GONGEN (STYLE) — GONGEN STYLE L’expression gongen zukuri ou style gongen désigne au Japon un certain type de sanctuaire shintoïque, réservé au culte des héros divinisés. Le terme gongen est emprunté au vocabulaire du Ry 拏bu shint 拏 qui fait des divinités… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Gongen — Nikkō Tōshō gū enshrines Tokugawa Ieyasu under the posthumous name of Tōshō Daigongen Main article: Honji suijaku During the era of shinbutsu shūgō (religious syncretism of kami and buddhas), in Japan a ( gongen ( … Wikipedia
Gongen — Avatar, incarnation, manifestation. Commonly dai gongen great gongen . An incarnation or temporary manifestation of a Buddha or bosatsu. Formal designations of kami as gongen seem to have occurred mainly towards the end of the Heian period, in … A Popular Dictionary of Shinto
-zukuri — ...construction style . In a Shinto context it usually refers to the architectural style of a Shinto shrine. There are more than a dozen distinctive types of shrine architecture. The branch shrines (bunsha) of a major shrine are often built… … A Popular Dictionary of Shinto
Nagare-zukuri — Ujigami Shrine in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture The nagare zukuri (流造, flowing style? … Wikipedia
Yatsu-mune-zukuri — Eight roofed style . Eight is used figuratively to mean large and yatsu mune shrines usually have five or seven part roofs. It refers to a shrine architectural style ( zukuri) exemplified by the Kitano Tenmangu in Kyoto. It is a a development … A Popular Dictionary of Shinto
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Kumano Nachi Taisha — s heiden Kumano Nachi Taisha (熊野那智大社?) is a Shinto shrine part of the UN … Wikipedia
Shintai — Mount Fuji is Japan s most famous shintai. In Shinto, shintai (神体, body of the kami … Wikipedia
Chinjusha — Hiyoshi Taisha is Enryaku ji s tutelary shrine In Japanese chinjusha (鎮守社•鎮社?, or tutelary shrine) is … Wikipedia
