Kumano Gongen
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Kumano Gongen is a syncretic Shinto-Buddhist manifestation of deities venerated at the Kumano shrines, revered as protective and salvific mountain and pilgrimage gods in Japan.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gongen
ⓘ
syncretic Shinto-Buddhist deity ⓘ |
| associatedPeriod |
Heian period
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ⓘ
medieval Japan ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Kumano Kodō pilgrimage routes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kumano mandala iconography ⓘ Kumano shrines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conceptualizedAs | honji suijaku manifestation ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| cultCenter |
Kii Peninsula
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ⓘ
Wakayama Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cultStatus | major pilgrimage cult in premodern Japan ⓘ |
| depictedAs | Buddhist deities appearing as kami ⓘ |
| function |
granting salvation
ⓘ
guiding pilgrims ⓘ offering protection from misfortune ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
guiding souls of the dead
ⓘ
healing power ⓘ |
| hasRole |
mountain deity
ⓘ
pilgrimage deity ⓘ protective deity ⓘ salvific deity ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Gongen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| linkedConcept |
Kumano faith
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
mountain worship in Japan ⓘ pilgrimage in Japan ⓘ |
| manifestationOf |
Buddhist deities
ⓘ
Shinto kami ⓘ |
| relatedPractice |
Shugendō
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ⓘ
syncretic shrine-temple complexes ⓘ |
| religion |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Shinto ⓘ |
| veneratedAt |
Kumano Hayatama Taisha
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ⓘ
Kumano Hongu Taisha NERFINISHED ⓘ Kumano Nachi Taisha NERFINISHED ⓘ Kumano Sanzan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshipers |
commoners in medieval Japan
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mountain ascetics ⓘ pilgrims ⓘ |
| worshipTradition | Shinbutsu shūgō NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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