immortal
wishes:
labor and transcendence
on
a Japanese sacred mountain
Ellen Schattschneider
Duke University Press (2003)
Akakura Mountain Shrine Architecture
Dragon Shrine
Immediately to the right of the Honden (Kami sanctuary) is a small shrine to the Dragon divinity, Ryujinsama. Each morning, a small offering tray of rice and water is brought to this subshrine (see Immortal Wishes, pp. 133-136)
During the ancestor memorialization rite in October, one of the three ritual pyres is placed in front of this subshrine.
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(Honden) |
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(Godaimyoo shrine) |
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