Sessha/Sub-shrine - Sesshamassha

Japanese: 摂社･末社 - せっしゃまっしゃ

A small shrine attached to the main shrine within a single shrine. In the past, it was written as "seketsu", but in the Meiji era, it was decided that for Ise Jingu and Kankokuheisha, shrines closely related to the main shrine are called sessha, and the next small shrine is called a sub-shrine. This is not a matter of shrine rank, but rather, shrines closely related to the main shrine, such as shrines that worship the queen or child of the main shrine's deity, shrines established on the former site of the main shrine, shrines that worship the rough spirit of the main shrine's deity, and shrines of the land god, are called sessha, and the next shrine is called a sub-shrine. Shrines within the precincts of the main shrine are called sub-shrines within the precincts or sub-shrines within the precincts, and those outside the precincts are called sub-shrines outside the precincts or sub-shrines outside the precincts, but some of these had the rank of prefecture shrines, village shrines, village shrines, etc.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

一神社内で本社に付属する小社のこと。古く〈所摂〉と記されている例もあるが，明治の制で伊勢神宮，また官国幣社において，本社に付属する関係深い社を摂社，それにつぐ小社を末社と称することと定めた。これは社格ではなく，本社祭神の后（きさき）神，御子（みこ）神をまつる社，本社旧跡に設けた社，本社祭神の荒御魂（あらみたま）をまつる社，地主神の社など関係深い社を摂社とし，それにつぐ社を末社とした。その本社境内にあるものを境内摂社，境内末社とよび，境外のものを境外摂社，境外末社とよんだが，それらのなかに，府県社，郷社，村社などの社格のある社もあった。

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