Kannabi
Kannabi (神奈備), also kaminabi or kamunabi, refers to a region in Shinto that is a shintai (repositories in which kami reside) itself, or hosts a kami.[2] They are generally either mountains or forests.[2][3] Nachi Falls is considered a kannabi,[4] as is Mount Miwa.[1]
Overview
[edit]They may be host to shinboku (sacred trees), or Iwakura rocks[3] They may have shimenawa, torii, and sandō marking the path towards them.[citation needed]
Shrines dedicated to kannabi often lack a honden or haiden, and instead enshrine the natural kannabi as deities. Ōmiwa Shrine is one such example.[1] Kanasana Shrine also has its mountain be its Shintai[5]
See also
[edit]- Age of the Gods
- Ko-Shintō
- Himorogi・Iwakura (Yorishiro)
- Shintai・Yorishiro
- Shinboku
- Sacred mountains・Mountain worship
- Kannagi which has a similar etymology
- Chinju no Mori
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Tamura, Yoshiro (2000). "The Birth of the Japanese Nation". Japanese Buddhism - A Cultural History. Tokyo: Kosei Publishing Company. p. 21. ISBN 4-333-01684-3.
- ^ a b https://archive.today/20230407173533/https://d-museum.kokugakuin.ac.jp/eos/detail/?id=9690
- ^ a b 霊峰富士など。山岳信仰を参照
- ^ Kamizaka, Jirō. "Hiryū Gongen" (in Japanese). Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport - Kinki Regional Development Bureau. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
- ^ "Glossary of Shinto Names and Terms: K". www2.kokugakuin.ac.jp. Retrieved 2023-04-06.