Kojin

Japanese: 荒神 - こうじん

[1] (Short for "Sanbo Kojin") A god who is said to protect the three treasures of Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha. He expresses anger and has three faces and six hands. He is especially worshipped in Shugendo and Nichiren Buddhism. Kojin. ※Genpei Jōsuiki (before the 14th century) 1 "It is because of the _Kojin that we are rich in treasures." [2] [Noun] ① A god who protects the hearth. God of the hearth. He is confused with "Sanbo Kojin" among the general public, and is worshiped as a god to prevent fires and later as a god of agriculture in general by building a shelf on top of the hearth. A festival is held on the last day of each month, with the main festival months being January, May, and September. Pine branches and votive plaques depicting chickens are offered on the shelf, and the plaques are replaced on December 13th. Kojin. [Nippo Jisho (1603-04)] *Ukiyo-zoshi, Nihon Eitaigura (1688) 2 "Another person asked, 'Is it possible to leave a hanging sea bream in front of the _Kuhaujin until June?'" ② An outdoor deity with a strong distribution in the Kinki region and west. It can be a house deity, a deity of the same clan, or a village guardian, and in many regions, a Kohaujin ko is organized and people eat and drink within the village. It also refers to a person who protects and supports from the shadows. Kohaujin. *Questions and Answers on Customs in Various Provinces (before the 19th century) Bingo Province Fukuyama Domain Customs and Answers "There are small shrines called Kohaujin in the villages." ③ (As Kohaujin is the god of the hearth, as someone who uses the hearth) Another name for a woman. Kohaujin. ※Two funny poems from Odokemurimondo (around 1818-30): "How can Daikoku be in a temple if he is not a god of fortune? It is like calling the woman inside a temple a god of rage."④ The guardian deity of cows. The god of rage. ※Ukiyo-zoshi, Saikaku Shokoku wa hanashi (1685), 4: "When the tamed cow gave birth to a calf, the pilgrims visited the shrine of the god of rage too many times."⑤ (Because (1) has three faces) A horse saddle made so that the rider can ride on the left and right as well as the center. Or, a horse with such a saddle on it. ※Miscellaneous haiku, Yanagi Taru-Kuichi (1826): "The god of rage is gone, and three people fall down."⑥ Refers to "Koujinbiwa (God of rage biwa)."

Aragami [Aragami]

〘Noun〙① A god of great power and miraculous power. ※Yamagashu (late 12th century) - "Perhaps the Aragami, who is on the shore after hitting the waves, is waiting for the tide to turn ."② A god who is violent and brings misfortune to people. ※Motsusho (1575) 17 - "Noin Utamakura - They say that among the people there is a god called Aramisaki or Aramike, who is a god of the wilderness."③ Another name for the "Ame no Miya Kaze no Miya," a subordinate shrine of Ise Grand Shrine. ④ A god of the hearth. ※Questions and Answers on Customs and Manners in Various Provinces (early 19th century) - Questions and Answers on Customs and Manners in Yoshida Domain, Mikawa Province - "Now, Daikoku, Hiruko, and Aragami (meaning gods of the hearth), are offered separately in most households."

Wild God

A violent and violent god. A god who does not follow the Emperor's orders. *Kojiki (712) - "Speak to the Arafuru gods of the twelve roads in the east and to the people of Maturohanu, and make peace." * Kusakonshu (around 1473) 4 - "The Igusa-sashide-ni-arafuru gods are not calm, and the rapids and river waves are not calm."

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Japanese:

[1] (「三宝荒神(さんぼうこうじん)」の略) 仏・法・僧の三宝を守るという神。怒りをあらわし、三つの顔と六つの手をもつ。修験道や日蓮宗などで、とくに信仰される。荒神様。※源平盛衰記（１４Ｃ前）一「我(われ)財宝にうへたる事は、荒神(ク_ハウシン)の所為にぞ」[2] 〘名〙① かまどを守る神。かまどの神。民間で「三宝荒神」と混同され、火を防ぐ神として、のちには農業全般の神として、かまどの上にたなを作ってまつられる。毎月の晦日に祭事が行なわれ、一月・五月・九月はその主な祭月である。たなには松の小枝と鶏の絵馬を供え、一二月一三日に絵馬をとりかえる。荒神様。〔日葡辞書（1603‐04）〕※浮世草子・日本永代蔵（1688）二「又壱人、『掛鯛(かけだい)を六月迄、荒神(ク_ハウジン)前に置けるは』と尋ぬ」② 近畿以西に濃厚な分布をもつ屋外の神。屋敷神、同族神、集落鎮守の場合があり、荒神講を組織して集落中で飲食する地方も多い。また転じて、かげにいて守ったり援助したりする人をもいう。荒神様。※諸国風俗問状答（１９Ｃ前）備後国福山領風俗問状答「荒神と申す小神祠、村々に有之」③ (荒神はかまどの神であるところから、かまどを使う者として) 女房の異称。荒神様。※二篇おどけむりもんどう（1818‐30頃か）「福神にあらずして寺に大黒とはいかに。内のかかを荒神といふがごとし」④ 牛の守護神。牛荒神。※浮世草子・西鶴諸国はなし（1685）四「手なれし牛の、子をうみけるに、荒神(コウジン)の宮めぐりもすぎて」⑤ ((一)の顔が三面であるところから) 中央のほか左、右にも乗れるようにつくった馬のくら。または、そのくらをのせた馬。※雑俳・柳多留‐九一（1826）「荒神があれて三人どさら落」⑥ 「こうじんびわ（荒神琵琶）」のこと。

あら‐がみ【荒神】

〘名〙① たけだけしく、霊験のあらたかな神。※山家集（１２Ｃ後）中「波につきて磯わにいますあらがみは潮ふむ宜禰(きね)を待つにやあるらん」② 荒々しく人にわざわいを及ぼす神。※孟津抄（1575）一七「能因歌枕云人の中さへる神をばあらみさき又あらみけといふ荒神也」③ 伊勢神宮の末社の「雨の宮風の宮」の別名。④ かまどの神。※諸国風俗問状答（１９Ｃ前）三河国吉田領風俗問状答「さて大黒、蛭子、荒神〈竈の神の意〉には、大かたの家にて別に供ふ」