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| | Encyclopedia: Inari (god) |
 | | In Japanese mythology, Raiden is the god of thunder. | | | Inari is often identified with the Buddhist deity Dakiniten. | | | In Japanese mythology, Dainichi-Nyorai was one of the Buddhist Trinity, the god of purity and wisdom. |
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http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Inari-(god)
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| | List of deities - Encyclopedia of Political Information |
| | See also: deva (demigod), God, Goddess, mythology, religion, scripture. | | | Xochipilli - the god of Feasting and young Maize | | | Mictlantecuhtli - the lord and god of Mictlan and the dead. |
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http://www.politicalinformation.net/encyclopedia/Deity.htm
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| | The shrine is dedicated to Inari, the God of Rice. | | | The Inari shrine was originally erected in 711 as their patron deity by the influential Hatas, the descendants of the Korean prince naturalized in the 4th century. | | | This can be proved by the fact that the god of foxes has never been deified in the Inari shrine as the object of worship, though there is a tributary shrine dedicated exclusively to the sacred white foxes in the precincts of the shrine at Fushimi, Kyoto, the site of the great Inari shrine. |
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http://www.coyotes.org/kitsune/kitsune_book/chapter2.txt
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| | Martu Mesopotamian God of destruction by storms and of the steppes. | | | Kusag Mesopotamian God who is high priest of the gods, the patron od priests in Babylonia. | | | Manco Capac Inca God of fire and progenitor of the Incas. |
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http://www.geocities.com/thewitchescircle/biggg4.htm
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| | Oinari - Fox - God of Japan, Photo Dictionary of Japanese Buddhist and Shinto Deities |
| | Inari, the god of rice, is a major Shinto deity. | | | Another similar theory is that Inari was syncretized with "Dakini-ten." In Japan, Dakini-ten are the various manifestations of Dakini, and were generally associated with Daikoku-ten (Mahakala), who is considered the Hindu god of the Five Cereals (later becomes god of Buddhism, and today is one of Japan's Seven Lucky Gods). | | | Formerly a god of cereals worshipped in Fushimi on the outskirts of Kyoto, Inari was later merged with the Buddhist guardian deity Dakini who was generally depicted riding a fox. |
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http://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/oinari.shtml
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| | Inari -- Encyclopædia Britannica |
| | The god also furthers prosperity and is worshiped particularly by merchants and tradesmen, is the patron deity of swordsmiths and is associated with brothels and entertainers. | | | in Japanese mythology, god primarily known as the protector of rice cultivation. |
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http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9042233
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| | Fushimi Inari-taisha - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Statues of kitsune are often found depicted in Inari shrines with a key (for the rice granary) in their mouths. | | | Fushimi Inari Taisha (伏見稲荷大社) is a shinto jinja (shrine) dedicated to the spirit Inari, located in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Japan. | | | Unlike most Shinto shrines, Fushimi Inari Taisha, like most other Inari shrines has an open view of the main idol object (a mirror). |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fushimi_Inari
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| | Inari |
| | Inari is one of the most mysterious deities of Japan. | | | The Japanese god of food or goddess of rice. | | | She may be identified with the Indian Lakshmi and the Javanese Dewi Sri. |
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http://www.pantheon.org/articles/i/inari.html
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| | Kami - One Language |
| | This includes spirits and the God of the Abrahamic religions. | | | In Shintō, the ancient animistic religion of the Japanese, kami are understood as the divine forces of nature. | | | This human but powerful form of kami was also divided into amutsu-kami ("the heavenly deities") and kunitsu-kami ("the gods of the earthly realm"). |
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http://www.onelang.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Kami
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| | Of Gods and Men: I |
| | A son of Okeanos,Inachos the river god was the forefather of the | | | The deceitful son of the sun god in the mythology of the Iowa,one | | | Next,Izanami (who was the hag) sent eight thunder gods after her husband,with an army of horrible warriors,but Izangi reached the border between the land of the living and the land of the dead,and threw three peaches at his pursuers,routing them. |
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http://www.newmanjunior.wa.edu.au/gods/NA12.htm
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| | Tamatsukuri Inari Shrine |
| | the Inari god but it came to be considred as the incarnation of the god itself. | | | The Inari gods which had been originally the deities of Abundant harvest and foods were the almighty gods of commerce, industries, ever-lasting prosperity and hapiness of people in the Edo Period. | | | But, the buddhist Inari shrines and Tamatsukuri Inari shrine are independant from Fushimi Inari |
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http://www.geocities.jp/general_sasaki/tamatsukuri_shrine.html
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| | Inari |
| | The oldest Inari shrine is in Kyoto- Fushimi Inari,8th century. | | | There a noble saw a god in the mountains, to which he dedicated a shrine. | | | Together with the fox god he was able to make a superb sword. |
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http://www.geocities.com/caveofthesun/inari.htm
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| | Inmar A god of the sky who is a god of agriculture. | | | Isha Hanga, Isha Wahanga, Ishwanga The supreme god of the Haya, the Bahaya, of the east coast of Lake Victoria. | | | Ini Andan A goddess of the heavens, a bringer of good lick, She is invoked particularly at the ”Feast of the Whetstones” before the clearing of the land, is protective of all aspects of farming and blesses with abundance. |
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http://www.angelfire.com/journal/cathbodua/Gods/Igods.html
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| | Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine - Kyoto Guide - Japan Reference |
| | Fushimi Inari Taisha was founded in the 8th century by the Hata family and is the head shrine of no less than 30,000 Inari Shrines nationwide. | | | The fox is however reverred to as the god of harvest (rice and cereals), and is often seen carrying a key in his mouth, which is for the rice granary. | | | Located about 2km southeast of Kyoto station, Fushimi Inari Taisha is without doubt the largest and most impressive Inari shrine in Japan. |
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http://www.jref.com/practical/fushimi_inari_taisha.shtml
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| | Hades/Pluto - Son of Cybele/Rhea and God of the Underworld | | | Ukko- the god of the sky and thunder, overlord of gods | | | Ragnarok- This is the name given to the battle between the gods and the giants, which will consequently bring about the death of the gods and the end of the world. |
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http://www.fortunecity.com/meltingpot/bread/32/id139_m.htm
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| | The Asia Rice Foundation: Japan Rice Articles |
| | The ancient Inari shrine, meanwhile, prospered as the number of visitors from Edo increased, and it became Kanto's most important shrine to the god of the rice harvest. | | | The scenic countryside -- where rice was grown from prehistoric times by villagers who erected a shrine to Inari, god of the rice harvest -- was enhanced by large-scale tree-planting in the 18th century by order of the shogun. | | | After you admire the beautiful main shrine dating back to 1808, a walk to the back brings you to its inner sanctum, imbued with a feeling of centuries of worship. |
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http://www.asiarice.org/sections/whatsnew/Japan10.html
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| | Annael's Djinni Bottle: the Kitsune as Spirits |
| | Inari's symbol is the red torii (the traditional religious gateway to a shrine) with two white foxes. | | | Kitsune are tied to Inari, the Shinto deity of foxes and rice. | | | Since then, this kitsune family's decendants have served the god faithfully. |
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http://www.personal.psu.edu/users/j/p/jpa117/webfiles/kitsune.htm
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| | Shrine Photo Dictionary - Japanese Shrine Types and Classification |
| | Hachiman is worshipped as the god of archery and war and later became the tutelary deity of the Minamoto Clan (esp. Minamoto Yoritomo, founder of the Kamakura shogunate). | | | Curiously, most Japanese no longer distinguish between the god (Inari) and the messenger (fox or kitsune) -- for all practical purposes, the two have been amalgamated into one deity. | | | Shinto, a term created to distinguish the indigenous religion from Buddhism, is the equivalent of the Japanese kami-no-michi, "the way of the gods." |
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http://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/shrine-guide.shtml
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| | Fushimi Inari Shrine |
| | The shrine, on the outskirts of the sake-making district of Fushimi, is dedicated to Inari, the fox spirit and the god of rice and sake. | | | Fushimi Inari shrine is best known for the avenue of hundreds of wooden, red torii (gates) which have been donated by businessmen who have come to the temple to pray for prosperity. | | | A priest from the Fushimi Inari shrine stands on a bridge on the way to the shrine, praying for those who pass. |
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http://www.mykreeve.net/japan/kyoto/fushimi_inari
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| | Kitsune Lore |
| | The association of Inari and the kitsune have made kitsune very pervasive, since the Inari shrine is one of the most famous, and most numerous of any shrine in Japan. | | | The kitsune of Inari became important enough that even at Inari shrines, they were given their own, special shrines. | | | '...the god of foxes has never been deified in the Inari shrine as the object of worship, though there is a tributary shrine dedicated exclusively to the sacred white foxes in the precincts of the shrine...' |
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http://www.comnet.ca/~foxtrot/kitsune/kitsune5.htm
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| | The Sarashina Diary: Footnotes |
| | Tanabata-tsume was the daughter of the god of the sky. | | | Thereupon the great god was displeased and "they were sentenced to live apart with the Celestial River between them," but in pity of their love they were permitted to meet one night a year, on the seventh day of the Seventh month. | | | [72] In those days it was the custom for the person who wished to be favoured by the Inari god to crown his head with a twig of cedar. |
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http://history.hanover.edu/texts/diaries/footnote.htm
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| | Torii Gate by Jim Higdon |
| | In Buddhism, the robe of the Buddha, and of his monks, is saffron.” Taylor is, not a reporter. | | | The Central Park installation mirrored in surprising ways the torii, or gates, at the Fushimi Inari Shrine, an 8th Century temple dedicated to Inari, the god of rice and sake. | | | The impetus for Christo's and Jeanne-Claude's ''Gates'' may well be the Fushimi Inari shrine outside Kyoto, Japan. |
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http://nyc24.jrn.columbia.edu/2005/issue3/story3/torii.html
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| | LiveWire Teen Forums & College Forums - Should " No nation under god" |
| | If having, "Under God" in the pledge of allegiance is not a state establishment of a religious belief, then tell me... | | | Some might say god uses disasters, and forms of evil to draw people closer to Christ, because if you beleive even in times like this, then how strong is your faith?If even in times like this you will profess "Jesus is Lord", then you have iron faith. |
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http://www.gotechforums.com/forums/topic.cgi?topic=35791
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| | Hanasono Jinjya: A Famous Shinto Shrine in Shinjuku |
| | The main shrine is devoted to the Shinto god Inari. | | | Initially the shrine also included a Buddhist temple, as it was not unusual for the two religions to exist side-by-side that way; but when the "Meiji Restoration" government replaced the old Shogunate government in 1868, the Buddhist temple was removed from the premises. | | | Because of this origin, the shrine has been variously named "Inari Jinjya" and "Hanasono Inari Jinjya" in the past; but now it's just Hanasono Jinjya. |
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http://www.sonic.net/~anomaly/japan/tokyo/hanasono.htm
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| | Fushimi-Inari Taisha Shrine |
| | As I understand it, this Inari shrine was the first of its kind and is now the head of about 35,000 Inari shrines all across Japan. | | | There are old stories of men and women who lost themselves to the spirit of the fox, abandoned their lives in the cities, and went out into the wilderness to live just as the foxes do. | | | The main gate and shrine are the entrance to the paths which criss-cross the mountain which holds five smaller shrines. |
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http://farstrider.net/Japan/Kyoto/Fushimi.htm
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| | Kitsune |
| | Foxes have a special connection to Inari, the rice god, and as previously mentioned, some of them are messengers and shrine guardians for the deity. | | | Foxes are described as being “associated in literature in general with such a thing as an apparition or a wraith” during the 10th and 11th centuries; yet, the Inari Shrine was erected in 711 A.D., and the legends of the white foxes, Inari’s temple guardians and messengers, are from the 9th century. | | | Since around 800 A.D., foxes have been connected to the Inari Shrine, particularly the white foxes who are messengers of the god and shrine guardians; yet, this is just one strand of kitsune lore, and indeed in most stories Inari does not figure into things at all. |
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http://www.ranea.org/watts/writing/kitsune.html
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| | Kitsune - The Japanese fox |
| | An anthropological account of Inari worship, and by extension fox worship, at the Inari shrines of Fushimi Inari in Kyoto and Toyokawa Inari in Aichi. | | | The human world and the kitsune world do not intermingle as easily as they do in China; kitsune are the outsider, whether as kami or as demon, and Japanese stories do not reveal or explore their world. | | | It's unclear what the four tails represent; in traditional mythology, they would mean that Kurama is between four hundred and five hundred years old, but a comment from one of Kurama's old associates indicates that Kurama is thousands of years old. |
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http://academia.issendai.com/fox-japanese.shtml
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| | H-Net Review: Cathy Mosley on The Fox and the Jewel: Shared and Private Meanings In ... |
| | In this way she was able to compare and contrast the Shinto and Buddhist beliefs about Inari. | | | She also points out that while many priests disapprove of the focus given the Fox in Inari worship, since they prefer not to imply that Inari takes a form of a fox, that they do not remove the statues. | | | In this chapter, Smyers concludes with the idea that the success of Inari worship lies in its ability to adapt and to update, by which it remains a viable, and living, religion. |
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http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=23579921015507
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| | Amazon.com: The Fox and the Jewel: Shared and Private Meanings in Contemporary Japanese Inari Worship: Books |
| | In that sense, Inari is not purely religion, but sort of a popular culture and practice. | | | In fact, the author could not solve all the intricated miteries of Inari, but, most importantly, she found out that even many priests and monks working at Fushimi or Toyokawa do not know histories of their shrines, nor understand what Inari really means! | | | This book covers the Shinto, Buddhist and Shaman aspects of Inari worship in Japan. |
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http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0824821025?v=glance
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| | The Kitchen God: Inari |
| | Inari is quite a mystery as he is neither male or female and is also believed to come as a fox or a spider to meet out justice to the wicked. | | | Another aspect of Inari is that he is believed to bring prosperity and abundance. | | | In the spirit of the Kitchen God, we present a recipe suitable for all members of the pagan family, that the human God or Goddess of the Hearth can prepare and serve! |
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http://www.angelfire.com/nv2/herbalhutch/inari2.html
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| | LiveWire Teen Forums & College Forums - The new religion. |
| | Because Snaggletooth is just that good of a god, I want him all to myself. | | | I know Inari allows worship of other Gods, but I object to your infidelity in this hallowed forum. | | | So what is the origin of this god of yours? |
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http://www.golivewire.com/forums/topic.cgi?topic=63138
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| | Kyoto Travel: Fushimi Inari Shrine (Fushimi Inari Taisha) |
| | Fushimi Inari Shrine is the most famous of several thousands of shrines dedicated to Inari across Japan. | | | Kyoto Travel: Fushimi Inari Shrine (Fushimi Inari Taisha) | | | Inari is the Shinto god of rice, and foxes are thought to be his messengers. |
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http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3915.html
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| | Old Japan |
| | The red "bib" on these foxes is a sign of benevolent divinity which also appears on Buddha statues and other shrine deities. | | | Other shrines may be guarded by "foo dogs" archers, etc. depending on the type of shrine. | | | The fox on the left holds a scroll, symbolizing a message from the god. |
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http://www.art-and-archaeology.com/japan/fushimi8.html
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| | Pete's Japan pics, September 20 - September 22, 2004. |
| | Inari-yama is a Shinto shrine for the fox god Inari. | | | Note how some people have embellished the fox face that's on one side :-) | | | Here, people have bought little plaques on which they've written prayers to Inari. |
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http://interreality.org/~tetron/japan/sept-22
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| | Tokyo - Ueno Park |
| | This is an Inari-jinja, a Shinto shrine dedicated to Inari, the God of Rice. | | | Foxes are Inari's messengers, so they are always found at Inari shrines. | | | Row of torii at Gojo Shrine, Ueno Park |
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http://www.siskiyous.edu/NCTA/Japan2003/ImageGallery/tokyo-ueno.htm
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| | inari - OneLook Dictionary Search |
| | INARI : Of Gods and Men (mythology) [home, info] | | | INARI : Irivng Hexham's Concise Dictionary of Religion [home, info] | | | Tip: Click on the first link on a line below to go directly to a page where "inari" is defined. |
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http://www.onelook.com/?w=inari
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| | Metropolis - Ghost Stories |
| | Whereas Halloween is based on the feast of the Celtic God of the Dead, Samhain, and the subsequent fire festivals in early November, the supernatural season in Japan is the summer. | | | Foxes are regarded with distrust and suspicion; they are believed to be able to transform themselves into human shape and possess the unwary. | | | Shrines to appease the fox god Inari can be found all over Japan. |
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http://metropolis.japantoday.com/tokyoculturearchive249/240/tokyocultureinc.htm
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| | Grits Is Groceries.: Fushimi Inari Taisha, Kyoto |
| | Fushimi Inari Taisha in Kyoto is the head of the more than 30,000 Inari shrines throughout Japan. | | | I vow that I am going to this country before I die. | | | It was established in the early 8th century, and moved to its present location in the 9th century. |
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http://savagepencil.typepad.com/confessions/2004/11/fushimi_inari_t.html
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| | Page5 |
| | Though the legends are mostly associated with evil, Inari sometimes poses as a beneficial being, a being who can cure coughs and colds, bring wealth to the needy, and an answer to a woman's prayer for a child. | | | The fox legends involved the God Inari, who was originally the God of Rice. | | | Inari can be a kind God, but unfortunately is mostly evil. |
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http://mcel.pacificu.edu/as/students/japmyth/page5.html
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| | Fox Trip; or, the many uses of Inari sushi |
| | Fox Trip; or, the many uses of Inari sushi | | | They're called inari-zushi because foxes are the messengers of Inari, the god of the rice harvest; if you go to a shrine to Inari, you're supposed to offer a plate of inari-zushi to the fox statues at the shrine. |
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http://www.issendai.com/translations/yuyuhakusho/foxtrip/foxtrip.htm
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| | Charms |
| | The words between them on the front say "Fushimi" in reference to the largest Inari shrine, one south of Kyoto. | | | Ebisu is a god of fisherpeople and commerce, and Daikoku is a god of commerce. | | | This is a larger Japanese charm representing the popular gods Ebisu and Daikoku. |
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http://www.history.ucsb.edu/faculty/roberts/coins/Charms.html
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| | NASIOC - sushi peeps: wot's Inari? |
| | You're talking about a religion that has shape-changing raccoons that will smother you to death with their inflatable testicles. | | | Inari is the god of rice, who often takes the form of a fox | | | Edit : Why would the god of rice, take the form of a fox ? |
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http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=647559
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| | Fushimi Inari |
| | The shrine town on the outskirts of Kyoto is dedicated to my favorite Japanese deity, O Inari Sama, messenger of the gods, protector of the rice harvest and patron of metalworkers. | | | There was a fesitval the day Barbara, Tim and I visited Fushimi Inari. | | | A trail of cinnabar torii gates winds up the hilside through the forest, dotted with hundreds of smaller altars to Inari. |
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http://www.portraitsofplace.com/id13.html
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| | INARI, Inari Tourist Information and Travel Guide at InfoHub.com |
| | Most of these trips will take you out to an ancient Sami holy site on an island in the middle of Inarijärvi at Ukkonkivi, named after Ukko, the Sami equivalent of the Norse god of thunder, Thor; a plaque marks an ancient site of worship rumoured to have been a place of sacrifice. | | | There was a church on this site as far back as 1646, and the present one dates from 1754; services are still held during mid-summer and for special occasions such as weddings. | | | Situated about 230km north of Sodankylä, INARI lies along the fringes of Inarijärvi, one of Finland's largest lakes, and makes a rather attractive point from which to base further exploration of this part of Lapland. |
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http://www.infohub.com/Destinations/Europe-&-Russia/Finland/Inari/83022.htm
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| | Zazzle.com - 'A Key For Inari' Poster |
| | In Japan at Inari shrines you can see fox statues each holding a rice granary key in their mouth. | | | This piece draws inspiration from the kitsune and god Inari of the harvest, especially of rice and grain. | | | Click here to view this product in the alidasaxon |
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http://www.zazzle.com/link.asp?associate_id=238418799733050860&redirect=product&product_id=228813638965424383
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