Kasuga Shrine (Nara) - Kasuga Shrine

Japanese: 春日神社(奈良) - かすがじんじゃ
Kasuga Shrine (Nara) - Kasuga Shrine

...In 768 (Jingo Keiun 2), the Minister of the Left Fujiwara no Nagate founded the shrine at the foot of Mikasayama, the main peak of Mt. Kasugayama. The deities enshrined, including Kashima no Okami, had been enshrined on Mt. Kasugayama in ancient times, and at this time, a shrine site was established on Mt. Migasa to enshrine the four deities, and Kasuga Shrine was established as an official shrine to protect Heijo-kyo. In 841 (Jowa 8), an imperial decree was issued designating Mt. Kasugayama as a sacred mountain, and from then on, the Fujiwara clan's head priest (Uji no Chojiya) began promoting Kasuga rituals and expanding Kasuga Shrine, praying for the prosperity of his clan. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Kasuga Shrine (Nara)" is listed below.

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Japanese:

…768年(神護景雲2)左大臣藤原永手がその氏社として春日山の主峰御蓋(みかさ)山(三笠山)の山麓に創建したという。なお祭神の鹿島大神などは,古くに春日山にまつられたが,このおり御蓋山に4祭神をそろえ祭祀する社地を確立,平城京鎮護の官社として春日神社が成立したのである。やがて841年(承和8)春日山を神山とする勅命が発せられ,それ以降藤原氏氏長者(うじのちようじや)は同氏の繁栄を祈って春日祭祀の振興や春日社の拡充に着手した。…

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