"The Origin of Egara Tenjin"

…The Koan version, in particular, has a neat composition and a cold, stiff style of expression, in stark contrast to the Jokyu version. In addition, Tenjin shrines around the country produced and transcribed various auspicious scrolls, resulting in the creation of a variety of Tenjin engi, such as the Matsuzaki Tenjin engi, which added its own engi to the Shoka and Koan versions, and the Egara Tenjin engi, which follows the Jokyu version. [Taguchi Eiichi]
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The Kitano Tenjin Engi is generally composed of four parts: (1) a biography that depicts the life of the enshrined deity, Sugawara no Michizane, with a narrative touch; (2) legends about the violent powers of Michizane's vengeful spirit; (3) the circumstances under which the Kitano Shrine was founded and Michizane was bestowed a rank and official position following a prophecy from the spirit of Michizane; and (4) stories of the various miracles that were brought about by the protection of the god of heaven.

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "Egara Tenjin Engi" are listed below.

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…なかでも弘安本は承久本とは正反対に整然とした構図で，冷たく生硬な表現様式を示す。このほか，各地の天神社において縁起絵巻の制作，転写が重ねられ，正嘉･弘安本系の縁起に自社の縁起を加えた《松崎天神縁起》，承久本の系統をひく《荏柄天神縁起》など多様な天神縁起が生み出された。【田口 栄一】
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　《北野天神縁起》はふつう，(1)祭神である菅原道真の生涯を説話的色彩を加えて描いた伝記，(2)道真の怨霊(御霊)が猛威をふるうという伝承，(3)道真の霊の託宣があって北野社が創建され，道真に贈位贈官のあった次第，(4)天神の加護によるさまざまの霊験の説話，という4部から成る。…

※「《荏柄天神縁起》」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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