Kunitsukami

 

In Shinto Kunitsukami (国つ神,[1] 国津神[2]) are gods (kami) of the Earth.[3] Unlike the Amatsukami (heavenly gods) they live on the Earth (tsuchi)[4] instead of in heaven.

Many myths in the Nihon Shoki and the Kojiki are about Amatsukami and Kunitsukami fighting.[5]

List of kunitsukami

 

See also

References

  1. ↑ Klautau, Orion; Krämer, Hans Martin (2021-03-31). Buddhism and Modernity: Sources from Nineteenth-Century Japan. University of Hawaii Press. p. 130. ISBN 978-0-8248-8458-1.
  2. ↑ Goto, Akira (2020-11-19). Cultural Astronomy of the Japanese Archipelago: Exploring the Japanese Skyscape. Routledge. p. 28. ISBN 978-1-000-22109-1.
  3. ↑ Bocking, Brian (2005-09-30). A Popular Dictionary of Shinto. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-79738-6.
  4. ↑ Picken, Stuart D. B. (2010-12-28). Historical Dictionary of Shinto. Scarecrow Press. p. 38. ISBN 978-0-8108-7372-8.
  5. 1 2 Ashkenazi, Michael (2003). Handbook of Japanese Mythology. ABC-CLIO. p. 141. ISBN 978-1-57607-467-1. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":0" defined multiple times with different content.
  6. 1 2 Drott, Edward R. (2016-04-30). Buddhism and the Transformation of Old Age in Medieval Japan. University of Hawaii Press. p. 8. ISBN 978-0-8248-5150-7.
  7. ↑ Narayanan, Vasudha (2005). Eastern Religions: Origins, Beliefs, Practices, Holy Texts, Sacred Places. Oxford University Press. pp. 440–441. ISBN 978-0-19-522191-6.
  8. ↑ Picken, Stuart D. B. (2010-12-28). Historical Dictionary of Shinto. Scarecrow Press. p. 76. ISBN 978-0-8108-7372-8.
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