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*''Japanese'': 琉球八社 ''(Ryuukyuu hassha, Ryuukyuu yasa)'' | *''Japanese'': 琉球八社 ''(Ryuukyuu hassha, Ryuukyuu yasa)'' | ||
| − | The Ryûkyû Eight Shrines are a group of eight [[Shinto]] shrines in [[Okinawa | + | The Ryûkyû Eight Shrines are a group of eight [[Shinto]] shrines in [[Okinawa prefecture]] specially designated as being of particular prominence or importance; each is associated with a nearby Buddhist temple. |
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*[[Oki Shrine]] (Oki-gû) - Ounoyama, Naha, assoc. with [[Rinkai-ji]] | *[[Oki Shrine]] (Oki-gû) - Ounoyama, Naha, assoc. with [[Rinkai-ji]] | ||
*[[Shikina Shrine]] - Hantagawa, Naha, assoc. with [[Jin'o-ji|Jin'ô-ji]] | *[[Shikina Shrine]] - Hantagawa, Naha, assoc. with [[Jin'o-ji|Jin'ô-ji]] | ||
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Futenma-gu|Futenma-gû]] - [[Futenma]], assoc. with [[Jingu-ji (Okinawa)|Jingû-ji]] |
| − | *[[Sueyoshi Shrine (Okinawa)|Sueyoshi Shrine]] - Sueyoshi-chô, [[Shuri]], assoc. with [[Hensho-ji|Henshô-ji]] | + | *[[Sueyoshi Shrine (Okinawa)|Sueyoshi Shrine]]<!--末吉宮-->, also known as ''shadan'' (社壇) - Sueyoshi-chô, [[Shuri]], assoc. with [[Hensho-ji|Henshô-ji]] |
*[[Azato Hachiman-gu|Azato Hachiman-gû]] - Azato, Naha, assoc. with [[Jintoku-ji]] | *[[Azato Hachiman-gu|Azato Hachiman-gû]] - Azato, Naha, assoc. with [[Jintoku-ji]] | ||
*[[Kin Shrine]] (Kin-gû) - Kin, Kunigami, assoc. with [[Kin Kannon-ji]] | *[[Kin Shrine]] (Kin-gû) - Kin, Kunigami, assoc. with [[Kin Kannon-ji]] | ||
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| + | The [[Jodo shu|Pure Land]] monk [[Taichu|Taichû]], in his [[1605]]-[[1607]] ''[[Ryukyu Shinto ki|Ryûkyû Shintô ki]]'', offers a list of the "Ryûkyû Nine Shrines," which includes eight [[Kumano gongen]] shrines plus the Azato Hachiman-gû. The eight he identifies as associated with Kumano gongen are Naminoue, Oki, Ameku, Futenma, Sueyoshi, Shikina, a [[Tenjin]] shrine (assoc. with [[Choraku-ji (Okinawa)|Chôraku-ji]]), and a branch of [[Ise Shrine]] (assoc. with [[Choju-ji (Okinawa)|Chôju-ji]]).<ref>Yokoyama Manabu 横山学, ''Ryûkyû koku shisetsu torai no kenkyû'' 琉球国使節渡来の研究, Tokyo: Yoshikawa kôbunkan (1987), 52.</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 00:04, 19 January 2016
- Japanese: 琉球八社 (Ryuukyuu hassha, Ryuukyuu yasa)
The Ryûkyû Eight Shrines are a group of eight Shinto shrines in Okinawa prefecture specially designated as being of particular prominence or importance; each is associated with a nearby Buddhist temple.
The Eight Shrines
- Naminoue Shrine - Wakasa, Naha, assoc. with Gokoku-ji
- Ameku Shrine (Ameku-gû) - Tomari, Naha, assoc. with Seigen-ji
- Oki Shrine (Oki-gû) - Ounoyama, Naha, assoc. with Rinkai-ji
- Shikina Shrine - Hantagawa, Naha, assoc. with Jin'ô-ji
- Futenma-gû - Futenma, assoc. with Jingû-ji
- Sueyoshi Shrine, also known as shadan (社壇) - Sueyoshi-chô, Shuri, assoc. with Henshô-ji
- Azato Hachiman-gû - Azato, Naha, assoc. with Jintoku-ji
- Kin Shrine (Kin-gû) - Kin, Kunigami, assoc. with Kin Kannon-ji
Alternate Listings
The Pure Land monk Taichû, in his 1605-1607 Ryûkyû Shintô ki, offers a list of the "Ryûkyû Nine Shrines," which includes eight Kumano gongen shrines plus the Azato Hachiman-gû. The eight he identifies as associated with Kumano gongen are Naminoue, Oki, Ameku, Futenma, Sueyoshi, Shikina, a Tenjin shrine (assoc. with Chôraku-ji), and a branch of Ise Shrine (assoc. with Chôju-ji).[1]
References
- ↑ Yokoyama Manabu 横山学, Ryûkyû koku shisetsu torai no kenkyû 琉球国使節渡来の研究, Tokyo: Yoshikawa kôbunkan (1987), 52.
