Omido (Mount Tsukuba) - Omido

Japanese: 大御堂(筑波山) - おおみどう
Omido (Mount Tsukuba) - Omido

...His character as the guardian deity of agriculture is a prime example of the belief in the alternation of the rice field god and mountain god, and is clearly expressed in the Ozakawari rituals that are distributed throughout the country, and the Daido ko events held in villages at the foot of the mountains to pray for a good harvest and safety throughout the year. In a corner southwest of Tsukuba-san Shrine is the Omido Hall, the 25th temple of the Bando Thirty-three Kannon Temples. [Miyamoto Kesao]...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Omido (Mount Tsukuba)" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…農業の守護神としての性格は,田の神・山の神の交替する信仰の代表例とされ,全国的に分布する御座替(おざかわり)神事,山麓部の村々で豊作と一年の安全を祈って行われる大当(だいどう)講の行事に端的に表れている。筑波山神社の南西の一画に坂東三十三所観音霊場第25番札所の大御堂(おおみどう)がある。【宮本 袈裟雄】。…

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