Sannō Gongen
deity intermediate Shinto single tradition · 3
Sannō Gongen is the deity enshrined in Hiyoshi Taisha at the eastern foot of Mount Hiei. He was identified with Ōkuninushi or Ōmononushi, and Daikokuten's status as patron of Enryaku-ji influenced this connection.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
- First attested
- 1617 CE
- Attested period
- 1100 – 1617
- Historical notes
- Identified with Ōkuninushi or Ōmononushi in the medieval period.
Relationships
- syncretized with
- Daikokuten, Ōmononushi, Ōkuninushi
- co occurs with
- Matarajin, Tokugawa Ieyasu, Sekizan Myōjin, Sumiyoshi, Seiryū Gongen, Inari Myōjin, Mahākāla, Shinra Myōjin
- allied with
- Tōshō Daigongen
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (3)
Source passages
“Daikokuten's status as patron of Enryaku-ji also influenced this connection: he was identified with Sannō Gongen, the deity enshrined in Hiyoshi Taisha at the eastern foot of Mount Hiei, who in turn was identified with Ōkuninushi or Ōmononushi”
#34458 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“As a result, in Tōshō-gū he is situated to the right of the main figure, Tōshō Daigongen (a form of Yakushi-nyorai), with Sannō Gongen placed to the left.”
#39652 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Further similar episodes involve deities such as Sannō Gongen or Sumiyoshi.”
#39749 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5