Shinto Five Books

It is the fundamental scripture of Watarai Shinto (Ise Shinto) promoted by the shrine priest of the Geku (Toyouke Daijingu) of Ise Shrine, and refers to the following five parts.

(1) "Nisho Kotai Jingu Gochinza Denki" (also called "Gochinza Denki," "Ota no Mikotokunden," and "Shinki Daiichi." It is said to have been compiled by the chief priest Asuka in the first year of the reign of Emperor Keitai.)
(2) "Amaterasu Ise Nisho Kotai Jingu Gochinza Shidai-ki" (also known as "Gochinza Shidai-ki," "Awarahaki," and "Shinki Dai-ni." It is said to have been compiled by Aharaha no Mikoto and others.)
(3) "Toyoukekotai Jingu Gochinza Honki" (also called "Gochinza Honki", "Asukaki" or "Joji Honki". It is said to have been compiled by the chief priest Asuka during the reign of Emperor Keitai.)
(4) "Hokihonki" (Basic Record of the Construction of the Ise Grand Shrines) (881, said to be a copy by Gyōshin, the chief priest of Arakida)
(5) "The Chronicles of Yamatohime-no-Mikoto" (768, said to have been compiled by the priest Satsukimaro)
In the early modern period, critical studies such as Yoshimi Yoshikazu's "Gobusho Setsuben" revealed that it was a forgery created by a later person, and it is believed to have been written by Watarai Yukitada around the time of the Kenji and Koan eras (1275-1288). Since ancient times, it has been treated as a forbidden book and was treated as a precious classic, so much so that it was not allowed to be taken outside beyond the river of the divine boundary, or to be seen by anyone under the age of 60.

[Masayuki Nakanishi]

"Island Shrine Secretariat, ed., Watarai Shinto Taisei, Vol. 1 (1957)" ▽ "Island Shrine Classics Facsimile Series Editorial Committee, ed., Shinto Five Books (1984, Kokugakuin University Press)"

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

伊勢(いせ)神宮の外宮(げくう)（豊受(とようけ)大神宮）祠官(しかん)が鼓吹(こすい)した度会(わたらい)神道（伊勢神道）の根本教典で、次の5部をいう。

(1)『伊勢二所皇太神宮御鎮座伝記(にしょこうたいじんぐうごちんざでんき)』（『御鎮座伝記』『大田命訓伝(おおたのみことくんでん)』『神記第一』ともいう。継体(けいたい)天皇元年、神主飛鳥(あすか)の撰(せん)と伝える）
(2)『天照坐(あまてらします)伊勢二所皇太神宮御鎮座次第記(しだいき)』（『御鎮座次第記』『阿波羅波記(あわらはき)』『神記第二』とも。阿波羅波命らの撰と伝える）
(3)『豊受皇太神宮御鎮座本紀』（『御鎮座本紀』『飛鳥記』『上代本紀』とも。継体天皇の代、神主飛鳥の撰と伝える）
(4)『造伊勢二所太神宮宝基本紀(ほうきほんき)』（881年、荒木田神主の行真の書写と伝える）
(5)『倭姫命世記(やまとひめのみことせいき)』（768年、禰宜(ねぎ)五月麻呂(さつきまろ)の撰と伝える）
　近世以降、吉見幸和(よしみよしかず)の『五部書説弁』などの批判研究により、後人による偽託の書であることが明らかとなり、建治(けんじ)・弘安(こうあん)（1275～88）ごろに度会行忠(ゆきただ)の手になったと推定されている。古来、禁河(きんが)の書として神境界の河を越えて外にもたらすことをはばかり、あるいは60歳以下の者には披見させないほどに貴重典籍の扱いを受けた。

［中西正幸］

『神宮司庁編・刊『度会神道大成　前篇』（1957）』▽『神宮古典籍影印叢刊編集委員会編『神道五部書』（1984・皇学館大学出版部）』

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