Amaterasu Ohirume no Mikoto

Japanese: 天照大日孁尊 - あまてらすおおひるめのみこと
Amaterasu Ohirume no Mikoto

...A goddess with the characteristics of a sun goddess who appears in the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki myths. She is also called Amaterasu Omikami, Ohirume no Mutsu, and Amaterasu Ohirume no Mikoto. She is enshrined at Ise Grand Shrine as the ancestor of the imperial family.

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…記紀神話に登場する太陽神的性格の女神。天照大御神(あまてらすおおみかみ),大日孁貴(おおひるめのむち),天照大日孁尊(あまてらすおおひるめのみこと)などともよばれる。皇室祖神として伊勢神宮にまつられている。…

※「天照大日孁尊」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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