Teaching Resources

Akakura Mountain Shrine

Sacred Beings

Spiritual beings and personages venerated and honored at Akakura Mountain Shrine include:

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Internet Sources on Sacred Beings (Shinto and Buddhist) in Japan

Japanese Buddhist Corner
http://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/buddhism.shtml
This very helpful photo library and dictionary by Mark Schumacher documents images of divinities from Japanese Buddhist and Shinto traditions.  Of particular relevance to readers of Immortal Wishes are the pages on the Myo-o (wisdom kings), bodhisattva,   Kannonsama (the "Goddess of Mercy") and  Dragon images.

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Glossary of Shinto Names and Terms
http://www.kokugakuin.ac.jp/ijcc/wp/glossary/index.html
A helpful on line dictionary of Shinto terms, prepared by the Institute for Japanese Culture and Classics, Kokugakuin University

See especially the listings on:

Amaterasu Omikami

http://www.kokugakuin.ac.jp/ijcc/wp/bts/bts_a.html#amaterasu_omikam

kami (divinities or spiritual beings)

http://www.kokugakuin.ac.jp/ijcc/wp/bts/bts_k.html#kami

Gongen (Avatar)

http://www.kokugakuin.ac.jp/ijcc/wp/bts/bts_g.html#gongen

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Japanese Mythology

http://www.pantheon.org/areas/mythology/asia/japanese/articles.html

(Covers both Buddhist and Shinto deities)