- A
gongen (権現),
literally "incarnation", was
believed to be the
manifestation of a
buddha in the form of an
indigenous kami, an
entity who had come to guide...
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shrines and the
Matsunoo Taisha network. They are also
known as
Sanno Gongen (山王権現) in a
Buddhist context. They are the son of
Toshigami and grandson...
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Atago Gongen (愛宕権現) also
known as Tarōbō (太郎坊) of
Mount Atago is a ****anese kami and
tengu believed to be the
local avatar (
Gongen) of
Buddhist bodhisattva...
- are
Gongen (権現),
which are
considered to be the
manifestation of
Buddhas as ****anese kami. Zaō
Gongen (蔵王権現) is one of the most
important gongen in Shugendō...
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Konpira Gongen (金毘羅権現) is a ****anese god of the Shugendō sect
originating in the
mountain Kotohira of
Kagawa Prefecture. He is the god of
merchant sailors...
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enshrines the
three Kumano mountains: Hongū, Shingū, and
Nachi [Kumano
Gongen (熊野権現)].
There are more than 3,000
Kumano shrines in ****an, and each has...
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architectural style became known as
gongen-zukuri, that is
gongen-style. He was
first given the
Buddhist name
Tosho Dai-
Gongen (東照大權現), then
after his death...
- Nezu
Gongen Hakusan Gongen Haguro Gongen Hachiōji
Gongen Hiryō
Gongen Sannō
Gongen ****ara
Gongen Yuga
Daigongen Hikosan Gongen Shiromine Gongen Izuna...
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shrines may
carry any one of many different, non-equivalent
names like
gongen, -gū, jinja, jingū, mori, myōjin, -sha, taisha,
ubusuna or yashiro. Miniature...
- Nezu
Gongen Hakusan Gongen Haguro Gongen Hachiōji
Gongen Hiryō
Gongen Sannō
Gongen ****ara
Gongen Yuga
Daigongen Hikosan Gongen Shiromine Gongen Izuna...
