Sanno faith - Sannoshinko

Japanese: 山王信仰 - さんのうしんこう

Belief in Sanno Gongen, the deity enshrined at Hiyoshi Taisha Shrine at the foot of Mt. Hiei in Shiga Prefecture. This belief originated when Saicho founded Mt. Hiei, following the example of the Sanno shrine enshrined at Kokusei-ji Temple on Mt. Tendai in the Tang Dynasty, worshipped the local deity Oyamakui as Sanno God and made him the guardian deity of Enryaku-ji Temple. Later, the deities of Kamo, Kasuga, and Hakusan were invited to be enshrined, and seven shrines were built each in the upper, middle, and lower areas, making up the total number of Sanno Twenty-One Shrines. With the rise of the Tendai sect, it was worshipped by both the court and common people, and spread throughout the country. In particular, as monkeys are regarded as divine messengers, it was syncretized with the Koshin faith and worshipped as a deity for safe childbirth, child rearing, and matchmaking. → Sanno Ichijitsu Shinto

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Japanese:

滋賀県比叡(ひえい)山の麓にある日吉(ひよし)大社の祭神山王権現に対する信仰。最澄が比叡山を開いた時，唐の天台山国清寺にまつられている山王祠の例にならい，地主神大山咋(おおやまくい)神を山王神としてまつり，延暦寺の守護神としたのに起こる。後，賀茂・春日・白山の諸神を勧請，上・中・下各７社の社を建て，山王二十一社とした。天台宗の興隆とともに朝野の信仰を受け，全国に普及した。ことにサルを神使とするので，庚申(こうしん)信仰と習合し，安産・子育て・縁結びの神として信仰された。→山王一実(いちじつ)神道

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