Araburukami - Araburukami

Japanese: 荒振神 - あらぶるかみ

Also written as 'jashin', 'bōshin', or 'akushin'. These are gods who do not obey the gods of Takamagahara and do not belong to Takamagahara. In the section on the descent of the grandson of the heavens in the Kamiyomaki chapter of the Kojiki, it says, "I believe that in this country there are many gods whose ways are violent and whose ways are rough." The evil gods described in the Kamiyomaki chapter of the Nihon Shoki as "gods whose lights shine brightly with fireflies" and the god of Mt. Ibuki in Omi, conquered by Yamato Takeru no Mikoto, are also of this type. They also refer to violent gods who are considered to bring disaster and suffering to people's lives because of their evil nature.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

邪神，暴神，悪神とも書く。高天原の神々に従わず，また高天原に帰属しない神々のこと。《古事記》〈神代巻〉の天孫降臨の条には〈この国に道速振（ちはやぶる）荒振る国つ神等の多在（さわな）りと以為（おも）ほす〉とある。《日本書紀》〈神代巻〉の〈多（さわ）に蛍火の光（かがや）く神〉とある邪神，日本武（やまとたける）尊が征服した近江の胆吹（いぶき）山(伊吹山)の神などもこの類である。また，邪悪のため，人々の生活に災いを及ぼしたり苦しめたりするとみなされる暴悪の神をもいう。

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