The aesthetics of the Japanese Tea Ceremony, and I hope it will help to break down the barriers of suspicion and ignorance and encourage understanding and tolerance in this age of tension and conflict. I have no strange intentions." Translations of a selection of N dramas, which RETIREMENT OF HER AUGUSTNESS THE PRINCESS-WHO-INVITES, Through giving birth to this child her august private parts were burned, and she sickened and lay down. The names of the deities that were born as lie bathed at the top of the water were the deity Possessor-of-the-Ocean-Surface and, next, His Augustness Elder--Male-of-the-Surface. So the hare said to the deity Great-Name-Possessor: "These eighty deities shall certainly not get the Princess of Yakami. PART II.- THE QUARREL OF IZANAGA AND IZANAMI. The Text and its Authenticity, Together with Bibliographical Notes, IV. Shinto shrines (, jinja) are places of worship and the dwellings of the kami, the Shinto "gods". Broadly speaking, Shint has no founder. (Four deities in all from the deity Prince-of-long-wind to Moor-Elder.) So that place is now called Yakidzu. Then, thinking it strange, he thrust into and split the flesh with the point of his august sword and looked, and there was a great sword within. Ancient Tales and Folk-lore of Japan Next he said to His Augustness Moon-Night-Possessor: "Do Thine Augustness rule the Dominion of the Night." With these words, and impetuous with victory, he broke down the divisions of the rice-fields laid out by the Heaven-Shining-Great-August deity filled up the ditches, and moreover strewed excrements in the palace where she partook of the great food. It is only that when the Great August deity our father spoke, deigning to inquire the cause of my wailing and weeping, I said: 'I wail because I wish to go to my deceased mother's land' -- whereupon the Great-August deity said: 'Thou shalt not dwell in this land,' and deigned to expel me with a divine expulsion. Thereupon his Empresses and likewise his august children, who dwelt in Yamato, all went down and built an august mausoleum, and, forthwith crawling hither and thither in the rice fields encompassing the mausoleum, sobbed out a song, saying: The Dioscorea quinqueloba crawling hither and thither among the among the rice-stubble in the rice-fields encompassing the Mausoleum..". Then the Kumaso bravo said: " That must be true. The names of the deities that were born in the Plain of High Heaven when the Heaven and Earth began were the deity Master-of-the-August-Center-of-Heaven; next, the High-August-Producing-Wondrous deity; next, the Divine-Producing-Wondrous deity. With which words, at once jinglingly taking off and shaking the jewel-string forming his august necklace, be bestowed it on Amaterasu, the Heaven-Shining-Great-August deity. Forthwith entering the land of Idzumo, and wishing to slay the Idzumo bravo, he, on arriving, forthwith bound himself to him in friendship. Then His Augustness the Male-Who-Invites, drawing the ten-grasp saber that was augustly girded on him, cut off the head of his child the deity Shining-Elder. I have come to a hideous and polluted land - I have! Yet in the Land of Great Yamato there is a man braver than we two-tbere is. But pursuing after and reaching him at the bottom of the steps of the cave, and catching him by the back, Prince Wo-usu thrust the saber through his buttock. He replied, saying: "I wail because I wish to depart to my deceased mother's land, to the Nether Distant Land." Shintoism's Sacred Texts Image: Repetition by Stefan Lins is licensed under a Creative Commons License. (Six islands in all from the Island of Ko in Kibi to the Island of Heaven's-Two-Houses.). Next, they gave birth to the deity Princess-of-Great-Food. So what was called the Even-Pass-of-Hades is now called the Ifuya-Pass in the Land of Idzumo. It includes myths, legends, and historical accounts of the imperial court from the earliest days of its creation up to the reign of Empress Suiko (628). Hereupon, when they arrived at Cape Keta, thev found a naked hare lying down. Next they gave birth to the Island of Iki, another name for which is Heaven's One-Pillar. Each group/family of Shinto people record their prayers in books. The names of the deities that were born from the bracelet of his august right hand which he next threw down were: the deity Shore-Distant; next, the deity Wash-Prince-of-the-Shore; next, the deity Intermediate-Direction-of-the-Shore. So the two deities, standing upon the Floating Bridge of Heaven pushed down the jeweled spear and stirred with it, whereupon, when they had stirred the brine till it went curdle-curdle, and drew the spear up, the brine that dripped down from the end of the spear was piled up and became an island. Shinto worship is highly ritualised, and follows strict conventions of protocol, order and control. So thereupon the Heaven-Shining-Great-August deity, terrified at the sight, closed behind her the door of the Heavenly Rock-Dwelling, made it fast and retired. Support the Archive. Afterward his younger sister Her Augustness the Female-Who-Invites spoke: " Ah! When be thence penetrated on, and crossed the sea of Hashiri-midzu, the deity of that crossing raised the waves, tossing the ship so that it could not proceed across. So the bird flew off from that country, and stopped at Shiki in the land of Kafuchi. The name of the deity that was next born from his left hand was the deity Possessor-of-the-Densely-Wooded-Mountains. See Site copyrights, Terms of Service for more information. Then His-Swift-Impetuous-Male-Augstness said to the old man: "If this be tby daughter, wilt thou offer her to me?" So His Augustness the Male-Who-Invites took his black august head-dress and cast it down, and it instantly turned into grapes. So I will perform the purification of my august person." FAQ| Japan, An Attempt At Interpretation Thus did she declare the division. So seven days afterward the Empress's august comb drifted on to the sea-beach - which comb was forthwith taken and placed in an august mausoleum which was made. that relate to the spirituality of Japan, which combines Shinto, 'Shinto' means the way of the gods. So His-Swift-Impetuous-Male-Augustness, at once taking and changing, the young girl into a multitudinous and close-toothed comb which he stuck into his august hair-bunch, said to the deities Foot-Stroking-Elder and Hand-Stroking-Elder: " Do you distil some eightfold refined liquor. The Ideals of the East While she pulled them up and ate them, he fled on. Contact| highly recommended for outsiders who want to understand Hereupon he first mowed away the herbage with his august sword, took the fire-striker and struck out fire, and, kindling a counter-fire, burned the herbage and drove back the other fire and returned forth, and killed and destroyed all the rulers of that land, and forthwith set fire to and burned them. that eightfold fence.". This section has scriptures of the Shinto religion, Life is more powerful than death. So thereupon descending back, they again went round the heavenly august pillar. ( Five deities in all. It involves the worship of kami, which can be translated to mean "sacred spirits which take the form of things and concepts important to life, such as wind, rain, mountains, trees, rivers, and fertility." On arriving at the single pine-tree on Cape Wotsu, an august sword, which he had forgotten at that place before when augustly eating, was still there, not lost. It is therefore solely with the thought of taking leave of thee and departing, that I have ascended hither. Next they gave birth to the Island of Tsu, another name for which is Heavenly-Hand-Net-Good-Princess. The names of the deities that were born next were the deity Mud-Earth-Lord; next, his Younger sister the deity -Mud-Earth-Lady; next, the Germ-Integrating deity; next, his younger sister the Life-Integrating-Deity; next, the deity of Elder-of-the-Great-Place; next, his younger sister the deity Elder-Lady-of-the-Great-Place; next, the deity Perfect-Exterior; next, his younger sister the deity Oh-Awful-Lady; next, the deity Izanagi or the Male-Who-Invites; next, his younger sister Izanami or the deity the Female-Who-Invites. Shinto Origins Rituals Festivals Spirits Sacred Places By C Scott Littleton shinto origins rituals. ), Section CXVI.Emperor -jin (Part XIII.The Youth-of-the-Glow-on-the-Autumn-Mountains and the Youth-of-the-Haze-on-the-Spring-Mountains), Section CXVII.Emperor -jin (Part XVI.Genealogies), Section CXVIII.Emperor -jin (Part XV.His Age and Place of Burial), Section CXIX.Emperor Nin-toku (Part I.Genealogies), Section CXX: Emperor Nin-toku (Part II.Various Deeds), Section CXXI.Emperor Nin-toku [Part III.He Remits the Taxes), Section CXXII.Emperor Nin-toku (Part IV.He Loves Princess Kuro), Section CXXIII. Includes text and translation of the Shoshinge of Shinran Shonen, with extended commentary. by Lady Murasaki Shikibu tr. This is the ancestor of the rulers of the land of Idzumo, of the rulers of the land of Muzashi, of the rulers of the upper land of Unakami, of the rulers of the lower land of Unakami, of the rulers of the land of lzhimu, of the departmental suzerains of the Island of Tsu and of the rulers of the land of Tobo-tsu-Afumi. translated by Genchi Kat and Hikoshir Hoshino [1926]. VIII.He Weds I-suke-yori-hime). Then the Kumaso bravo spoke, saying: "Do not move the sword; I have something to say." history of Shinto in Japan, and its interaction with Buddhism and Christianity; Hereupon they, noisily discussing a rejoicing for the august cave, were getting food ready. Section LXXXIX. Principal Teachings of the True Sect of Pure Land So he, drawing the ten-grasp saber that was augustly girded on him, fled forward brandishing it in his back hand;" and as they still pursued, he took, on reaching the base of the Even-Pass-of-Hades, three peaches that were growing at its base, and waited and smote his pursuers therewith, so that they all fled back. This is the Island of Onogoro. So, on his doing as she bad instructed, the snakes became quiet, so that he came forth after calm slumbers. Hereby shall we know whether it or my tribe is the larger.' Another more important reason is tied to a legend in which a sakaki tree was decorated in order to lure Amaterasu, the sun goddess, out of her hiding place inside a cave. When, forthwith crossing over from that land out into Kahi, he dwelt in the palace of Sakawori, he sang, saying: "How many nights have I slept since passing Nihibari and Tsukuha?". The first English translation of the classic tale of 10th century Japanese courtly love. Then the Empress and likewise the august children, though they tore their feet treading on the stubble of the bamboo-grass, forgot the pain, and pursued him with lamentations. At Shinto shrines and in other sacred spaces, both priests and regular folks from all walks of life perform rituals to express gratitude for the deities' protection and pray for their continued . So Her Augustness Torrent-Mist-Princess, the deity born first, dwells in the inner temple of Munakata. A shrine ( jinja) is a sacred place where kami live, and which show the power and nature of the kami. Then she sent him swiftly off to the august place of the deity Great-House-Prince in the land of Ki. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. Manners and Customs of the Early Japanese, V. Religious And Political Ideas of the Early Japanese, Beginnings of the Japanese Nation, and Credibility of the National Records, Section I.The Beginning of Heaven and Earth, Section IV.Courtship of the Deities The Male-Who-Invites and the Female Who-Invites, Section VII.Retirement of Her Augustness The Princess-Who-Invites, Section VIII.The Slaying of the Fire-Deity, Section X.The Purification of the August Person, Section XI.Investiture of the Three Deities; The Illustrious August Children, Section XII.The Crying and Weeping of His Impetuous-Male-Augustness, Section XIV.The August Declaration of the Division of the August Male Children and the August Female Children, Section XV.The August Ravages of His Impetuous-Male-Augustness, Section XVI.The Door of the Heavenly Rock-Dwelling, Section XVII.The August Expulsion of His-Impetuous-Male-Augustness, Section XX.The August Ancestors of the Deity-Master-Of-The-Great Land, Section XXIV.The Wooing of the Deity-of-Eight-Thousand-Spears, Section XXVI.The Deities the August Descendants of the Deity Master-of-the-Great-Land, Section XXVII.The Little-Prince-the-Renowned-Deity, Section XXVIII.The August-Luck-Spirit-the-August-Wondrous-Spirit, Section XXIX.The August Children of the Great-Harvest-Deity And of the Swift-Mountain-Deity, Section XXX.The August Deliberation for Pacifying the Land, Section XXXII.Abdication of the Deity Master-of-the-Great-Land, Section XXXIII.The August Descent from Heaven of His Augustness the August Grandchild, Section XXXIV.The August Reign in Himuka of His Augustness Prince Rice-Ear-Ruddy-Plenty, Section XXXVI.The Deity Prince of Saruta at Azaka, Section XXXVII.The Curse of the Deity Great-Mountain-Possessor, Section XXXVIII.The August Child-Bearing of Princess-Blossoming Brilliantly-Like-the-Flowers-of-the-Trees, Section XXXIX.The August Exchange of Luck, Section XL.The Palace of the Ocean-Possessor, Section XLI.Submission of His Augustness Fire-Shine, Section XLII.The Parturition-House of Cormorants' Feathers, Section XLIII.The August Children of His Augustness Cormorant-Thatch-Meeting-Incompletely, Section XLIV.Reign of the Emperor Jim-mu (Part I.His Progress Eastward, and Death of His Elder Brother). having put the days in a row, there are of nights nine nights, and of days ten days!". In Shintoism, there is no specific book. Kojiki, (Japanese: Records of Ancient Matters), together with the Nihon shoki (q.v. An anthology of Japanese 'Magical Realist' legends and folklore. As soon as he had finished saying this, the Prince ripped him up like a ripe melon, and slew him. Moreover, I will discuss it particularly with the deities of Hades. become the deity Master-of-the-Great-Land; and moreover, becoming the deity Spirit-of-the-Living-Land, and making my daughter the Forward-Princess thy consort, do thou make stout the temple-pillars at the foot of Mount Uka in the nethermost rock-bottom, and make high the crossbeams to the Plain-of-High-Heaven, and dwell there, thou villain! Having descended from Heaven on to this island, they saw to the erection of a heavenly august pillar, they saw to the erection of a hall of eight fathoms. Read more. When the Japanese people and Japanese culture became aware of themselves, Shint was already there. its connection to the Japanese world-view as a whole. Then the eighty deities spoke to the hare, saying: "What thou shouldest do is to bathe in the sea-water here, and lie on the slope of a high mountain exposed to the blowing of the wind." So thereupon His-Swift-Impetuous-Male-Augustness said: if that be so I will take leave of the Heaven-Shining-Great-August deity, and depart." Ainu Texts Section XLV.Emperor Jim-mu (Part II.The Cross-Sword Sent Down From Heaven). Again he asked: "What is the cause of your crying?" So the old man replied, saving: "I am an Earthly deity, child of the deity Great-Mountain-Possessor. Though thou say that thou wilt not weep - if like the Rocking birds, I flock and depart, if, like the led birds, I am led away and depart, thou wilt hang down thy head like a single eulalia upon the mountain and thy weeping shall indeed rise an the mist of the morning shower. (These are such as were given birth to before the deity the Princess-Who-Invites divinely retired. So having taken and broken off one of the end-teeth of the multitudinous and close-toothed comb stuck in the august left bunch of his hair, he lit one light and went in and looked. There is also a collection of Ainu Texts. Then he sang augustly, saying: The saber-sword which I placed at the maiden's bedside, alas! Even still, it took quite a bit of work to finish Without having yet untied even the cord of my sword, without having yet untied even my veil, I push back the plank-door shut by the maiden; while I am standing here, I pull it forward. Though thou bearest the bag, Thine Augustness shall obtain her.". The name of the deity that was next born from his private parts was the deity Possessor-of-the-Dark-Mountains. The Kojiki was dictated by Heida no Are to the scribe O no Yasumaro on the orders of the Emperor Temmu. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. By Kyuso (Muro Naokiyo), Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. The five deities in the above list are separate Heavenly deities. Then His Augustness the Male-Who-Invites announced to the peaches: "Like as ye have helped me, so must ve help all living people in the Central Land of Reed-Plains when they shall fall into troublous circumstances and be harassed! But the heavenly speaking-lute brushed against a tree, and the earth resounded. Includes two translated texts from the Nichiren school. ), Section LXXXVI.Emperor Kei-k (Part XI.Yamato-take Dwells in the Palace of Sakawori. So having thus extirpated the bravoes and made the land orderly, he went up to the capital and made his report to the Heavenly Sovereign. Hereupon Yamato-take entered the moor to see the deity. The Heavenly Sovereign said to His Augustness Wo-usu: "Why does not thine elder brother come forth to the morning and evening great august repasts? 2. Hereupon His Augustness Yamato-take, suggested, saying: "Come on! One of the reasons that sakaki trees are considered sacred in Shinto has to do with the fact that they are evergreens and therefore symbolic of immortality. The name of the deity that was next born from his chest was the deity Possessor-of-Descent--Mountains. Thine Augustness my spouse like the young herbal The tradition of the thing, too, this!". Thereupon the deity Great-Name-Possessor instructed the hare, saying: " Go quickly now to the river-mouth, wash thy body with the fresh water, then take the pollen of the sedges growing at the river-mouth, spread it about, and roll about upon it, whereupon thy body will certainly be restored to its original state." The Shundai Zatsuwa (A Japanese Philosopher), Shinran and His Work: Studies in Shinshu Theology, Principal Teachings of the True Sect of Pure Land. He replied, saying: "I have been at that trouble." So, knowing that he had been deceived, he opened the mouth of the bag which his aunt, Her Augustness Yamato-hine had bestowed on him, and saw that inside of it there was a fire-striker. This answer has been confirmed as correct and helpful. national religion. The official birth of the Shinto cult in Japan is hard to date exactly. The books include the Kojiki (Records of Ancient Matters), the Nihon shoki, or Nihon-gi (Chronicles of Japan), the Kogoshi (Gleanings of Ancient Works), and the Engi shiki (Institutes of the Engi Period). The first English translation of the classic tale of 10th century Japanese courtly love. This island likewise has one body and four faces, and each face has a name. Then the Heavenly Sovereign deigned to ask His Augustness Wo-usu, saying: "Why is thine elder brother so long of coming? After that, when they had returned, they gave birth to the Island of Koo-zhima in Kibi, another name for which island is Brave-Sun-Direction-Youth. Shinto shrines are the places of worship and the homes of kami. The august name of the deity that was born from the mist of his breath when again, having begged her to hand him the jewels that were twisted in the right august bunch of her hair, and having crunchingly crunched them, he blew them away, was His Augustness Ame-no-hohi. In 2005, I rescanned the book using more recent OCR software with When this great deity, first built the palace of Suga, clouds rose up thence. Having thus spoken, they took fire, and burned a large stone like unto a boar, and rolled it down. Then the old man, who was the lighter of the august fire, completed the august song, and sang, saying: "Oh! The evolution of Japanese art and its relationship to Buddhism. My dear young sister, Thine Augustness! The name of the deity they next gave birth to was the deity Bird's-Rock-Camphor-tree-Boat, another name for whom is the Heavenly-Bird-Boat. The fourteen deities in the foregoing list from the Wondrous-Deity-of-Eighty-Evils down to His Swift-Impetuous-Male-Augustness are deities born from the bathing of his august person. Now the name of this august necklace was the August-Storehouse-Shelf deity. The old man answered, saving: " Its eyes are like akakagachi, it has one body with eight heads and eight tails. Sacred-texts home Confucianism Buddhism Shamanism Taoism OCRT: Shinto Buy CD-ROM Buy books about Shinto Shinto and Japanese Religions This section has scriptures of the Shinto religion , as well as other texts that relate to the spirituality of Japan, which combines Shinto, Buddhism , Confucianism , Animism and other themes. Ainu resources at sacred-texts. Then when the day of the rejoicing came, having combed down after the manner of girls his august hair which was bound up, and having put on his aunt's august upper garment and august skirt, he looked quite like a young girl, and, standing amidst the women, went inside the cave. The next, His Augustness Prince-Lord-of-Heaven, is the ancestor of the rulers of the land of Ofushi-kafuchi, of the chiefs of Nukatabe-no-yuwe, of the rulers of the land of Ki, of the suzerains of Tanaka in Yamato, of the rulers of the land of Yamashiro, of the rulers of the land of Umaguta, of the rulers of the land of Kine in Michi-no-Shiri, of the rulers of the land of Suhau, of the rulers of Amuchi, in Yamato, of the departmental suzerains of Takechi, of the territorial lords of Kamafu, and of the rulers of Sakikusabe. Again when the bird flew and perched on the seaside, they sang, saying: "The dotterel of the beach goes not on the beach, but follows the seaside.". Buddhism, Then His Augustness Wo-usu, respited him for a moment, holding him down as he lay prostrate. (Eight deities in all from the Heavenly-Bird-Boat to the deity Luxuriant-Food-Princess.) Hereupon all the Heavenly deities commanded the two deities His Augustness the Male-Who-Invites and Her Augustness the Female-Who-Invites, ordering them to "make, consolidate, and give birth to this drifting land." It will be best to announce this in the august place of the Heavenly deities." So Prince Wo-usu sauntered about the neighborhood, waiting for the day of the rejoicing. The hare replied, saving: "I was in the Island of Oki, and wished to cross over to this land, but had no means of crossing over. Though I slay it not now, I will slay it when I return"-- and so saying, ascended. These two deities were likewise born alone, and hid their persons. There are supernatural episodes, and tales of murder, So then, when he reached the land of Sagamu, the ruler of the land lied, saying: "In the middle of this moor is a great lagoon, and the deity that dwells in the middle of the lagoon is a very violent deity." So the Land of Tsukushi is called White-Sun-Youth; the Land of Toyo is called Luxuriant-Sun-Youth; the Land of Hi is called Brave-Sun-Confronting-Luxuriant-Wondrous-Lord-Youth; the Land of Kumaso is called Brave-Sun-Youth. So he buried the divinely retired deity the Female-Who-Invites on Mount Hiba, at the boundary of the Land of Idzumo and the Land of Hahaki. Sacred Writings - Shintoism Two central texts are revered by every Shinto religious group: 1. So His Swift-Impetuous-Male-Augustness, thinking that there must be people at the head-waters of the river, went up it in quest of them, when he came upon an old man and an old woman - two of them - who had a young girl between them, and were weeping. The names of the deities that were born from the bracelet of his august left hand which he next threw down were the deity Offing-Distant, next, the deity Wash-Prince-of-the-Offing; next, the deity Intermediate-Direction-of-the-offing. The name of the deity that was next born from his right foot was the deity Possessor-of-the-Outer--Mountains. That great deity will certainly counsel thee." Thereupon his Augustness the Male-who-Invites spoke first: " Ah! So, on my doing as they had instructed me, my whole body was hurt." The name of the deity that was born from the august upper garment which he next threw down was the deity Master-of-Trouble. Last of all, his younger sister, Her Augustness the Princess-Who-Invites, came out herself in pursuit. Oh! So the Land of Iyo is called Lovely-Princess; the Land of Sanuki is called Princess-Good-Boiled-Rice; the Land of Aha is called the Princess-of-Great-Food, the Land of Tosa is called Brave-Good-Youth. Thereupon the violent waves at once went down, and the august ship was able to proceed. Chamberlain translation, which, despite being published in the 1970s Samurai and Japanese feudalism. Then the Great August deity the Male-Who-Invites was very angry and said: If that be so,, thou shalt not dwell in this land, and forthwith expelled him with a divine expulsion. Thereupon His Augustuess the Male-Who-Invites, wishing to meet and see his younger sister Her Augustness the FemaleWho-Invites, followed after her to the Land of Hades. Then on Her Augustness his august parent again seeking him with cries, she perceived him, and at once cleaving the tree, took him out and brought him to life, and said to him: "If thou remain here, thou wilt at last be destroyed by the eighty deities." VI.The Prince of Tomi and the Shiki Brethren), Section L.Emperor Jim-mu (Part VII.The Empire Pacified), Section LI.Emperor Jim-mu (Part. Izanagi was furious with sorrow and beheaded the . It is now called the Hare deity. The holy books of Shinto are the Kojiki or 'Records of Ancient Matters' (712 CE) and the Nihon-gi or 'Chronicles of Japan' (720 CE). Some commentators enlarge the category of sacred texts to include also such works as the Manysh (Collection of Ten Thousand Leaves, the oldest Japanese anthology of verse, compiled in the 8th century ad); the Fudoki (Records of Air and Soil, 8th-century notes on local legends and geography); and the Taih-ry (oldest extant code of law in Japan, promulgated in 702). Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). the job, particularly creating bitmaps of hundreds of images of Chinese and All the eight deities in the above list, from the deity Rock-Splitter to the deity Kura-mitsuha, are deities that were born from the august sword. Our editors will review what youve submitted and determine whether to revise the article. So His Augustuess Brave-Rustic-Illuminator, child of His Augustness Ame-no-hohi, one of the five children born afterward. So, having been expelled, His-Swift-Impetuous-Male-Augustness descended to a place called Tori-kami at the headwaters of the River Hi in the Land of Idzumo. A number of esoteric texts detailing ritual and religious matters of the shrines, and discussing the relationship between Shinto and Buddhism, are also among the sacred texts of Shinto.. the "Kami" is the name for the sacred text of the Shinto tradition. Then the Princess-of-Great-Food took out all sorts of dainty things from her nose, her mouth, and her fundament, and made them up into all sorts of dishes, which she offered to him. we are on foot.". These are called divine words. Thus he commanded; but for five days after, still the prince came not forth. Section XLVI.Emperor Jim-mu (Part III.The Gigantic Crow and Gods With Tails), Section XLVII.Emperor Jim-mu (Part IV.The Ukashi Brethren), Section XLVIII.Emperor Jim-mu (Part V.The Earth-Spider of the Cave of Osaka), Section XLIX.Emperor Jim-mu (Part. 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