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A Shintō God who was mistaken for his deceased friends Ame-wake

Date of account: Traditional material presented in a work published 1913
Source: Myths & Legends of Japan
Reference: Myths & Legends of Japan · selected passage 184
Rights: public_domain
Language: English retelling of Japanese traditions
Translation: F. Hadland Davis
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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Aizen Myō-ō. The God of Love. Aji-shi-ki. A Shintō God who was mistaken for his deceased friends _Ame-wake_. Ama-no-ho. The first of the Divine Messengers sent to prepare the way for the coming _Ninigi_. Ama-terasu. The Sun Goddess. Ame-waka. "Heaven-young-Prince," and one of the Divine Messengers. Amida. A Buddhist Deity, originally an abstraction, the ideal of boundless light. The _Daibutsu_ at Kamakura represents this God. Anan. A cousin of Buddha, and, like Bishamon, gifted with great knowledge and a wonderful memory. Benten. One of the Seven Deities of Luck. Bimbogami. The God of Poverty. Binzuru. A disciple of Buddha, and worshipped by the lower classes on account of his miraculous power to cure all human ailments. Bishamon. The God of Wealth and also of War. Bosatsu. A term applied to Buddhist saints. Buddha. See _Shaka_. Daikoku. The God of Wealth. Dainichi Nyorai. A personification of purity and wisdom. One of the Buddhist Trinity. Daishi. "Great Teacher," a term applied to many Buddhist saints. Daruma. A follower of Buddha. Dōsojin. The God of Roads. Ebisu. A God of Luck and of Daily Food. He is the patron of honest labour, and is represented as a fisherman carrying in his hand a _tai_-fish. Ekibiogami.

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