Ubusunagami
Ubusunagami (産土神, lit. "Birth Deity/Divinity/Spirit") in Shinto are tutelary kami of one's birthplace.[1]
Overview
In Shinto, a guardian deity of the land of one's birth.[2][3] It is believed to be a deity that protects you from before you are born until after you die, and that it will protect you throughout your life even if you move to another place.[2]
While the relationship between
Ubusunagami are distinct from Chinjugami because one maintains the link to their Ubusunagami throughout their entire life, even if they move to a new location.
Nonetheless Ubusunagami,
In some locations, the ubusunagami is linked to the ubugami, a tutelary deity of infants and pregnant women; in these cases, it is customary to pay respects immediately following childbirth at a hokora to the deity.[1]
Since the Muromachi period, the belief in the Ujigami as a family deity is declining nationwide and is being absorbed by the newly emerged belief in the Ubusunagami and Chinjugami.[8]
In popular culture
Ubusunagami are prominent in Jujutsu Kaisen.[9]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Encyclopedia of Shinto詳細". 國學院大學デジタルミュージアム (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-02-20.
- ^ ISBN 9784407316599.
- ^ 小項目事典,世界大百科事典内言及, 百科事典マイペディア,旺文社日本史事典 三訂版,精選版 日本国語大辞典,デジタル大辞泉,世界大百科事典 第2版,ブリタニカ国際大百科事典. "産土神とは". コトバンク (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-02-20.
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- ^ "Jinja to Matsuri no Chishiki". Ujigami, ubusunagami, chinjusha (in Japanese). Hachiman-gū. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
- ^ 小項目事典,デジタル大辞泉,世界大百科事典内言及, 日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ),精選版 日本国語大辞典,ブリタニカ国際大百科事典. "守護神とは". コトバンク (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-02-20.
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- ^ Hitchcock; Kubrick; Medium, while his favorite film writer is Roger Ebert Twitter (2023-08-04). "Jujutsu Kaisen: What Are the Ubusunagami & Why Are They Important?". Retrieved 2023-12-07.
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Bibliography
- 日本史用語研究会 (2 February 2009) [2009-2-2]. 必携日本史用語 (四訂版 ed.). 実教出版. ISBN 9784407316599.