Setsumatsusha
Sessha (
The two terms used to have legally different meanings, but are today synonyms. Setsumatsusha can lie either inside (
History
[edit]The practice of building sessha and massha shrines within a jinja predates written history. The earliest setsumatsusha usually had some strong connection to the history of the area or the family of the enshrined kami.
During the Heian period, Ise Shrine used to make a distinction between the two types based on whether a shrine belonged to the Engishiki Jinmyōchō list (sessha) or to the Enryaku gishikichō list (massha).[5]
From the Japanese Middle Ages onwards, at other shrines popular kami like Hachiman, Inari or Gozu Tennō (
Betsugu are another kind of auxiliary shrine their relationships to the main shrine are similar to that of Massha and Sessha.[6] The term is most notable for the extensive betsugu at Ise Grand Shrine.[6]
Architectural style
[edit]Being true shrines, setsumatsusha have most features other types of shrines have, including doors and often stairs. However, the Misedana-zukuri (
Architectural examples
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A large sessha
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A massha at Ise Shrine
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A row of massha
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A hirairi sessha
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A tsumairi sessha
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Iwanami Kōjien (
広辞苑 ) Japanese dictionary, 6th Edition (2008), DVD version. - ^ Mure, Jin. "Sessha, massha" (in Japanese). Shokagukan. Archived from the original on 19 December 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2010.
- ^ "Sessha – Massha" (in Japanese). Yahoo! Japan. Archived from the original on 19 December 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2009.
- ^ a b "JAANUS". aisf.or.jp. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
- ^ a b Mori, Mizue. "Sessha, Massha". Encyclopedia of Shinto. Retrieved 5 December 2009.
- ^ a b "Betsugū |
國學院大學 デジタルミュージアム".