Futsunushi
Sign in to save, also known as , is a warrior god in Japanese mythology. Also known under the epithet Katori Daimyōjin () after his shrine in northern Chiba Prefecture (historical Shimōsa Province), Katori Jingū, he is often revered alongside Takemikazuchi (the god of Kashima Shrine), with whom he is closely associated (his brother). He is the general of Amaterasu and regarded as a legendary ancestor of the Mononobe clan, and like Takemikazuchi is one of the tutelary deities of the Fujiwara clan.
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- Instance of
- war deity
- Conflict
- Kuni-yuzuri
- Image
- 経津主尊 Futsunushi by 八島岳亭 Yashima Gakutei.jpg
- Said to be same as
- Bhaiṣajyaguru Buddha
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- domain of saint or deity
- Japanese sword
- Commons category
- Futsunushi
- name in kana
- フツヌシノカミ
- present in work
- Nihon Shoki
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Encyclopedic overview
16 sectionsContents
- Name
- Mythology
- Parentage
- Subjugation of the land
- ''Nihon Shoki''
- Other texts
- The Sobataka deity
- Offspring
- Worship
- Shrines
- As patron of martial arts
- Under ''shinbutsu-shūgō''
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
, also known as , is a warrior god in Japanese mythology. Also known under the epithet Katori Daimyōjin () after his shrine in northern Chiba Prefecture (historical Shimōsa Province), Katori Jingū, he is often revered alongside Takemikazuchi (the god of Kashima Shrine), with whom he is closely associated (his brother). He is the general of Amaterasu and regarded as a legendary ancestor of the Mononobe clan, and like Takemikazuchi is one of the tutelary deities of the Fujiwara clan.
==Name== One theory interprets the futsu (Old Japanese: putu) in Futsunushi's name as an onomatopoeic sound of a sword swinging and cutting something. A connection with the term furu ('to shake') has also been proposed.
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