinking, and all the heads lay down and slept. It includes myths, legends, and historical accounts of the imperial court from the earliest days of its creation up to the reign of Empress Suiko (628). Section LXXVIII.Emperor Kei-k (Part III. having put the days in a row, there are of nights nine nights, and of days ten days!". In 2000, a copy fortuitously turned up in a local used bookstore. by Lafcadio Hearn [1904]. Thereupon His Augustuess the Male-Who-Invites, wishing to meet and see his younger sister Her Augustness the FemaleWho-Invites, followed after her to the Land of Hades. The Shundai Zatsuwa (A Japanese Philosopher) Ancient Tales and Folk-lore of Japan So, on his doing as she bad instructed, the snakes became quiet, so that he came forth after calm slumbers. The Shundai Zatsuwa (A Japanese Philosopher), Shinran and His Work: Studies in Shinshu Theology, Principal Teachings of the True Sect of Pure Land. So, mounting to the top of the pass, he sighed three times and spoke, saying: " Adzuma ha ya!" Hereupon, when they arrived at Cape Keta, thev found a naked hare lying down. When, forthwith crossing over from that land out into Kahi, he dwelt in the palace of Sakawori, he sang, saying: "How many nights have I slept since passing Nihibari and Tsukuha?". The names of the deities that were born next were the Earthly-Eternally-Standing deity; next, the Luxuriant-Integrating-Master deity. Then His-Swift-Impetuous-Male-Augustness replied, saying: "I have no evil intent. So the eighty deities, being enraged, and wishing to slay the deity Great-Name-Possessor, took counsel together, on arriving at the foot of Tema in the land of Hahaki, and said to him: "On this mountain there is a red boar. 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. So when he cut the middle tail, the edge of his august sword broke. Again he sang, saying: "How sweet! 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. Each group/family of Shinto people record their prayers in books. LAFCADIO HEARN Maggots were swarming, and she was rotting, and in her head dwelt the Great-Thunder, in her breast dwelt the Fire-Thunder, in her left hand dwelt the Young-Thunder, in her right hand dwelt the Earth-Thunder, in her left foot dwelt the Rumbling-Thunder, in her right foot dwelt the Couchant-Thunder -- altogether eight Thunder-deities had been born and dwelt there. Hereupon the Heavenly Shining-Great-August deity said to His-Swift-Impetuous-Male-Augustness: "As for the seed of the five male deities born last, their birth was from things of mine; so undoubtedly they are my children. The Kojiki is an important source book for ceremonies, customs, divination, and magical practices of ancient Japan. 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). They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. So when the Heaven-Shining-Great-August deity had come forth, both the Plain of High Heaven and the Central-Land-of-Reed-Plains of course again became light. FEATURED TEXTS: The Teachings of Zoroaster (4/22/2010) The Splendour of God (4/17/2010) The Kebra . Japanese Fairy Tales Next they gave birth to Great-Yamato-the-Luxuriant-Island-of-the-Dragon-fly, another name for which is Heavenly-August-Sky-Luxuriant-Dragon-fly-Lord-Youth. I hope it will help to break down the barriers of suspicion and ignorance and encourage understanding and tolerance in this age of tension and conflict. A wonderful thousand-year-old collection of Tanka poetry. Thus did she declare the division. The Kojiki text was compiled from oral tradition in 712. Granting to them a heavenly jeweled spear, they thus deigned to charge them. While you will be able to view the content of this page in your current browser, you will not be able to get the full visual experience. Last of all, his younger sister, Her Augustness the Princess-Who-Invites, came out herself in pursuit. 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. (Six islands in all from the Island of Ko in Kibi to the Island of Heaven's-Two-Houses.). So Her Augustness the Female-Who-Invites is called the Great-Deity-of-Hades. 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. the tradition of the thing, too, this! Next, they gave birth to the Fire-Burning-Swift-Male deity, another name for whom is the deity Fire-Shining-Prince, and another name is the deity Fire-Shining-Elder. SHINTO SACRED TEXTS WORLD RELIGIONS, SET 8 Photo by Wonderlane 2. The child of this deity was called the deity Luxuriant-Food-Princess. Having thus spoken, they took fire, and burned a large stone like unto a boar, and rolled it down. Then the old man, who was the lighter of the august fire, completed the august song, and sang, saying: "Oh! 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.". Then the Empress and likewise the august children, though they tore their feet treading on the stubble of the bamboo-grass, forgot the pain, and pursued him with lamentations. Then the whole Plain of High Heaven was obscured and all the Central Land of Reed-Plains darkened. So the great deity, who was sleeping, started at the sound, and pulled down the house. So he, drawing the ten-grasp saber that was augustly girded on him, fled forward brandishing it in his back hand;" and as they still pursued, he took, on reaching the base of the Even-Pass-of-Hades, three peaches that were growing at its base, and waited and smote his pursuers therewith, so that they all fled back. Our editors will review what youve submitted and determine whether to revise the article. Then a courier was dispatched to the Heavenly Sovereign. Innumerable gods and goddesses are described. It was written using Chinese characters to represent Japanese sounds, inasmuch as no means of recording Japans developing spoken language had yet been devised. by Suematsu Kencho [1900] 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!". 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