Goto - Goto

Japanese: 御灯 - ごとう

〘Noun〙① A light lit in front of a god, Buddha, or noble. A sign of hope. ※Uji Shui (c. 1221 ) 2 "Offerings to Buddha and the Imperial Lantern are not ceased." ② An event to worship the North Star on March 3rd and September 3rd since the Heian period. Also, the light offered at that time. The Emperor himself would perform this after a period of fasting and purification, and common people followed suit. It was believed to protect fortune and ward off misfortune. [Season: Spring-Autumn] ※Nihon Kiryaku - March 3rd, Enki 16 (916) "The Imperial Lantern is out of service." ※Masukagami (c. 1368-76) 10 "The spring governor will be summoned, and if there are matters such as the Imperial Lantern, the Imperial procession will be returned tonight."

Mi-tou [Imperial lamp]

〘Noun〙 ("mi" is a prefix) 1. A word used to express respect for the lamp lit in front of a god, Buddha, or a noble person. Miakashi. Goto. ※Uji Shui (around 1221) 2 "Bukkyo and Otou mo na mo taenzu" 2. Since the Heian period, this is an event in which the emperor worships the Hokushin (North Star) on the third day of the third month of the lunar calendar and the third day of the ninth month of the lunar calendar. It also refers to the lamp offered at that time. Common people followed suit. Goto.

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 神仏または貴人の前にともす灯火。みあかし。※宇治拾遺（1221頃）二「仏供、御とうなどもたえず」② 平安以降、三月三日、九月三日に北辰（北極星）をまつる行事。また、そのとき捧げる灯火。天皇自ら精進潔斎(しょうじんけっさい)して行ない、庶民もならった。運勢を守り、不祥を退けると信じられた。《季・春‐秋》※日本紀略‐延喜一六年（916）三月三日「御燈、廃務」※増鏡（1368‐76頃）一〇「春の司召し、御燈などいふ事どもあれば、行幸は今夜かへらせ給」