Ukanomitama

Ukanomitama-no-Kami
Goddess of food and agriculture
Heian period statue of Ukanomitama at Ozu Shrine in Moriyama, Shiga Prefecture
Other namesUkanomitama-no-Mikoto (倉稲魂命)

Mikura-no-Kami (御倉神)

Miketsukami (御食津神, 三狐神)
Japanese宇迦之御魂神
Major cult centerFushimi Inari Taisha, Kasama Inari Shrine, Yūtoku Inari Shrine and others
TextsKojiki, Nihon Shoki and others
Personal information
ParentsSusanoo-no-Mikoto and Kamu-Ōichihime (Kojiki)
Izanagi and Izanami (Nihon Shoki)
SiblingsŌtoshi (Kojiki)

Ukanomitama is a Shinto kami. She is linked to Buddhism She is considered to be the same deity as Omonoimimi no kami, and Toyouke no Okami,[1] and Inari Okami.

References

  1. ↑ Sonoda, Minoru [in Japanese]; Mogi, Sakae (1997). Nihon no kamigami no jiten : Shinto saishi to yaoyorozu no kamigami. Books esoterica, 2.; New sight mook (in Japanese). Gakken. pp. 68, 69. ISBN 9784056016291. OCLC 42978057.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.