Hachiman

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Hachiman is a major Shinto deity revered as the god of war and the divine protector of Japan and its people, especially warriors.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Shinto deity
kami
war god
associatedWith Emperor Ōjin
Empress Jingū
agriculture
archery
fishing
military victory
protection of the state
countryOfCult Japan
culturalSignificance one of the most widely venerated kami in Japan
domain community safety
state protection
warfare
epithet Great Bodhisattva Hachiman
Yahata no Kami
function oracular deity
protector of Buddhist temples
gender male
hasShrineType Hachiman shrine
linkedToEvent legitimization of imperial rule
protection of the Great Buddha of Tōdai-ji
majorCultCenter Iwashimizu Hachimangū
Tsurugaoka Hachimangū
Usa Jingū
numberOfShrines one of the most numerous shrine cults in Japan
patronOf Minamoto clan
warrior clans
recognizedAs bodhisattva in Japanese Buddhism
religion Shinto
role divine protector of Japan
god of war
protector of the Japanese people
protector of warriors
symbol bow and arrows
doves
syncretism Hachiman Daibosatsu
syncretismWith Buddhism
title guardian of the imperial house
protector of the realm
worshipedBy Japanese people
samurai
warriors
worshipPeriod Heian period
Kamakura period
Nara period

Referenced by (5)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Hachiman ("Yahata no Kami")
Hachiman ("Great Bodhisattva Hachiman")
epithet
Emperor Jimmu
associatedDeity
Shinto
hasDeity
Hachiman ("Hachiman Daibosatsu")
syncretism

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