Gassan Omoimi Ryojinja Shrine

Japanese: 月山大物忌両神社 - がっさんおおものいみりょうじんじゃ

...Especially during the Heian period, volcanic eruptions were considered to be divine miracles, and the state revered it in connection with military upheavals such as the Emishi Rebellion and the pirate raids in the East China Sea, and it was elevated to the rank of Shoni. Gassan Omonoki Ryojinja Shrine, the Fukiuraguchi Shrine, is the Ichinomiya of Dewa Province, and is listed as a Myojin Taisha in the Engishiki. In the Middle Ages, it was revered by the Kamakura Shogunate and the Southern Court forces, and in the early modern period by the Edo Shogunate, the Mogami clan, and the Sakai clan, and it received various donations. ...

From Gassan Shrine

…Gassan is the most famous mountain in the area, and was originally a god in itself. In ancient times, it was highly revered by the state, and in 806 (Daido 1), it was bestowed with two divine seals, and in 864 (Jogan 6), it was made a Junior Third Rank. It was also enshrined together with Omonoimi Shrine as the Gassan Omonoimi Two Shrines in Akumi County, and in 876, it was made a Senior Third Rank. During the Gangyo Rebellion, two more divine seals were awarded to it, just like Omonoimi Shrine. …

*Some of the terminology used in reference to Gassan Omonoki Shrine is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ことに平安時代には噴火などを神異とし，蝦夷の乱や東シナ海の海賊の寇など兵変に関連して国家から深い崇敬を受け，神階は正二位に昇った。吹浦口ノ宮である〈月山大物忌両神社〉は出羽国の一宮で，《延喜式》では名神大社。中世には鎌倉幕府や南朝方勢力に，近世には江戸幕府や最上氏，酒井氏に崇敬され，種々寄進をうけた。…

【月山神社】より

…月山はこの地第一の名山で，もとはそれ自体が神であった。古代には国家の崇敬が厚く，806年(大同1)神封2戸を献ぜられ，864年(貞観6)従三位となり，また大物忌（おおものいみ）神社とともに〈月山大物忌両神社〉として飽海郡にまつられ，876年正三位。元慶（がんぎよう）の乱には大物忌神と同じく神封2戸追加。…

※「月山大物忌両神社」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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