Oyagami
deity Shinto single tradition · 1
Oyagami is a term in Shinto that refers to an ancestor, deity, or soul (sorei) of an ancestor who was worshipped as a deity in a certain clan. When not used to express the idea of a tutelary deity, it is used to express a connotation of kami caring for human beings in the same way that human parents care for their children. Some Shinto sects believe that the entire world or cosmos is a living entity, full of vitality and productive power that originates from the oyagami, which is the ultimate existence that gives birth to everything.
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- Ame-no-Minakanushi
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“The word means "parent god". In Tenrikyo, oyagami is the title used to refer to God. Tenrikyo publications typically translate oyagami as God the Parent.”
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