Sunday, February 25, 2018
Jingu History
The first Shikinen Sengu of Naiku was conducted in 690, in the era of the 41st emperor Jito. The latest Shikinen Sengu conducted in 2013 was sixty-second.
Sunday, February 18, 2018
Jingu
Every twenty years, a new divine palace with the same dimensions as the current one is constructed at an alternate site which is adjacent to the main sanctuary. It involves about 30 rituals and ceremonies beginning with the ritual cutting of the first trees for the new divine palace. The sacred apparel, furnishings and divine treasures to be placed inside the sacred palace are also remade. Once they are prepared, the Holy Mirror (a symbol of Amaterasu-Omikami) is moved to the new sanctuary by the Jingu priests. This ritual is called Shikinen Sengu. It takes about eight years to conduct all rituals and events for Shikinen Sengu. It is carried out at Geku and other jinja of Jingu as well.
Sunday, February 11, 2018
Jingu
Sunday, February 4, 2018
Jingu
Ise Jingu, officially ‘Jingu,’ includes 125 jinja (shinto shrines), centered around Kotaijingu (Naiku), dedicated to Amaterasu-omikami, and Toy’uke-dainjingu (Geku), dedicated to Toyo’uke-no-omikami. Its area is approximately the same size as Paris France. More than 1,500 rituals are conducted here yearly to pray for the prosperity of the Imperial family, the peace of the world and the huge harvest.
Main Sanctuary - Kotaijingu(Naiku) is dedicated to Amaterasu-omikami, the ancestral deity of the Imperial family and also the tutelary deity of the nation. Toyo'uke-daijingu(Geku) is dedicated to Toyo'uke-no-omikami, the deity provides sacred food to Amaterasu-omikami and also the guardian of cloth, food, and shelter. Besides two main sanctuaries (Naiku and Geku), there are many affiliated jinja and some auxiliary jinja.
History – Amaterasu-omikami was originally worshipped in the Imperial Palace by successive Emperors of Japan. However, during the reign of the 10th Emperor, Sujin, the Holy Mirror (the symbol of Amaterasu-omikami) was moved from the Imperial Palace. During the reign of the 11th Emperor, Suinin, the Emperor ordered his princess, Yamatohime-no-mikoto, to seek the most appropriate place to permanently enshrine and worship Amaterasu-omikami. After searching in many regions, the princess received a revelation that Amaterasu-omikami should be enshrined and worshipped eternally at in Ise, approximately 2,000 years ago. In the era of the 21st Emperor Yurayaku, about 1,500 years ago, Toyo’uke-no-omikami was, in accordance with another revelation from Amaterasu-omikami, summoned to the north of Kyoto prefecture and enshrined in Ise.
Main Sanctuary - Kotaijingu(Naiku) is dedicated to Amaterasu-omikami, the ancestral deity of the Imperial family and also the tutelary deity of the nation. Toyo'uke-daijingu(Geku) is dedicated to Toyo'uke-no-omikami, the deity provides sacred food to Amaterasu-omikami and also the guardian of cloth, food, and shelter. Besides two main sanctuaries (Naiku and Geku), there are many affiliated jinja and some auxiliary jinja.
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History – Amaterasu-omikami was originally worshipped in the Imperial Palace by successive Emperors of Japan. However, during the reign of the 10th Emperor, Sujin, the Holy Mirror (the symbol of Amaterasu-omikami) was moved from the Imperial Palace. During the reign of the 11th Emperor, Suinin, the Emperor ordered his princess, Yamatohime-no-mikoto, to seek the most appropriate place to permanently enshrine and worship Amaterasu-omikami. After searching in many regions, the princess received a revelation that Amaterasu-omikami should be enshrined and worshipped eternally at in Ise, approximately 2,000 years ago. In the era of the 21st Emperor Yurayaku, about 1,500 years ago, Toyo’uke-no-omikami was, in accordance with another revelation from Amaterasu-omikami, summoned to the north of Kyoto prefecture and enshrined in Ise.
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