Konpira faith - Konpira Shinko

Japanese: 金毘羅信仰 - こんぴらしんこう

The belief in Konpira, which originated from a Buddhist deity. Generally, it has become a belief in reverence for Konpira Daigongen in Sanuki (Kotohiragu Shrine in Kotohira Town, Kagawa Prefecture). Konpira Daigongen was a local deity worshipped as the protector of the temple complex of Konkoin Matsuo-ji Temple (Shingon sect), and was served by the shrine priests and priests, but was renamed when Shinto and Buddhism were separated in 1868. The current deity worshipped is Omononushi-no-Mikoto, who is considered to be the manifestation of Konpira according to Shinto theory. Since ancient times, it has been the guardian deity of the villages at the foot of the mountain, where old-fashioned rituals were performed by the headman system, but after the early Edo period, as pilgrimages to shrines and temples became popular, daisanko (substitute lectures) were established, small shrines were enshrined, and it attracted worshippers from all over the country.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

仏教の神に由来する金毘羅神の信仰。一般には，讃岐の金毘羅大権現(香川県琴平町の金刀比羅宮（ことひらぐう）)を崇敬する信仰になっている。金毘羅大権現は，金光院松尾寺(真言宗)の伽藍守護の神としてまつられた地主神で，社僧と社職が奉仕したが，1868年の神仏分離で改称した。現在の祭神は，神道説に金毘羅神の垂迹とする大物主命である。古来，頭屋制による古風な祭祀を受けるふもとの村落の鎮守神であるが，江戸初期以後，社寺参りの流行にともない，代参講ができ，小祠が勧請され，全国の信仰を集めた。

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