Then he said: " I am the august child of Obo-tarashi-hiko-oshiro-wake, the Heavenly Sovereign who, dwelling in the palace of Hishiro at Makimuku, rules the Land of the Eight Great Islands; and my name is King Yamata-woguna. In Ghostly Japan 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. Then the ruler of the land set fire to the moor. The first English translation of the classic tale of 10th century Japanese courtly love. 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"! Next they gave birth to the Island of Adzuki, another name for which is Oho-Nu-De-Hime. So that place was called by the name of Mihe. IXTroubles Which Followed His Decease). Mr. Aston translates it thus: The clouds which come forth are a manifold fence: For the husband and wife to retire within, From His Swift-Impetuous-Male-Augustness was descended the deity Master-of-the-Great-Land. So the deity her husband, being distressed, was about to go up from Idzumo to the Land of Yamato; and as he stood attired, with one august hand on the saddle of his august horse and one august foot in the august stirrup, he sang, saying: When I take and attire myself so carefully in my august garments black as the true jewels of the moor, and, like the birds of the offing, look at my breast -though I raise my fins, I say that these are not good, and cast them off on the waves on the beach. Shinto is an optimistic faith, as humans are thought to be fundamentally good, and evil is believed to be caused by evil spirits. The Story of Gio So, on looking at the head, be saw that there were many centipedes there. Support the Archive. But notwithstanding these apologetic words, he still continued his evil acts, and was more and more violent. While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. While I am standing here, the nuye sings upon the green mountain, and the voice of the true bird of the moor, the pheasant, resounds; the bird of the yard, the cock, crows. 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. Owing to his being very weary with progressing a little farther beyond that place, be leaned upon an august staff to walk a little. Shintoism or Shinto (; Shint) is a native religion of Japan and was once its state religion. ", THE CRYING AND WEEPING OF HIS IMPETUOUS-MALE-AUGUSTNESS. Corrections? But His-Swift-Impetuous-Male-Augustness watched her proceedings, considered that she was offering up to him filth, and at once killed the deity Princess-of-Great-Food. Be thou the one to take the trouble to teach him his duty." The child which was born to them was Hiruko (the leech-child), which when three years old was still unable to stand upright. 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." Confucianism, The name of the deity that was next born from his chest was the deity Possessor-of-Descent--Mountains. (the Hyakunin-isshu), translated by William N. Porter [1909] YAMATO-TAKE SLAYS THE DEITY OF THE ASHIGARA PASS. Then the Great August deity the Male-Who-Invites was very angry and said: If that be so,, thou shalt not dwell in this land, and forthwith expelled him with a divine expulsion. With this charge he bestowed it on her. The reason for their leaving it was this: Each of these eighty deities had in his heart the wish to marry the Princess of Yakami in Inaba, and they went together to Inaba, putting their bag on the back of the deity Great-Name-Possessor, whom they took with them as an attendant. The name of "Land-of-the-Eight-Great-Islands" therefore originated in these eight islands having been born first. Principal Teachings of the True Sect of Pure Land The Nihon Shoki The two texts almosts contains the whole mythological background of the Shinto religion while setting out the early history of the Japanese islands. Owing to the lifting up of words, he appeared and misled Yamato-take.) The Shundai Zatsuwa (A Japanese Philosopher) Section XC.Emperor Kei-k (Part XV.Yamato-take Turns into a White Bird), Section XCI.Emperor Kei-k (Part XVI.Yamato-Take's Butler), Section XCII.Emperor Kei-k (Part XVII.Yamato-take's Descendants), Section XCIII.Emperor Kei-k (Part XVIII. 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. 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. 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." Hereupon he said: "As for the deity of this mountain, I will simply take him empty-handed"-- and was ascending the mountain, when there met him on the mountainside a white boar whose size was like unto that of a bull. Upon my speaking thus, they were deceived and lay down in a row, and I trod on them and counted them as I came across, and was just about to get on land, when I said: 'You have been deceived by me.' swiftly flying heaven-racing messenger, the tradition of the thing, too, this!". Japanese Haiku Next, they gave birth to the deity Princess-of-Great-Food. The child of this deity was called the deity Luxuriant-Food-Princess. and culminates in a chronology of the early Imperial line. Emperor Kei-k (Part XIV.The Death of Yamato-take). They have become rudder-shaped." The evolution of Japanese art and its relationship to Buddhism. 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!". THE BEGINNING OF HEAVEN AND EARTH . In Shintoism, there is no specific book. These three deities were all deities born alone, and hid their persons. It is only that he wishes to wrest my land from me." Thereupon the deity Great-Name-Possessor instructed the hare, saying: " Go quickly now to the river-mouth, wash thy body with the fresh water, then take the pollen of the sedges growing at the river-mouth, spread it about, and roll about upon it, whereupon thy body will certainly be restored to its original state." (Eight deities in all from the deity Heavenly-Elder-of-the-Passes to the deity Great-Vale-Princess.) Then His-Swift-Impetuous-Male-Augustness drew the ten-grasp saber, that was augustly girded on him, and cut the serpent in pieces, so that the River Hi flowed on changed into a river of blood. Hereupon the voices of the myriad deities were like unto the flies in the fifth moon as they swarmed, and a myriad portents of woe all arose. (Four deities in all from the deity Prince-of-long-wind to Moor-Elder.) So His-Swift-Impetuous-Male-Augustness, at once taking and changing, the young girl into a multitudinous and close-toothed comb which he stuck into his august hair-bunch, said to the deities Foot-Stroking-Elder and Hand-Stroking-Elder: " Do you distil some eightfold refined liquor. 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. Then he deigned to ask: "Who are ye?" 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." Production notes: I worked on this for four years, on and off. 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. Then he sang augustly, saying: "Alas that the sword girded on the Idzumo bravo, and wound round with many a creeper, should have had no true blade!". Kami The core belief at the heart of Shinto is in kami: formless spirits that animate anything of greatness. Then the Princess of Nuna-kaba, without yet opening the door, sang from the inside, saying: Thine Augustness, the Deity-of-Eight-Thousand-Spears! The names of the deities that were born next were the Earthly-Eternally-Standing deity; next, the Luxuriant-Integrating-Master deity. LAFCADIO HEARN He Rectifies the People's Names), Section CXI. Nevertheless the bird soared up thence to heaven again and flew away. the tradition of the thing, too, this! They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. At Shinto shrines and in other sacred spaces, both priests and regular folks from all walks of life perform rituals to express gratitude for the deities' protection and pray for their continued . The religious and ethical values of the Kojiki were rediscovered and reevaluated by Moto-ori Norinaga (17301801), who wrote the complete Annotation of the Kojiki in 49 volumes. Our editors will review what youve submitted and determine whether to revise the article. John Bruno Hare, All Rights Reserved. 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. This likewise is not reckoned among their children. 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." One of Hearn's last books, this substantial volume is a highly readable history of Shinto in Japan, and its interaction with Buddhism and Christianity; highly recommended for outsiders who want to understand the Japanese sprit and culture. It's a very locally. passion and betrayal, all interspersed with extemporaneous It starts in the realm of myth, with the creation of Japan from foam. 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. FAQ| It involves the worship of kami, which can be translated to mean "sacred spirits which take the form of things and concepts important to life, such as wind, rain, mountains, trees, rivers, and fertility." Thine Augustness my spouse like the young herbal The tradition of the thing, too, this!". The books include the Kojiki (Records of Ancient Matters), the Nihon shoki, or Nihon-gi (Chronicles of Japan), the Kogoshi (Gleanings of Ancient Works), and the Engi shiki (Institutes of the Engi Period). Shinto shrines (, jinja) are places of worship and the dwellings of the kami, the Shinto "gods". 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. devoted to religious tolerance and scholarship from the Heike Monogatari, retold by Ridgely Torrence [1935]. 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. Again he asked: "What is the cause of your crying?" Again this deity's Chief Empress, Her Augustness the Forward-Princess, was very jealous. 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. by Richard Gordon Smith [1918] The name of the deity that was next born as he washed his right august eye was His Augustness Moon-Night-Possessor. If thou do not wait and catch it, we will certainly slay thee." 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. And she forthwith, unbinding her august hair, twisted it into august bunches; and both into the left and into the right august bunch, as likewise into her august head-dress and likewise on to her left and her right august arm, she twisted an augustly complete string of curved jewels eight feet long, of five hundred jewels, and, slinging on her back a quiver holding a thousand arrows, and adding thereto a quiver holding five hundred arrows, she likewise took and slung at her side a mighty and high sounding elbow-pad, and brandished and stuck her bow upright so that the top shook, and she stamped her feet into the hard ground up to her opposing thighs, kicking away the earth like rotten snow, and stood valiantly like unto a mighty man, and, waiting, asked: "Wherefore ascendest thou hither?" He had eighty deities his brethren; but they all left the land to the deity Master-of-the-Great-Land. So thereupon the Heaven-Shining-Great-August deity, terrified at the sight, closed behind her the door of the Heavenly Rock-Dwelling, made it fast and retired. Sacred objects of worship that represent the kami are stored in the innermost chamber of the shrine where they cannot usually be seen by anybody. Section LXXVIII.Emperor Kei-k (Part III. When he departed thence and reached the village of Mihe, he again said: " My legs are like threefold crooks, and very weary." text is buried in apparatus. Corrections? Hereupon the Heaven-Shining-Great-August deity was greatly amazed, and, slightly opening the door of the Heavenly Rock-Dwelling, spoke thus from the inside: "Methought that owing to my retirement the Plain of Heaven would be dark, and likewise the Central Land of Reed-Plains would all be dark: how then is it that the Heavenly-Alarming-Female makes merry, and that likewise the eight hundred myriad deities all laugh? Shinran and His Work: Studies in Shinshu Theology Then the deities Foot-Stroking-Elder and Hand-Stroking-Elder said: "If that be so, with reverence will we offer her to thee." In 2000, a copy fortuitously turned up in a local used bookstore. Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). These are called divine words. I am called by the name of Foot-Stroking-Elder, my wife is called by the name of Hand-Stroking-Elder, and my daughter is called by the name of Wondrous-Inada-Princess." by Kakuzo Okakura [1904] So the deity the Female-Who-Invites, through giving birth to the deity of Fire, at length divinely retired. That song said: "Eight clouds arise. but is still practiced today by multitudes of people, especially Japanese. Oh! The tradition of the thing, too, this!". These texts are holy writing that contains Hindu teachings, laws, and philosophies. Then His-Swift-Impetuous-Male-Augstness said to the old man: "If this be tby daughter, wilt thou offer her to me?" Then the Kumaso bravo spoke, saying: "Do not move the sword; I have something to say." 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. So when from the palace she raised the door and came out to meet him, His Augustness the Male-Who-Invites spoke, saying: "Thine Augustness, my lovelv younger sister! ), 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. 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. Thereupon, while he stood knowing no place of exit, a mouse came and said: " The inside is hollow-hollow; the outside is narrow-narrow." Last of all, his younger sister, Her Augustness the Princess-Who-Invites, came out herself in pursuit. The Kojiki 2. Again the Heavenly Sovereign said: "How didst thou take the trouble?" When this great deity, first built the palace of Suga, clouds rose up thence. Having thus spoken, she went back inside the palace; and as she tarried there very long, he could not wait. Then he asked him: "What is its form like?" V.His Later Wives. (Ten deities in all from the deity Great-Male-of-the-Great-Thing to the deity Princess-of-Autumn.) Thus did she declare the division. 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. by Lafcadio Hearn [1904]. 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." having put the days in a row, there are of nights nine nights, and of days ten days!". Then I will tread on them, and count them as I run across. "- and he gave to the peaches the designation of Their Augustnesses Great-Divine-Fruit. If thou do this, I will in one day set up a thousand and five hundred parturition-house. Includes text and translation of the Shoshinge of Shinran Shonen, with extended commentary. 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. translated by George William Knox [1892] the job, particularly creating bitmaps of hundreds of images of Chinese and Genji Monogatari Kojiki, (Japanese: Records of Ancient Matters), together with the Nihon shoki (q.v. Omissions? Ainu resources at sacred-texts. A wonderful thousand-year-old collection of Tanka poetry. Then the whole Plain of High Heaven was obscured and all the Central Land of Reed-Plains darkened. Translations of a selection of N dramas, which This means that a person's soul goes through a cycle of birth, life, death, and rebirth. 1.Shintoism, which is also called 'kami-no-michi,' began at least as long ago as 1000 B.C.E. But the deity Great-Name-Possessor, who came last of all, saw the hare, and said: "Why liest thou weeping? " Then the Plain of High Heaven shook, and the eight hundred myriad deities laughed together. A collection of 220 Japanese Haiku. 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. by S. Yamabe and L. Adams Beck [1921] This is the first death in the world. 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!". 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. 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. However, even this cannot shroud the wonderful story-telling. So when, on descending back, he reached the fresh spring of Tamakura-be and rested there, his august heart awoke somewhat. These two deities were likewise deities born alone, and hid their persons. 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. An account of Japanese Neo-Confucian thought. Oh! THE AUGUST EXPULSION OF HIS IMPETUOUS-MALE-AUGUSTNESS. Search| Chamberlain, translator 1882] PART I.- THE BIRTH OF THE DEITIES . Izanami was badly burned during the birth of the kami of fire, and died. So to the present day these songs are sung at the great interment of a Heavenly Sovereign. Section LXXVII.Emperor Kei-k (Part II.The Maidens Ye-Hime and Oto-Hime). Shint literature and mythology. we are on foot.". Oh! Next they gave birth to the Island of Oho-shima, another name for which is Oho-Tamaru-Wake. 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. 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. Though I slay it not now, I will slay it when I return"-- and so saying, ascended. 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