All Spirits - Issaishourousama

Japanese: 一切精霊様 - いっさいしょうろうさま
All Spirits - Issaishourousama

...In medieval soul rituals, they were generally referred to as Hokkai, Sankai Banrei, Muen Iserei, etc., so that individual unrelated spirits would not be left out. In terms of folk terms, today, in southern Kyushu and the southern islands, they are called Fukejoro (outer spirit), Ukejoro (floating spirit), Hokadon (outer hall), Tomodon (offering hall), etc., along the Kinokawa River, they are called Okyakubotoke, in Shiso District, Hyōgo Prefecture, Shourosan (spirit god), in Kamo District, Gifu Prefecture, All Spirits God, and in Iki, Sangebange (three worlds all spirits). Unrelated Buddhas are usually spirits with no connection to the family, but even the spirits of people related to the family are sometimes considered unrelated Buddhas. ...

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "All Spirits" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…中世の霊魂祭祀では,個々の無縁霊がもれないように,総括して法界,三界万霊,無縁一切精霊などと表現していた。民俗用語としては,現今,南九州・南島ではフケジョロ(外精霊),ウケジョロ(浮精霊),ホカドン(外殿),トモドン(供殿)など,紀ノ川沿いではお客ボトケ,兵庫県宍粟郡ではショウロサン(精霊様),岐阜県加茂郡では一切精霊様,壱岐ではサンゲバンゲ(三界万霊)などとよばれている。無縁仏はふつう家と縁のない霊をさすが,家と関係のある人の霊でも無縁仏とみるところがある。…

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