Ubusunagami

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Ubusunagami (産土神うぶすながみ, lit. "Birth Deity/Divinity/Spirit") in Shinto are tutelary kami of one's birthplace.[1]

Overview[edit]

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 Ujigami and Ujiko is based on blood relations, that between Ubusunagami and Ubuko is based on a sense of faith based on geographical relations.[1] Therefore, it is in a city that this consciousness is strongly expressed. For example, in Kyoto, the unity of clan groups weakened, and a sense of community based on geographical ties was formed, and in the Middle Ages, powerful Shinto shrines such as Inari Shrine, Goryo Shrine, Kamo Shrine, and Kitano Shrine were established. Here the concept of birthplace area was developed based on the god of birthplace. The term birthplace pilgrimage came into general use, and the custom of paying a visit to the birthplace for a child's Miyamairi,[1] coming-of-age ceremony, Shichi-Go-San, etc. became popular. In addition, in Edo, Hiezanou was regarded as the birthplace deity of the Tokugawa clan, and its rituals were extremely grand.

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, Ujigami, and Chinjugami are often conflated in the modern day,[4][5][user-generated source][6] all three are seen as strengthening local identity.[7]

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[edit]

Ubusunagami are prominent in Jujutsu Kaisen.[9]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Encyclopedia of Shinto詳細しょうさい". 國學院大學こくがくいんだいがくデジタルミュージアム (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  2. ^ a b 日本にっぽん史し用語ようご研究けんきゅう会かい (2 February 2009) [2009-2-2]. 必携ひっけい日本にっぽん史し用語ようご (四よん訂てい版ばん ed.). 実教出版じつきょうしゅっぱん. ISBN 9784407316599.
  3. ^ 小しょう項目こうもく事典じてん,世界せかい大だい百科ひゃっか事典じてん内ない言及げんきゅう, 百科ひゃっか事典じてんマイペディア,旺文社おうぶんしゃ日本にっぽん史し事典じてん 三さん訂てい版ばん,精選せいせん版ばん 日本にっぽん国語こくご大だい辞典じてん,デジタル大辞泉だいじせん,世界せかい大だい百科ひゃっか事典じてん 第だい２版はん,ブリタニカ国際こくさい大だい百科ひゃっか事典じてん. "産土神うぶすながみとは". コトバンク (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-02-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "神社じんじゃとまつりの知識ちしき 氏神うじがみ・産土神うぶすながみ・鎮守ちんじゅ神しん". Ōsaki Hachimangū. 2004. Archived from the original on 2009-02-20. Retrieved 2009-03-26.
  5. ^ "鎮守ちんじゅ神しん". ピクシブ百科ひゃっか事典じてん (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-02-13.[user-generated source]
  6. ^ "Jinja to Matsuri no Chishiki". Ujigami, ubusunagami, chinjusha (in Japanese). Hachiman-gū. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  7. ^ 小しょう項目こうもく事典じてん,デジタル大辞泉だいじせん,世界せかい大だい百科ひゃっか事典じてん内ない言及げんきゅう, 日本にっぽん大だい百科全書ひゃっかぜんしょ(ニッポニカ),精選せいせん版ばん 日本にっぽん国語こくご大だい辞典じてん,ブリタニカ国際こくさい大だい百科ひゃっか事典じてん. "守護神しゅごじんとは". コトバンク (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-02-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ Teeuwen, Mark; Breen, John; Inoue, Nobutaka; Itō, Satoshi (2003). Shinto, a short history. Psychology Press. ISBN 0-415-31179-9.
  9. ^ 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. {{cite web}}: |first3= has generic name (help)

Bibliography[edit]

  • 日本にっぽん史し用語ようご研究けんきゅう会かい (2 February 2009) [2009-2-2]. 必携ひっけい日本にっぽん史し用語ようご (四よん訂てい版ばん ed.). 実教出版じつきょうしゅっぱん. ISBN 9784407316599.
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