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*''Japanese'': 八幡 ''(Hachiman)''
Hachiman, commonly described as a god of war, is a [[Shinto]] [[kami|deity]], the patron deity of the [[Minamoto clan]], [[Murakami clan]], and others, as well as of the [[Sho Dynasty|Shô Dynasty]] of the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]]. Hachiman Shrines are the most numerous category of [[Shinto shrines]] in Japan, and worship of Hachiman has been described as "the most influential popular religion in Japanese history."<ref>Ward, 120.</ref>
Hachiman was first worshipped as one of the household deities of the [[Usa clan]] of [[Kyushu]], along with a sun goddess called [[Hibigami]]. Adopted by the Minamoto [[shogun]]s as their chief patron deity, Hachiman later became established as one of the chief protectors of the Imperial family, the Japanese nation, and the cosmos. [[Usa Hachiman Shrine]] in [[Buzen province]], one of the chief Hachiman shrines in Japan, was used as the Imperial court's branch court in Kyushu at times, and emperors and empresses made pilgrimages to Usa to pray for the protection of the Imperial family and the nation on countless occasions beginning in [[720]], up until the time of [[Emperor Komei|Emperor Kômei]] in [[1864]]. The [[Nata family]], lords of territories in the Kunisaki peninsula of [[Bungo province]], hereditarily held the position of high priest at Usa Hachiman from [[729]] until the 17th century.
During the [[Mongol Invasions]] in the 1270s-1280s, Hachiman Shrines throughout Kyushu became major centers of prayers for the protection of the country, and after the successful repulsion of those invasions, Usa Hachiman's prestige as a protector of the nation increased.
The Hachiman legend of course has seen considerable change and expansion over the centuries. At some point, Hachiman was retroactively associated with [[Emperor Ojin|Emperor Ôjin]], and thus as the son of [[Empress Jingu|Empress Jingû]]; various Hachiman-related texts relate that it was the as-yet-unborn Ôjin/Hachiman in Jingû's womb that aided her in succeeding in her mythical invasions of Korea.
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==References==
*Haruko Nawata Ward, ''Women Religious Leaders in Japan's Christian Century'', Ashgate (2009), 120.
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Hachiman, commonly described as a god of war, is a [[Shinto]] [[kami|deity]], the patron deity of the [[Minamoto clan]], [[Murakami clan]], and others, as well as of the [[Sho Dynasty|Shô Dynasty]] of the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]]. Hachiman Shrines are the most numerous category of [[Shinto shrines]] in Japan, and worship of Hachiman has been described as "the most influential popular religion in Japanese history."<ref>Ward, 120.</ref>
Hachiman was first worshipped as one of the household deities of the [[Usa clan]] of [[Kyushu]], along with a sun goddess called [[Hibigami]]. Adopted by the Minamoto [[shogun]]s as their chief patron deity, Hachiman later became established as one of the chief protectors of the Imperial family, the Japanese nation, and the cosmos. [[Usa Hachiman Shrine]] in [[Buzen province]], one of the chief Hachiman shrines in Japan, was used as the Imperial court's branch court in Kyushu at times, and emperors and empresses made pilgrimages to Usa to pray for the protection of the Imperial family and the nation on countless occasions beginning in [[720]], up until the time of [[Emperor Komei|Emperor Kômei]] in [[1864]]. The [[Nata family]], lords of territories in the Kunisaki peninsula of [[Bungo province]], hereditarily held the position of high priest at Usa Hachiman from [[729]] until the 17th century.
During the [[Mongol Invasions]] in the 1270s-1280s, Hachiman Shrines throughout Kyushu became major centers of prayers for the protection of the country, and after the successful repulsion of those invasions, Usa Hachiman's prestige as a protector of the nation increased.
The Hachiman legend of course has seen considerable change and expansion over the centuries. At some point, Hachiman was retroactively associated with [[Emperor Ojin|Emperor Ôjin]], and thus as the son of [[Empress Jingu|Empress Jingû]]; various Hachiman-related texts relate that it was the as-yet-unborn Ôjin/Hachiman in Jingû's womb that aided her in succeeding in her mythical invasions of Korea.
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==References==
*Haruko Nawata Ward, ''Women Religious Leaders in Japan's Christian Century'', Ashgate (2009), 120.
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