Amanomai - Amano-nai

Japanese: 天真名井 - あまのまない
Amanomai - Amano-nai

…Whenever there was water suitable for drinking, it became a place for people to gather, and naturally, vendors came, and trade took place, leading to the development of a market. The well known as Amanomanai in mythology possessed mysterious spiritual power. There is a story that Amaterasu Omikami and Susanoo made a vow to each other on the banks of the well to prove their innocence. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Amanai" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…飲料に適する水があると,そこは人の集会地となり,自然に物売もきて売買交換が行われ,市が発生したのである。 神話の中で語られる〈天真名井(あまのまない)〉には,神秘的な霊力が存在していた。天照大神と素戔嗚尊とが,〈天真名井〉のほとりで,自分の潔白を証明するために誓約し合うという故事が伝えられている。…

※「天真名井」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。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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