Tenson kōrin
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Tenson kōrin is the Shinto mythological event in which the heavenly grandson Ninigi-no-Mikoto descends from the celestial realm to rule over the earthly world, marking the divine origin of Japan’s imperial line.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese mythological concept
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Shinto mythological event ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity | Amaterasu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeityRole | sun goddess ⓘ |
| associatedWithLocation |
Mount Takachiho-no-mine
NERFINISHED
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Takachiho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPantheon | Shinto kami ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion | Kyushu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Japanese imperial mythology
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Shinto creation and foundation myths ⓘ |
| centralFigure | Ninigi-no-Mikoto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Japanese mythology
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Shinto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describesEventType | descent from heaven to earth ⓘ |
| featuresItem |
jewel (Yasakani no Magatama)
NERFINISHED
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mirror (Yata no Kagami) NERFINISHED ⓘ sword (Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDestinationRealm | Ashihara-no-Nakatsukuni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDestinationRealmType | earthly world ⓘ |
| hasJapaneseName | 天孫降臨 ⓘ |
| hasMythologicalCycle | Age of the Gods (Kamiyo) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalFunction | legitimization of imperial authority ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
to establish rule over the earthly world
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to found the divine lineage of Japan’s emperors ⓘ |
| hasRealmOfOrigin | Takamagahara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRealmOfOriginType | heavenly realm ⓘ |
| hasReligiousFunction | linking emperor to the kami ⓘ |
| hasTheologicalTheme |
descent of a divine ruler
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sacral kingship ⓘ |
| includesMotif |
divine mandate to rule
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transfer of heavenly authority to earth ⓘ |
| influences |
State Shinto ideology
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imperial rituals in Japan ⓘ |
| involvesDeity | Ninigi-no-Mikoto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvesDeityRole | heavenly grandson of Amaterasu ⓘ |
| linkedToFigure | Emperor Jimmu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythologicalPeriod | pre-historic mythic age of Japan ⓘ |
| precedesEvent |
Jimmu’s eastern expedition
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founding of the Yamato dynasty in myth ⓘ |
| recordedInText |
Kojiki
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Nihon Shoki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Imperial Regalia of Japan
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Tenson (heavenly grandchild) ⓘ |
| relatedToDynasty | Yamato imperial house NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signifies | divine origin of the Japanese imperial line ⓘ |
| translatesTo | Descent of the Heavenly Grandson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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