Hachiman faith

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Hachiman faith is a Shinto-Buddhist religious tradition centered on the worship of Hachiman, the syncretic god of war, archery, and the protection of Japan and its people.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Shinto-Buddhist syncretic tradition
religious tradition
associatedClass samurai
warriors
associatedWith Genji clan NERFINISHED
Hachiman shrines NERFINISHED
Hachiman-gu NERFINISHED
Imperial House of Japan NERFINISHED
Iwashimizu Hachiman-gū NERFINISHED
Minamoto clan NERFINISHED
Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gū NERFINISHED
Usa Hachiman-gū NERFINISHED
centralDeity Hachiman NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Japan
culturalContext Japanese culture
hasAspect Buddhist bodhisattva veneration
Shinto kami worship
hasConcept syncretism
hasDeityRole god of archery
god of war
protector of Japan
protector of the Japanese people
hasFestivalType matsuri
hasFunction military protection
protection of communities
protection of warriors
state protection
hasPlaceOfWorship Hachiman shrine
hasRitual archery rites
festival processions
military victory prayers
protective talisman offerings
hasSacredSymbol bow and arrows
doves
hasTheologicalConcept honji suijaku
kami-buddha combinatory worship
historicalPeriodOfDevelopment Heian period NERFINISHED
Nara period NERFINISHED
historicalRegion Yamato NERFINISHED
influenced Japanese state ideology
medieval Japanese warrior cults
influencedBy court Shinto NERFINISHED
state Buddhism in Japan
languageOfPractice Japanese
primaryRegion Japan NERFINISHED
region East Asia
religion Buddhism
Shinto
viewedAs bodhisattva in Buddhist context
kami in Shinto context
worships Hachiman NERFINISHED

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Iwashimizu Hachimangū worshipType Hachiman faith