Shinra Myōjin
Shinra Myōjin is considered such a deity and to have originated in Korea.
↻ synthesized from 4 sources
When
- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 0 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Deity introduced to Japan from Korea (Silla).
Relationships
- aspect of
- Jinushigami
- co occurs with
- tatarigami, Taisho Rōnin, Taishan Fujun, Sannō Gongen, Sumiyoshi, Seiryū Gongen, Inari Myōjin, Ina Tenjin, Izuna Gongen, Yashajin, Fuku daijin, Gozu Tennō, Kōjin, Okina, Shukujin, Amida Buddha, Taizan Fukun, Mutō Tenjin, Kōga Saburō, Matara, Ōkuninushi, Mahākāla, Dakiniten, Ugajin, Amaterasu, Jizō
- serves
- Sekizan Myōjin
- allied with
- Fudō Myōō
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Shinra Myōjin is considered such a deity and to have originated in Korea.”
#9711 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“A further deity who could be identified with Matarajin was Susanoo, possibly due to analogies between the latter and Shinra Myōjin. This tradition is documented in a text from Gakuen-ji, which states that after being buried there Susanoo came to be worshiped under the name Matarajin”
#39665 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“a painting portraying Shinra Myōjin as more corpulent is observed in Shōgo-in in Kyoto. Yet another depiction of Shinra Myōjin is a painting from the reign of Ashikaga Takauji from Onjō-ji, which portrays him in the garb of a Chinese literatus”
#39741 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Mapping Sectarian Identity: Onjōji's Statue of Shinra Myōjin... Shinra Myōjin and Buddhist Networks of the East Asian Mediterranean”
#39774 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5