Tonantzin

Japanese: Tonantzin
Tonantzin

...It is not entirely clear today how Zumárraga responded to the incident, but a church was soon built at the site of the apparition and it quickly became the object of worship for many indigenous people. On the other hand, since Tepejac was a sacred place dedicated to Tonantzin (which means "Our Mother" in Nahuatl) from before the conquest, there were strong voices, especially within religious orders, that criticized the apparitions as "the devil's idea". Nevertheless, the devotion to Guadalupe, which can be seen as an expression of the spiritual unity between the conquerors and the conquered, grew stronger over time.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Tonantzin" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…スマラガがどのような態度で事件にこたえたかは,今日必ずしも明白ではないが,まもなく出現の場には聖堂が建てられてたちまち多くの原住民の信仰の対象となった。 他方,テペジャクがトナンツィンTonantzin(ナワトル語で〈われらの母〉の意)を祀った征服以前からの霊場であることから,聖母出現を〈悪魔の思いつき〉として非難する声は特に修道会の中で強かった。それでも征服者と被征服者の精神的一体化の表れと見なせるグアダルーペ信仰は,時を追って盛んになっていった。…

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