Guardian deity of the gate

Japanese: 門守神 - かどもりがみ
Guardian deity of the gate

...In the case of guest gods, unlike the above two, they are enshrined in a corner of the worship hall where the main god is enshrined, or are called ``gate guest gods'' and enshrined in a place similar to that of a subordinate god, and are characterized by the fact that they do not yet have independent shrines. Examples include ``arahabaki gods'' in Tohoku and Kanto, and ``kadomori gods'' in southern Kyushu, but there are also cases where a separate shrine larger than an ordinary shrine is built to enshrine them. Guest gods are treated just like guests in human society, in that the local god invites visiting gods from the outside world and treats them with respect.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "gatekeeper gods" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…客神の場合は,この両者とも異なり,主神のまつられている拝殿の一隅にまつられたり,〈門(かど)客神〉と称され随神のような所にまつられ,まだ独立の祠をもっていないことが特徴である。東北・関東の〈荒脛巾(あらはばき)神〉,南九州の〈門守(かどもり)神〉などはその一例だが,なかには普通の境内社より大きな一社を別個にたててまつる例もある。客神はちょうど人間社会における客人の扱いと同じで,外界からきた来訪神(らいほうしん)を,土地の神が招き入れて,丁重にもてなしている形である。…

※「門守神」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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