One of Hearn's last books, this substantial volume is a highly readable Next they gave birth to the Island of Tsu, another name for which is Heavenly-Hand-Net-Good-Princess. 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. If thou do like this, I will in one day strangle to death a thousand of the folk of thy land." 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. 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. An account of Japanese Neo-Confucian thought. Complete etext of the Kojiki, Chamberlain tr. Next they gave birth to the Island of Adzuki, another name for which is Oho-Nu-De-Hime. Thus did she declare the division. Thereupon it was intoxicated with drinking, and all the heads lay down and slept. The Kojiki is an important source book for ceremonies, customs, divination, and magical practices of ancient Japan. So afterward the Idzumo bravo, getting out of the river, girded on His Augustness Yamato-take's false sword. Then the ruler of the land set fire to the moor. At that time they sang, saying: "Our loins are impeded in the plain overgrown with short bamboo-grass. Hereupon, when they arrived at Cape Keta, thev found a naked hare lying down. 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. saying: "Do Thine Augustness rule the Plain-of-High-Heaven." Hereupon he first mowed away the herbage with his august sword, took the fire-striker and struck out fire, and, kindling a counter-fire, burned the herbage and drove back the other fire and returned forth, and killed and destroyed all the rulers of that land, and forthwith set fire to and burned them. The aesthetics of the Japanese Tea Ceremony, and Hindus believe in reincarnation and karma. Free shipping for many products! 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. The dates are very significant, since by the 8th century, when they were compiled, Japanese religious life had received considerable input from Buddhism and Confucianism, both of which coloured the contents of these books. The name of the deity that was next born from his belly was the deity Possessor-of-the-Innermost Mountains. While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. 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 the deities Foot-Stroking-Elder and Hand-Stroking-Elder said: "If that be so, with reverence will we offer her to thee." 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. So what was called the Even-Pass-of-Hades is now called the Ifuya-Pass in the Land of Idzumo. I have eaten of the furnace of Hades. In a wide sense, they are intended to establish the primacy of Japan and the Japanese over all other countries and peoples and in a narrow sense, to give divine authority to the ruling classes of Japan, and to some extent to establish the political supremacy of the Yamato clan over the Izumo clan. Then the great deity went out and looked, and said: " This is the Ugly-Male-Deity-of-the-Reed-Plains," and at once calling him in, made him sleep in the snake-house. The Shundai Zatsuwa (A Japanese Philosopher), Shinran and His Work: Studies in Shinshu Theology, Principal Teachings of the True Sect of Pure Land. Again he asked: "What is the cause of your crying?" So thenceforward he was praised by being called by the august name of his Augustness Yamato-take. Next they gave birth to the island of Aha. If thou do this, I will in one day set up a thousand and five hundred parturition-house. ah! 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. 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. The name of the deity that was born from the august trousers which be next threw down was the Road-Fork deity. As soon as I had finished speaking, the crocodile who lay the last of all seized me and stripped off all my clothing. Izanagi was furious with sorrow and beheaded the . YAMATO-TAKE IS SENT TO SUBDUE THE EAST AND VISITS HIS AUNT AT ISE, Then the Heavenly Sovereign again urged a command on His Augustness Yamato-take, saying: "subdue and pacify the savage deities and likewise the unsubmissive people of the twelve roads of the East"; and when he sent him off, joining to him Prince -Mi-suki-tomo-mimi-take, ancestor of the Grandees of Kibi, he bestowed on him a holly-wood spear eight fathoms long. There are no persons in the West so brave and strong as we two. Next they gave birth to the Island of Iki, another name for which is Heaven's One-Pillar. This is the Herb-Quelling Great Sword. When he departed thence and reached the moor of Tagi, he said: " Whereas my heart always felt like flying through the sky, my legs are now unable to walk. Please consider upgrading your browser software or enabling style sheets (CSS) if you are able to do so. 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.. Be thou the one to take the trouble to teach him his duty." When she was about to enter the sea, she spread eight thicknesses of sedge rugs, eight thicknesses of skin rugs, and eight thicknesses of silk rugs on the top of the waves, and sat down on the top of them. THE AUGUST EXPULSION OF HIS IMPETUOUS-MALE-AUGUSTNESS. So the Chiefs of Adzumi are the descendants of His Augustness Utsushi-hi-gana-saku, a child of these Ocean-possessing deities. The name of the deity that was born from the august girdle which he next threw down was the deity Road-Long-Space. 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! (1) Shinto texts are rich with imagery and symbolism. Oh! Afterward his younger sister Her Augustness the Female-Who-Invites spoke: " Ah! ), Section LXXVI.Empress Kei-ko (Part I,Genealogies). Corrections? These are called divine words. Thereupon the deity caused heavy ice-rain to fall, striking and perplexing His Augustness Yamato-take. Consequently I think that he certainly thinks I shall die quickly." They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. Forthwith entering the land of Idzumo, and wishing to slay the Idzumo bravo, he, on arriving, forthwith bound himself to him in friendship. The name of the deity that was born from the august upper garment which he next threw down was the deity Master-of-Trouble. text is buried in apparatus. Though thou bearest the bag, Thine Augustness shall obtain her.". ", "Let those whose life may be complete stick in their hair as a headdress the leaves of the bear-oak from Mount Heguri -those children!". Consequently, the purpose of most Shinto rituals is to keep away evil spirits by purification, prayers and offerings to the kami. The next, Her Augustness Princess-of-the-Torrent, dwells in the outer temple of Munakata. It can take place in the home or in shrines. The old man answered, saving: " Its eyes are like akakagachi, it has one body with eight heads and eight tails. I searched for a long time to locate a copy of the Tuttle reprint of the I. SHINTO SACRED TEXTS WORLD RELIGIONS, SET 8 Photo by Wonderlane 2. Chamberlain, translator 1882] PART I.- THE BIRTH OF THE DEITIES . Then he deigned to ask: "Who are ye?" So when, on descending back, he reached the fresh spring of Tamakura-be and rested there, his august heart awoke somewhat. Having thus spoken, she went back inside the palace; and as she tarried there very long, he could not wait. Thereupon, while he stood knowing no place of exit, a mouse came and said: " The inside is hollow-hollow; the outside is narrow-narrow." When he departed with lamentations and tears, Her Augustness Yamato-hine bestowed on him the "Herb-Quelling-Saber," and likewise bestowed on him an august bag, and said: "If there should be an emergency, open the mouth of the bag.". 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. that sword!". from the direction of home clouds are rising and coming!". Sacred-texts home Confucianism Buddhism Shamanism Taoism OCRT: Shinto Buy CD-ROM Buy books about Shinto Shinto and Japanese Religions 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. Then he sang augustly, saying: The saber-sword which I placed at the maiden's bedside, alas! Thereupon the dead prince, turning into a white dotterel eight fathoms long, and soaring up to Heaven, flew off toward the shore. 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). An abridged version of the Chamberlain translation. (the Hyakunin-isshu), translated by William N. Porter [1909] So, on his doing as she bad instructed, the snakes became quiet, so that he came forth after calm slumbers. devoted to religious tolerance and scholarship So the name of the sword with which the -Male-Who-Invites cut off his son's head was Heavenly-Point-Blade-Extended, and another name was Majestic-Point-Blade-Extended. Thine Augustness my spouse like the young herbal The tradition of the thing, too, this!". 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. (These are such as were given birth to before the deity the Princess-Who-Invites divinely retired. The N Plays of Japan Buy Disk The name of the deity that was next born from his right foot was the deity Possessor-of-the-Outer--Mountains. 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. Another more important reason is tied to a legend in which a sakaki tree was decorated in order to lure Amaterasu, the sun goddess, out of her hiding place inside a cave. The Kojiki 2. Japanese Haiku Translations of a selection of N dramas, which THE WOOING OF THE DEITY-OF-EIGHT-THOUSAND-SPEARS. Izanami was badly burned during the birth of the kami of fire, and died. Hereupon, when presenting to him the great august food, Princess Miyazu lifted up a great liquor-cup and presented it to him. [My Wife!] Hereupon the bravo said: " Who is Thine Augustness?" swiftly flying heaven-racing messenger, the tradition of the thing, too, this!". shinten, collectively, sacred texts of the Shint religion of Japan. It's a very locally. Oh! Then I will tread on them, and count them as I run across. 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. Kogoshui: Gleanings from Ancient Stories Animism and other themes. Do you go around from the left, and I will go from the right." Forthwith that august mausoleum was called by. So thereupon descending back, they again went round the heavenly august pillar. Emperor In-giy (Part IV.His Age and Place of Burial), Section CXLI.Emperor In-giy (Part V.Prince Karu Loves His Sister Princess So-tohoshi), Section CXLII.Emperor In-giy (Part VI.War Between Prince Karu and Prince Anaho), Section CXLIII.Emperor In-giy (Part VII.Death of Prince Karu and Princess So-tohoshi), Section CXLIV.Emperor An-k (Part I.He Slays King Oho-kusaka), Section CXLV.Emperor An-k (Part II.He is Slain by King Ma-yowa), Section CXLVI.Emperor An-k (Part III.Prince Oho Hatsuse Slays Princes Kuro-biko and Shiro-biro), Section CXLVII.Emperor An-k (Part IV.Death of Prince Ma-yowa and of the Grandee Tsubura), Section CXLVIII.Emperor An-k (Part V:Prince Oho-Hatsuse Slays Prince Oshiha), Section CXLIX.Emperor An-k (Part VI.Flight of Princes Ohoke and Woke), Section CL.Emperor Y-riyaku, (I.Genealogies), Section CLI.Emperor Yu-riyaku (Part II.Various Deeds), Section CLII.Emperor Y-riyaku (Part III.The Roof of the House of the Great Departmental Lord of Shiki), Section CLIII.Emperor Y-riyaku (Part IV.He Wooes Princess Waka-kusaka-be), Section CLIV.Emperor Y-riyaku (Part V.Story of the Woman Akawi-ko), Section CLV.Emperor Y-riyaku (Part VI.He Makes a Progress to Yeshinu), Section CLVI.Emperor Y-riyaku (Part VII.The Horse-fly and the Dragon-fly), Section CLVII.Emperor Yu-riyaku (Part VII.Adventure with a Wild Boar), Section CLVIII.Emperor Y-Riyaku (Part IX.Revelation of the Great Deity of Kadzuraki, Lord of One Word), Section CLIX.Emperor Y-riyaku (Part X.The Mound of the Metal Spade), Section CLX.Emperor Y-riyaku (Part XI.The Leaf in the Cup), Section CLXI.Emperor Y-riyaku (Part XII.Songs by the Emperor and Princess Wodo), Section CLXII.Emperor Y-riyaku (Part XIII.His Age and Place of Burial), Section CLXIII.Emperor Sei-nei (Part I.Search for a Successor to Him), Section CLXIV.Emperor Sei-nei (Part II.Princes Ohoke and Woke are Discovered), Section CLXV.Emperor Sei-nei (Part III.The Grandee Shibi), Section CLXVI.Emperor Sei-nei (Part IV.Prince Ohoke Cedes the Empire to Prince Woke), Section CLXVII.Emperor Ken-z (Part I.The Old Woman Oki-Me), Section CLXVIII.Emperor Ken-z (Part II.He Slays The Boar-Herd), Section CLXIX.Emperor Ken-z (Part III.The Emperor Y-riyaku's Mausoleum is Disfigured), Section CLXX.Emperor Ken-z (Part IV.His Age and Place of Burial), Appendix I: Japanese Text of the Songs of the Kojiki, Transliterated into Roman, Appendix II. Section LII.Emperor Jim-mu (Part. KAKUZO OKAKURA In Ghostly Japan Over 1700 books. The Kojiki was first translated into English in 1882. The full annotated version of one of the two Japanese national epics. 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. By Kyuso (Muro Naokiyo), When this great deity, first built the palace of Suga, clouds rose up thence. 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. So when, bearing the great sword and bow, he pursued and scattered the eighty deities, be did pursue them till they crouched on the august slope of every pass, he did pursue them till they were swept into every river, and then he began to make the land. shinto origins shinto history shinto beliefs. (Eight deities in all from the deity Heavenly-Elder-of-the-Passes to the deity Great-Vale-Princess.) 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. 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. 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. 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