Spiritual God - Reijin

Japanese: 霊神 - れいじん

〘Noun〙 (also "reishin")① A god with miraculous powers. A god who brings good fortune. ※Shoreishū-2 (around 835) Masudaike Monument in Yamato Province "As if the _ancestors of the family were _gods , they would be transformed _into gods by _{the floodwaters} ."② A word added to the name of a god when a request is made to the Urabe family to worship the ancestors of the family as gods. ※Essays: Shogunate Stories (1789-1801?) "When a feudal lord wishes to worship his ancestors as gods, he requests the Yoshida family to name them as spirit gods."

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Japanese:

〘名〙 (「れいしん」とも)① 霊験あらたかな神。御利益のある神。※性霊集‐二（835頃）大和州益田池碑「宛如_二霊神之埏埴_一、還疑_二洪鑪之化産_一」② その家の父祖を神としてまつるとき、卜部(うらべ)家に願い出て神号の下に付けられる語。※随筆・幕朝故事談（1789‐1801か）「大名、父祖を神に祭る事は、吉田家へ願へば、霊神と号する事なり」

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