![]() What makes Takemikazuchi a kami of conquest and swords, however, isn’t his birth – it’s the famous Japanese Subjugation of the Land myth cycle. And what’s probably even more amazing is that Takemikazuchi isn’t the only kami born in this absurd way – five other deities were also born together with him. This occurred just after Izanagi had killed one of his other newborn sons, the fire kami Kagu-tsuchi, for burning and killing his wife Izanami while she delivered him. The god of conquest, storms, and swords Takemikazuchi has one of the most bizarre birth legends in all of the world mythologies – he was born from the droplets of blood which fell from the sword of his father, the Creator god Izanagi. What also helps the Hachman myth be so popular to this day is that his entire appearance and character is shaped by both Shinto and Buddhist motifs. In fact, the very name Hachiman is translated as God of Eight Banners because of the myth that there were eight heavenly banners in the sky on the day Emperor Ōjin was born. This is largely because Hachiman is identified as one of the oldest and most beloved Japanese Emperors – Ōjin. What makes Hachiman special, however, is that he’s also worshipped as the divine protector of Japan, its people, and the Japanese Imperial House. At face value, he appears like a relatively straight-forward kami of war and archery, as well as a tutelary deity of the Minamoto (Genji) samurai clan. Hachiman is one of the most famous and actively worshipped kami in Japanese Shintoism and culture today. ![]() Nevertheless, the most prominent and fundamental religion to most of the Japanese mythos is Shintoism, so it’s no surprise that most of the gods of war in Japan are Shinto kami (gods) with just one notable exception. And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.Japanese mythology is a captivating mixture of several different religions and cultures, including Buddhism, Taoism, and Hinduism. In the west there is a deity, they call him Buddha. 西方 有 神, 名 曰 佛。 From: The Book of the Later Han, circa 5 th century CE Xīfāng yǒu shén, míng yuē Fó.Confucius does not speak about strange phenomenon, violence, rebellion, and spirits. 子 不 语 怪、 力、 乱、 神。 From: The Analects of Confucius, c. ( religion ) god deity spirit 神位 ― shénwèi ― spirit tablet 財 神 / 财 神 ― cái shén ― god of wealth 死 神 ― sǐ shén ― god of death 守護 神 / 守护 神 ― shǒuhù shén ― tutelary deity 無 神論 / 无 神论 ― wú shénlùn ― atheism 一 神教 ― yī shénjiào ― monotheism.* Period "." indicates syllable boundary. * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. ![]() * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence IPA ( Xiamen, Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Taipei): /ɕin²⁴/.( Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, General Taiwanese).( Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou– Hong Kong) +.(Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.) Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2392, character 1.神 ( Kangxi radical 113, 示+5, 10 strokes in traditional Chinese and Korean, 9 strokes in mainland China and Japanese, cangjie input 戈火中田中 ( IFLWL), four-corner 3520 6, composition ⿰ 礻 申( G H T J V) or ⿰ 示 申( K or U+FA19)) ![]() Translingual Stroke order (Mainland China) ![]()
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