Nine Palace Gods - 九宮希神 (English)

Japanese: 九宮貴神 - きゅうきゅうきしん（英語表記）Jiǔ gōng guì shén

A Taoist belief that flourished during the Tang and Song dynasties in China. The nine palaces of heaven, or nine regions, are ruled by nine gods: Taiyi, Sheti, Xuanyuan, Zhaoyao, Tianfu, Seiryu, Xianchi, Taiyin, and Tenyi. It is believed that as Taiyi, who is placed in the North Star, travels through the nine palaces assigned to the eight trigrams of the Book of Changes, disasters such as drought, war, and political upheaval occur in the nine areas on earth that correspond to each of the nine palaces. The imperial court therefore estimated the travels of Taiyi and performed rituals twice a year, in spring and autumn, to ensure good health. [Sakaide Yoshinobu]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

中国の唐･宋時代に盛んにおこなわれた道教的信仰の一つ。天の九宮すなわち9区域を太一･摂提･軒轅･招揺･天符･青竜･咸池･太陰･天一の九神が支配し，なかでも北辰におざす太一神が《易》の八卦に配当された九宮を巡行するにともない，九宮それぞれに対応する地上の9分野に水旱，兵乱，政変などの災厄が生ずるとされ，そこで朝廷では太一神の巡行を推算し春秋2回の祭祀によって息災をおこなった。【坂出祥伸】

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