Thine Augustness my lovely younger sister' Oh! Thereupon the eight hundred myriad deities took counsel together, and imposed on High-Swift-Impetuous-Male-Augustness a fine of a thousand tables, and likewise cut his beard, and even caused the nails of his fingers and toes to be pulled out, and expelled him with a divine expulsion. When the sun shall hide behind the green mountains, in the night black as the true jewels of the moor will I come forth. The names of the deities that were next born as be bathed at the bottom of the water were: the deity Possessor-of-the-Ocean-Bottom and, next, His Augustness Elder-Male-of-the-Bottom. Then His Augustness Wo-usu, respited him for a moment, holding him down as he lay prostrate. This page has been archived and is no longer updated. The Kojiki is one of the two primary sources for Shinto, the Japanese Section LIII.Emperor Jim-mu (Part X.Genealogies), Section LIV.Emperor Jim-mu (Part XI.His Age and Place Of Burial), Section LXIII.Emperor S-jin (Part I.Genealogies), Section LXIV.Emperor S-jin (Part II.A Pestilence Is Staid By Oho-tata-ne-ko), Section LXV.Emperor S-jin (PART III: Story of Oho-tata-ne-ko's Birth), Section LXVI.Emperor S-jin (Part IV.War With King Take-hani-yasu), Section LXVII.Emperor S-jin (Part V.Peace Restored and Tribute Levied). The names of the deities that were born in the Plain of High Heaven when the Heaven and Earth began were the deity Master-of-the-August-Center-of-Heaven; next, the High-August-Producing-Wondrous deity; next, the Divine-Producing-Wondrous deity. Ainu resources at sacred-texts. My dear young sister, Thine Augustness! The name of the deity that was next born from his chest was the deity Possessor-of-Descent--Mountains. When the Japanese people and Japanese culture became aware of themselves, Shint was already there. Thereupon the violent waves at once went down, and the august ship was able to proceed. Then his Empress, taking a great august liquor-cup, and drawing near and offering it to him, sang, saying: "Oh I Thine Augustness the Deity-of-Eight-Thousand-Spears! Kami The core belief at the heart of Shinto is in kami: formless spirits that animate anything of greatness. Then Princess Cockle-Shell triturated and scorched her shell, and Princess Clam carried water and smeared him as with mother's milk, whereupon he became a beautiful young man, and wandered off. Shint literature and mythology. Sacred objects of worship that represent the kami are stored in the innermost chamber of the shrine where they cannot usually be seen by anybody. Next, they gave birth to the deity of Moors, whose name is the deity Thatch-Moor-Princess, another name for whom is the deity Moor-Elder. Hearing that you two fellows, the Kumaso bravoes, were unsubmissive and disrespectful, the Heavenly Sovereign sent me with the command to take and slay you." Next they gave birth to the islands of Futa-go, another name for which is Heaven's Two-Houses. This island likewise has one body and four faces, and each face has a name. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. It was written using Chinese characters to represent Japanese sounds, inasmuch as no means of recording Japans developing spoken language had yet been devised. Then His Augustness said, "Ah what a fair and lovable maiden!" The Nihon Shoki The two texts almosts contains the whole mythological background of the Shinto religion while setting out the early history of the Japanese islands. 1. A Hundred Verses from Old Japan by Lafcadio Hearn [1904] Free shipping for many products! by Arthur Lloyd [1910] Then the Princess of Nuna-kaba, without yet opening the door, sang from the inside, saying: Thine Augustness, the Deity-of-Eight-Thousand-Spears! It will be best to announce this in the august place of the Heavenly deities." Then forthwith, on his waiting and striking the deer with a scrap of wild chive, the deer was hit in the eye and struck dead. But pursuing after and reaching him at the bottom of the steps of the cave, and catching him by the back, Prince Wo-usu thrust the saber through his buttock. Preparations for the Conquest of Korea), Section XCVIII.Emperor Chi-ai (Part IV.The Empress Jin-g Conquers Korea), Section XCIX.Emperor Chi-ai (Part V.The Empress Jin-g Fishes in Tsukushi), Section C.Emperor Chi-ai (Part VI.The Empress Jin-g Subdues Yamato), Section CI.Emperor Chi-ai (Part VIII.The Heir Apparent Exchanges Names with the Great Deity Izasa-Wake), Section CII.Emperor Chi-ai (Part VIII.The Empress Jin-g Presents Liquor to the Heir Apparent), Section CIII.Emperor Chi-ai (Part IX.His Death and that of the Empress Jin-g), Section CIV.Emperor -jin (Part 1.Genealogies), Section CV.Emperor -jin (Part II.He Divides the Inheritance Between His Three Sons), Section CVI.Emperor -jin (Part III.He Wooes Princess Miya-nushi-ya-kaha-ye), Section CVII.Emperor -jin (Part IV.He Grants Princess Kaminaga to His Son Oho-Sazaki), Section CVIII.Emperor -jin (Part V.Songs of the Territorial Owners of Yeshinu), Section CIX.Emperor -jin (Part VI.Various Deeds), Section CX.Emperor -jin (Part VIII.Tribute From Korea), Section CXI.Emperor -jin (Part VIII.The Emperor Intoxicated), Section CXII.Emperor -jin (Part IX.Troubles Which Followed His Decease), Section CXIII.Emperor -jin (Part X.Princes Oho-sazaki And Uji-no-waki-iratsuko Cede the Empire to Each Other), Section CXIV.Emperor -jin (Part XI.Ama-no-hi-boko Crosses Over to Japan), Section CXV.Emperor -jin (Part XII.Descendants of Ama-no-hi-boko, and Treasures Brought by Him. Emperor Sui-nin (Part. So he, drawing the ten-grasp saber that was augustly girded on him, fled forward brandishing it in his back hand;" and as they still pursued, he took, on reaching the base of the Even-Pass-of-Hades, three peaches that were growing at its base, and waited and smote his pursuers therewith, so that they all fled back. There are supernatural episodes, and tales of murder, So the eighty deities, being enraged, and wishing to slay the deity Great-Name-Possessor, took counsel together, on arriving at the foot of Tema in the land of Hahaki, and said to him: "On this mountain there is a red boar. One of Hearn's last books, this substantial volume is a highly readable history of Shinto in Japan, and its interaction with Buddhism and Christianity; highly recommended for outsiders who want to understand the Japanese sprit and culture. Chronology of Sovereigns Mentioned in the Kojiki and Nihongi. It is now called the Hare deity. There are no persons in the West so brave and strong as we two. Being maiden like a drooping plant, my heart is just a bird on a sand-bank by the shore; it will now indeed be a dotterel. Broadly speaking, Shint has no founder. made it difficult to proof the text, so I put it aside. Corrections? swiftly flying heaven-racing messenger, the tradition of the thing, too, this!". Emperor Kei-k (Part V.Yamato-Take Slays the Kumaso Bravoes), Section LXXXI.Emperor Kei-k (Part VI.Yamato-take Slays the Idzumo Bravo), Section LXXXII.Emperor Kei-k (Part VII.Yamato-take is Sent to Subdue the East, and Visits His Aunt at Ise), Section LXXXIII.Emperor Kei-k (Part VIII.Yamato-take Slays the Rulers of Sagamu. Thine Augustness my spouse like the young herbal The tradition of the thing, too, this!". (Six islands in all from the Island of Ko in Kibi to the Island of Heaven's-Two-Houses.). Next, they gave birth to the deity of Trees, whose name is deity Stem-Elder; next, they gave birth to the deity of Mountains, whose name is the deity Great-Mountain-Possessor. history of Shinto in Japan, and its interaction with Buddhism and Christianity; Moreover, on its body grows moss, and also chamaecyparis and cryptomerias. Next, they gave birth to the deity Princess-of-Great-Food. by Arthur Lloyd [1911] These two deities were likewise born alone, and hid their persons. An account of Japanese Neo-Confucian thought. With this charge he bestowed it on her. Coming radiant with smiles like the morning sun, thine arms white as rope of paper-mulberry-bark shall softly pat my breast soft as the melting snow; and patting each other interlaced, stretching out and pillowing ourselves on each other's jewel-arms - true jewel-arms - and with outstretched legs, will we sleep. Forthwith that august mausoleum was called by. The august name of the deity that was born from the mist of his breath when again, having begged her to hand him the jewels that were twisted on her left august arm, and having crunchingly crunched them, he blew them away, was His Augustness Prince-Lord-of-Life. what a fair and lovely youth! " the tradition of the thing, too, this! Then His-Swift-Impetuous-Male-Augstness said to the old man: "If this be tby daughter, wilt thou offer her to me?" I. Contact| Then the Great August deity the Male-Who-Invites was very angry and said: If that be so,, thou shalt not dwell in this land, and forthwith expelled him with a divine expulsion. Then Izanagi, the Male-Who-Invites, said to Izanami, the Female-Who-Invites, "We should create children"; and he said, "Let us go around the heavenly august pillar, and when we meet on the other side let us be united. So the two deities, standing upon the Floating Bridge of Heaven pushed down the jeweled spear and stirred with it, whereupon, when they had stirred the brine till it went curdle-curdle, and drew the spear up, the brine that dripped down from the end of the spear was piled up and became an island. . Chamberlain translation, which, despite being published in the 1970s Beneath the fluttering of the ornamented fence, beneath the softness of the warm coverlet, beneath the rustling of the cloth coverlet, thine arms white as rope of paper-mulberry bark softly patting my breast soft as the melting snow, and patting each other interlaced, stretching out and pillowing ourselves on each otber's arms-true jewel-arms, and with outstretched legs, will we sleep. KAKUZO OKAKURA The Ideals of the East by Kakuzo Okakura [1904] The next, Her Augustness Princess-of-the-Torrent, dwells in the outer temple of Munakata. (Eight deities in all from the Heavenly-Bird-Boat to the deity Luxuriant-Food-Princess.) Then Her Augustness the Female-Who-Invites answered, saying: " Lamentable indeed that thou camest not sooner! We are not going through the sky, but oh! the Japanese sprit and culture. With these words he forthwith went up to Heaven, whereupon all the mountains and rivers shook, and every land and country quaked. Hereupon he said: "As for the deity of this mountain, I will simply take him empty-handed"-- and was ascending the mountain, when there met him on the mountainside a white boar whose size was like unto that of a bull. So I will perform the purification of my august person." The names of the deities that were born from her feces were the deity Clay-Viscid-Prince and, next, the deity Clay-Viscid-Princess. The history and practice of Pure Land Buddhism in Japan. This is called the Norito or Kojiki, which is a book of prayers from each said group/family. Sacred Text Archive - Shintoism. So that place is now called Yakidzu. by Suematsu Kencho [1900] If thou do not wait and catch it, we will certainly slay thee." For this reason the sound of bad deities was like unto the flies in the fifth moon as they all swarmed, and in all things every portent of woe arose. This island has one body and four faces, and each face has a name. [My Wife!] The names of the deities given birth to by these two deities, the deity Great-Mountain-Possessor and the deity, Moor-Elder from their separate dominions of mountain and moor were: the deity Heavenly-Elder-of-the Passes; next, the deity Earthly-Elder-of-the-Passes; next, the deity Heavenly-Pass-Boundary; next, the deity Earthly-Pass-Boundary; next, the deity Heavenly-Dark-Door; next, the deity Earthly-Dark-Door next, the deity Great-Vale-Prince; next, the deity Great-Vale-Princess. Hereupon they, noisily discussing a rejoicing for the august cave, were getting food ready. we are on foot.". but is still practiced today by multitudes of people, especially Japanese. ", "Let those whose life may be complete stick in their hair as a headdress the leaves of the bear-oak from Mount Heguri -those children!". The Heavenly Sovereign said to His Augustness Wo-usu: "Why does not thine elder brother come forth to the morning and evening great august repasts? Then the Kumaso bravo said: " That must be true. by Arthur Waley [1921]. Genji Monogatari But the deity Great-Name-Possessor, who came last of all, saw the hare, and said: "Why liest thou weeping? " Sacred Texts Shinto Buy this Book at Amazon.com The Emergence of Amaterasu (Public Domain Image) The Kojiki translated by Basil Hall Chamberlain [1919] Contents Start Reading Page Index Text [Zipped] The Kojiki is one of the two primary sources for Shinto, the Japanese national religion. So the hare followed the instructions of the eighty deities, and lay down. Then the Heavenly Sovereign deigned to ask His Augustness Wo-usu, saying: "Why is thine elder brother so long of coming? Then the mouse brought out in its mouth and presented to him the whizzing barb. Then when the day of the rejoicing came, having combed down after the manner of girls his august hair which was bound up, and having put on his aunt's august upper garment and august skirt, he looked quite like a young girl, and, standing amidst the women, went inside the cave. Some commentators enlarge the category of sacred texts to include also such works as the Manysh (Collection of Ten Thousand Leaves, the oldest Japanese anthology of verse, compiled in the 8th century ad); the Fudoki (Records of Air and Soil, 8th-century notes on local legends and geography); and the Taih-ry (oldest extant code of law in Japan, promulgated in 702). The names of the deities that were born next from a thing that sprouted up like unto a reed-shoot when the earth, young and like unto floating oil, drifted about medusa-like, were the Pleasant-Reed-Shoot-Prince-Elder deity, next the Heavenly-Eternally-Standing deity. Mr. Aston translates it thus: The clouds which come forth are a manifold fence: For the husband and wife to retire within, From His Swift-Impetuous-Male-Augustness was descended the deity Master-of-the-Great-Land. When, forthwith crossing over from that land out into Kahi, he dwelt in the palace of Sakawori, he sang, saying: "How many nights have I slept since passing Nihibari and Tsukuha?". V.His Later Wives. ), Section LXXXVII.Emperor Kei-k (Part XII.Yamato-take Wooes Princess Miyazu), Section LXXXVIII.Emperor Kei-k (Part XIII.Yamato-take Meets the Deity of Mount Ibuki). Second Series. Then the Princess-of-Great-Food took out all sorts of dainty things from her nose, her mouth, and her fundament, and made them up into all sorts of dishes, which she offered to him. Then His Augustness the Male-Who-Invites replied: "My lovely younger sister, Thine Augastness! The series of texts translated at the instigation of the Sacred Literature Trust will make the world's heritage of spiritual and ethical insights available to a much wider audience. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. AMATERASU, THE SUN-GODDESS, AND THE STORM-GOD, INVESTITURE OF THE THREE DEITIES, THE ILLUSTRIOUS AUGUST CHILDREN, At this time His Augustness the Male-Who-Invites greatly rejoiced, saying: "I, begetting child after child, have at my final begetting gotten three illustrious children." On arriving at the single pine-tree on Cape Wotsu, an august sword, which he had forgotten at that place before when augustly eating, was still there, not lost. The Kojiki text was compiled from oral tradition in 712. So, mounting to the top of the pass, he sighed three times and spoke, saying: " Adzuma ha ya!" Buy Disk the job, particularly creating bitmaps of hundreds of images of Chinese and Another more important reason is tied to a legend in which a sakaki tree was decorated in order to lure Amaterasu, the sun goddess, out of her hiding place inside a cave. Upon my speaking thus, they were deceived and lay down in a row, and I trod on them and counted them as I came across, and was just about to get on land, when I said: 'You have been deceived by me.' Section XC.Emperor Kei-k (Part XV.Yamato-take Turns into a White Bird), Section XCI.Emperor Kei-k (Part XVI.Yamato-Take's Butler), Section XCII.Emperor Kei-k (Part XVII.Yamato-take's Descendants), Section XCIII.Emperor Kei-k (Part XVIII. Sacred Texts In Shintoism, there is no specific book. that I should have exchanged thee for this single child! " Hereupon, when they arrived at Cape Keta, thev found a naked hare lying down. better results, and managed to complete the proof. John Bruno Hare, All Rights Reserved. Thereupon it was intoxicated with drinking, and all the heads lay down and slept. In a wide sense, they are intended to establish the primacy of Japan and the Japanese over all other countries and peoples and in a narrow sense, to give divine authority to the ruling classes of Japan, and to some extent to establish the political supremacy of the Yamato clan over the Izumo clan. ( Five deities in all. Last Updated: Article History Table of Contents Kojiki, (Japanese: "Records of Ancient Matters"), together with the Nihon shoki ( q.v. Next, they gave birth to the deity of Wind, whose name is the deity Prince-of-Long-Wind. This section has scriptures of the Shinto religion, as well as other texts that relate to the spirituality of Japan, which combines Shinto, Buddhism, Confucianism, Animism and other themes. The dates are very significant, since by the 8th century, when they were compiled, Japanese religious life had received considerable input from Buddhism and Confucianism, both of which coloured the contents of these books. Our editors will review what youve submitted and determine whether to revise the article. Over 1700 books. Samurai and Japanese feudalism. So His Augustness the Male-Who-Invites took his black august head-dress and cast it down, and it instantly turned into grapes. Hast thou perchance not yet taught him his duty?" Only the Island of Onogoro was not given birth to and, moreover, the Leech-Child and the Island of Aha are not reckoned among the children.). Again, later, his younger sister sent the eight Thunder-deities with a thousand and five hundred warriors of Hades to pursue him. translated by Genchi Kat and Hikoshir Hoshino [1926]. Owing to this, eternal night prevailed. Conspiracy of King Saho-biko and the Empress Saho-bime), Section LXXI.Emperor Sui-nin (Part III.Birth of Prince Homu-chi-wake and Death of the Conspirators), Section LXXII.Emperor Sui-nin (Part IV.The Dumb Prince Homu-chi-wake), Section LXXIII. Sacred Text - Shintoism Sacred Text Sacred text is the scripture, or holy book, that writes about various religion traditions considered sacred. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. THE AUGUST RAVAGES OF HIS-IMPETUOUS-MALE-AUGUSTNESS. Then be replied, saving: I am elder brother to the Heaven-Shining-Great-August deity. Shinto shrines (, jinja) are places of worship and the dwellings of the kami, the Shinto "gods". Production notes: I worked on this for four years, on and off. So thenceforward he was praised by being called by the august name of his Augustness Yamato-take. So, on his doing as she bad instructed, the snakes became quiet, so that he came forth after calm slumbers. 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