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Amenominakanushi (天御中主 "All-Father of the Originating Hub", or 天之御中主神 "Heavenly Ancestral God of the Originating Heart of the Universe") is, according to the ''Kojiki'',〔Kitagawa, 1987. p. 29, note 92〕 the first ''kami'', and the source of the universe according to Shintoism.〔(Amenominakanushi ). Encyclopedia of Shinto.〕 In mythology he is described as a "god who came into being alone" (''hitorigami''), the first of the ''zōka sanshin'' ("three ''kami'' of creation"), and one of the five ''kotoamatsukami'' ("distinguished heavenly gods").〔 Amenominakanushi had been considered a concept developed under the influence of Chinese thought,〔 but now most scholars believe otherwise.〔匝瑤 葵「宇宙を構成する古事記の別天神―出雲大社の天空神」 『アジア遊学』No.121, pp.94-101, 勉誠出版, 2009年 〕 With the flourishing of ''kokugaku'' the concept was studied by scholars.〔 The theologian Hirata Atsutane identified Amenominakanushi as the spirit of the North Star, master of the seven stars of the Big Dipper.〔 The god was emphasised by the ''Daikyōin'' in the Meiji period, and worshiped by some Shinto sects.〔 The god manifests in a duality, a male and a female function, respectively ''Takamimusubi'' and ''Kamimusubi''.〔Kitagawa, 1987. p. 29〕 In other mythical accounts the originating ''kami'' is called ''Umashiashikabihikoji'' ("God of the ''Ashi'' ()") or ''Kuninotokotachi'' (the "God Founder of the Nation"), the latter used in the ''Nihon Shoki''.〔Kitagawa, 1987. pp. 28-29〕 According to ''The Ancient Deity Ame-no-Minaka-Nushi-no-Kami seen in the light of today'', by Professor Katō Genchi, no authentic shrines from the times of yore were dedicated to this deity, though two "recent" shrines, ''Wada-jinja'' (funded in A.D. 1659) and ''Okada-jinja'', are allegedly dedicated to this god. Shinsen Shōjiroku mentioned only 2 families as descendant of ''Ame-no-Minaka-Nushi-no-Kami'' : ''Hattori-no-muraji'' & ''Miteshiro-no-Obito''. With the shinbutsu bunri the deity of Buddhist origin Myoken, the "North Star", which was worshiped at many shrines, was changed to Amenominakanushi.〔 ==See also== * Taiji * Tian * Yin and yang * Ometeotl 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Amenominakanushi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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