Raijin
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Raijin is the Japanese god of thunder, lightning, and storms, often depicted as a fearsome drum-wielding deity in Shinto and Buddhist traditions.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shinto deity
ⓘ
kami ⓘ thunder deity ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Kaminari-sama
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Raiden NERFINISHED ⓘ Raijin-sama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Buddhist temple gates
ⓘ
Japanese temple art ⓘ folding screen paintings ⓘ ukiyo-e prints ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
divine punishment
ⓘ
protection of sacred spaces ⓘ |
| associatedPlace | Buddhist temples in Kyoto ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
rain
ⓘ
weather ⓘ wind ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalTradition |
Japanese Buddhist folklore
ⓘ
Japanese mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ Shinto mythology ⓘ |
| culture | Japanese ⓘ |
| depictedAs |
drum-wielding figure
ⓘ
fearsome deity ⓘ |
| domain |
lightning
ⓘ
storms ⓘ thunder ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasMythType | weather deity ⓘ |
| iconographicAttribute |
clawed feet
ⓘ
demonic face ⓘ drums ⓘ drumsticks ⓘ ring of drums around his back ⓘ wild hair ⓘ |
| influenced | popular culture depictions of thunder gods ⓘ |
| mythologicalRole |
bringer of thunder
ⓘ
controller of storms ⓘ producer of thunder by beating drums ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | thunder god ⓘ |
| notableDepiction | Fūjin Raijin-zu byōbu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oftenDepictedWith | Fūjin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationship | companion of Fūjin ⓘ |
| religion |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Shinto ⓘ |
| sphereOfInfluence | natural forces ⓘ |
| worshippedBy |
farmers praying for rain
ⓘ
people seeking protection from storms ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.