Tenjin-sama

E827685

Tenjin-sama is the deified spirit of Sugawara no Michizane, revered in Japan as a powerful kami of scholarship, learning, and poetry.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Sugawara no Michizane 0
Tenjin Matsuri 0

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Heian-period courtier
Shinto deity
Shinto festival
deified human
kami
poet
scholar
appeasedBy establishment of shrines
associatedPlace Dazaifu, Fukuoka NERFINISHED
Kyoto NERFINISHED
associatedWith academic success
calligraphy
classical Chinese literature
passing examinations
commemorates life of Sugawara no Michizane
cultSpread through Tenmangu shrines across Japan
deifiedIn 10th century
hasAttribute intelligence
literary talent
wisdom
hasCultTitle Tenjin NERFINISHED
Tenjin-sama NERFINISHED
Tenman Tenjin NERFINISHED
hasDomain education
learning
literature
poetry
scholarship
hasFestival Tenjin Matsuri NERFINISHED
hasMythType vengeful spirit appeased by deification
hasOrigin Sugawara no Michizane NERFINISHED
hasShrineType Tenmangu NERFINISHED
heldAt Osaka Tenmangu Shrine NERFINISHED
honorificSuffix -sama
iconographyIncludes ink brush
plum trees
scholarly robes
scrolls
languageOfCult Japanese
majorShrine Dazaifu Tenmangu NERFINISHED
Kitano Tenmangu NERFINISHED
patronOf education in Japan
students preparing for entrance exams
religion Shinto
symbol plum blossom
veneratedIn Japan NERFINISHED
worshippedBy examinees in Japan
scholars in Japan
students in Japan

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Tenman-gū no kami alsoKnownAs Tenjin-sama