Myojin - Myojin

Japanese: 明神 - みょうじん
Myojin - Myojin

While Myojin is a kind of shrine rank or divine rank given to a specific shrine, Myojin is an honorific title given after the kami name to praise the virtues of the enshrined deity and to express reverence. Many deities and shrines were called Myojin and worshipped by local villages or clan groups. It has been seen since the Heian period, but the distinction from Myojin gradually became unclear, and the title Myojin fell out of use after the Middle Ages. It is similar to how ujigami (clan deities) and ubusunagami (guardian deities of the land) came to take on the characteristics of local deities in the early modern period. Daimyojin is an honorific title given to deities who are revered throughout the country, and well-known names include Inari Daimyojin and Kasuga Daimyojin.

[Mure Hitoshi]

[Reference] | Meishin

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

名神が特定の神社への一種の社格・神階であるのに対し、明神は祭神の神徳をたたえ、崇敬の意を表して、神名の下につけた尊称である。明神と称されるのは地域的な村とか、同族的な集団で祀(まつ)る神・神社が多かった。平安時代よりみえるが、のち名神との区別はしだいに不明となり、中世以降は名神の称は廃れた。近世になり氏神(うじがみ)・産土神(うぶすながみ)が地域的な神の性格をもつに至ったのと似ている。大明神とは、全国的な崇敬を得ているのを、とくに尊んだ敬称で、稲荷(いなり)大明神、春日(かすが)大明神などが著名である。

[牟禮 仁]

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