Sekizan Myōjin
Sekizan Myōjin (赤山明神) was originally regarded as a protector of the Sanmon tradition. The Sanmon tradition was centered on Mount Hiei. As Sekizan Myōjin's name was derived from the name of a mountain, Sekizan (Chishan in Shandong), the link might have originally relied on both of them being Chinese mountain gods of similar character.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 0 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Temple dedicated to him originally erected in the ninth century; oldest surviving depictions date to the Edo period.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Fudō Myōō, Sumiyoshi, Seiryū Gongen, Inari Myōjin, Sannō, Matara, Mahākāla, Sannō Gongen, Dakiniten, Ina Tenjin, Izuna Gongen, Yashajin, Fuku daijin, Ugajin
- syncretized with
- Shinra Myōjin, Matarajin, Taishan Fujun, Susano'o, Gozu Tennō, Taizan Fukun
- allied with
- Shinra Myōjin, Matarajin
- manifests as
- Hosei
- parent of
- Kōga Saburō
- served by
- Shinra Myōjin
- manifested by
- Jizō, Mutō Tenjin
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“A network of connections leading to exchange of attributes existed between Matarajin, Shinra Myōjin (新羅明神) and Sekizan Myōjin (赤山明神) The latter two were originally regarded as protectors of two rival branches of Tendai. Shinra Myōjin was associated with the Jimon tradition, while Sekizan Myōjin with Sanmon, with the former centered on Mii-dera and the latter on Mount Hiei. Despite the connection between them, Matarajin never acquired the title of myōjin (明神; "bright deity") himself.”
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“Sekizan Myōjin”
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