Ubusunagami
deity earth Shinto single tradition · 3
In Shinto, Ubusunagami are tutelary kami of one's birthplace. This kami is believed to protect you from before you are born until after you die, and it will continue to do so throughout your life even if you move to another location. The relationship between an ubusunagami and their follower (産子, ubuko) is based on a faith linked to geographical location.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
- First attested
- 700 CE
- Attested period
- 700 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Concept prominent in cities since the Muromachi period.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- jinchu-gami, Jinushigami, Ōyamakui-no-kami, chinju, Hitogami, Sorei, Kami
- syncretized with
- Chinjugami, ujigami, Ubugami
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (3)
Source passages
“Ubusunagami”
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“Ubusunagami (産土神, lit. "Birth Deity/Divinity/Spirit") in Shinto are tutelary kami of one's birthplace. Ubusunagami are a type of a guardian deity connected to the place of one's birth. It is believed this kami protects you from before you are born until after you die”
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“Ubusunagami Uji (clan)”
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