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saiki (Ritual Tools) – 11 / 17 / 2015
sai (ritual, offer prayers, celebrate, deify, enshrine, worship)
ki (utensil, vessel, receptacle, implement, instrument, container, tool, set) ❖ Equipment used in rituals ❖ Also called saigu
sai (ritual, offer prayers, celebrate, deify, enshrine, worship)
gu (tool, utensil)
chi (miscanthus reed)
no (possesive particle) wa (ring) ❖ Or chinowa ❖ An instrument for casting out sources of misfortune ❖ People are purified by passing through a large sacred ring, made of loosely twisted miscanthus (Miscanthus sinensis)
hei (cash, gift, shintô offerings of cloth, rope, cut paper)
haku (cloth) ❖ In its broadest sense a general term for offerings made to the kami ❖ The type and number of heihaku vary greatly depending on the type of ritual ❖ Items offered include cloth, clothing, weapons, miki, and shinsen ❖ Also called mitegura, heimotsu, hei, shinpei, go-shinpei, go-hei
hei (cash, gift, shintô offerings of cloth, rope, cut paper)
motsu (thing, object) heimotsu (shintô offerings; present to a guest) hei (cash, gift, shintô offerings of cloth, rope, cut paper) shin | kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror) pei | hei (cash, gift, shintô offerings of cloth, rope, cut paper) go (honorable) shin | kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror) pei | hei (cash, gift, shintô offerings of cloth, rope, cut paper)
go | o (honorable)
hei (cash, gift, shintô offerings of cloth, rope, cut paper) ❖ Or gohei ❖ Made by attaching shide of gold, silver, white or multicolored (five-color) paper to a heigushi and offered to kami ❖ Also called mitegura
mi (honorable)
te (hand) gura | kura (warehouse, storehouse, treasury)
go (five)
shiki (color) ban (flag) ❖ Or goshikiban ❖ Five-colored sets of ribbons hung in altar areas ❖ Buddhist colors for the directions: ❖ Blue / green – East ❖ Red – South ❖ White – West ❖ Black / purple – North ❖ Yellow / brown – Center ❖ The sequence of the colors is (usually) green, yellow, red, white, and blue / black / purple
(color)
❖ Also called iro
(color)
(red)
❖ kun'yomi ❖ akai (adj ending) ❖ Symbolizes strong emotions, energy, vitality, heat, power, love and intimacy, sexual desire ❖ Color of life force and energy, the (rising) sun ❖ Also called seki
(blue, or green)
❖ kun'yomi ❖ aoi (adj ending) ❖ Symbolizes purity and cleanliness, calmness and stability ❖ Color of the seas surrounding Japan, a feminine color ❖ Also called sei
(green, greenery)
(green, greenery) ❖ kun'yomi ❖ midorino (adj ending) ❖ Symbolizes fertility, growth, youth, vitality, freshness ❖ Color of nature and the eternal ❖ Also called midoriiro, ao
kiiro (yellow)
❖ kun'yomi ❖ kiiroi (adj ending) ❖ Symbolizes courage, nobility, beauty, refinement, cheerfulness ❖ Color of the sacred ❖ Also called ki
(black)
❖ kun'yomi ❖ kuroi (adj ending) ❖ Symbolizes death, destruction, doom, fear, sorrow, mourning, misfortune, formality, elegance ❖ Color of mystery and the night ❖ Also called koku
(purple)
❖ kun'yomi ❖ murisakino (adj ending) ❖ Symbolizes privilege, wealth, long life, perseverance ❖ Color of nobility ❖ Also called murasakiiro
(white)
❖ kun'yomi ❖ shiroi (adj ending) ❖ Symbolizes purity, cleanliness,blessedness, sacred nature ❖ Color of weddings and other joyful life events ❖ Also called haku
hei (cash, gift, Shinto offerings of cloth, rope, cut paper)
gushi | kushi (spit, skewer) ❖ A staff made of bamboo or other wood to which shide are attached to make a go-hei
hô (observance, offer, present, dedicate)
bei | hei (cash, gift, shintô offerings of cloth, rope, cut paper) ❖ Presentation of go-hei, or heihaku, or offerings to be used by kami
hito (person)
gata (model) ❖ Human shaped paper cutout used in the nagoshi no ôharae and shiwasu ôharai to absorb fujô through contact with a person ❖ (See Ritual)
kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, gratitude, awe, or terror)
dana | tana (shelf, ledge, mantle) ❖ (Literally: kami-shelf) ❖ A household shrine placed or hung high on a wall ❖ (See Purification of Place) ❖ kamidana layout – this varies depending on available space
kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, gratitude, awe, or terror)
dana | tana (shelf, ledge, mantle) hai (bowing one's head in respect or worship, worship) shi (words, writing, lyrics) haishi (prayer) ❖ kamidana prayer ❖ (See Prayer)
ishi (stone)
dô | tô (lamp, a light) rô (cage) ishi (stone) dô | tô (lamp, a light) rô (basket, cage) ❖ Stone lantern ❖ Also called toro, mokusei tôrô, and kasuga tôrô
tô (lamp, a light)
rô (cage) tôrô (lantern) tô (lamp, a light) rô (basket, cage) tôrô (lantern) moku (tree, wood) sei (made in, made of) mokusei (wooden, made of wood) tô (lamp, a light) rô (cage) tôrô (lantern) moku (tree, wood) sei (made in, made of) mokusei (wooden, made of wood) tô (lamp, a light) rô (basket, cage) tôrô (lantern) kasu (spring, springtime) ga (day, sun) kasuga (spring day) tô (lamp, a light) rô (cage) tôrô (lantern) kasu (spring, springtime) ga (day, sun) kasuga (spring day) tô (lamp, a light) rô (basket, cage) tôrô (lantern)
kagari (beacon basket)
bi | hi (fire) ❖ Brazier, bonfire, watch fire, cresset
kô (incense, smell, perfume)
gu (tool, utensil, ingredients, sets of furniture) kôgu (incense set, incense paraphernalia, incense components) ❖ Incense set – e.g. burner, tray, tongs, etc.
(incense, smell, perfume)
kô (incense, smell, perfume)
ro (hearth, furnace, kiln) kôro (censer; incense burner)
kumo (cloud)
-i (reside, to be, exist) kumoi (sky, high place, distant place) ❖ Written on paper and placed above kamidana if there is a floor above it
ma (true, reality)
sakaki (sacred shintô tree) ❖ sakaki branch with go-shiki-ban and sanshu-no-jingi
o (honorable)
fuda (tag, placard, emblem) ❖ A talisman usually issued by a shintô shrine, made of paper, wood, or metal, inscribed with the name of a kami and used for protection in the home ❖ Typically placed in the home at a kamidana ❖ Renewed annually ❖ (See ofuda / gofu Generator) ❖ Also called fuda, kamifuda
(tag, placard, emblem)
kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror) fuda (tag, placard, emblem) ❖ (See gofu)
o (honorable)
sona.e (submit, offer, present, serve) mono (thing) ❖ Traditional offerings of kome, sake, mizu, shio and sakaki ❖ (See shinsen)
shin | kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror)
ki (utensil, vessel, receptacle, implement, instrument, container, tool, set) ❖ Offering vessels or ritual tools ❖ Also called shinguSETTO (usually in sales catalogs)
shin | kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror)
gu (tool, utensil) SETTO (katakana – Japanese pronounciation of English – set)
mizu (water)
tama (ball, jewel) ❖ Round, pointed-lidded jar containing water
sakaki (sacred shintô tree)
ta.te | da.te (stand up) sakaki (sacred shintô tree) tate | date (stand up) ❖ Two tall vases for the sakaki ❖ o-sakaki (honorable sakaki) ❖ Also pronounced sakakidate
sakaki (sacred shintô tree)
da.te (stand up) sakaki (sacred shintô tree) date (stand up)
shiro (white)
sara (dish, plate) o (honorable) sara (disk, plate)
shin | kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror)
kyô (mirror) ❖ Sacred kagami with stand
(mirror)
kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, gratitude, awe, or terror)
doko | toko (floor) ❖ (Literally: kami floor) ❖ A household or dôjô shrine placed on a floor-level platform usually having several steps
oo (large, big)
nusa (shintô offerings of cloth, rope, cut paper) ❖ Or oonusa ❖ A ritual purification wand presented when invoking the kami or when exorcising tsumi or kegare ❖ May be made of shide attached to a branch of the sakaki, or the streamers may be attached to a hexagonal or octagonal staff of unfinished wood ❖ (See Ritual) ❖ (See heihaku) ❖ Also called nusa, haraegushi
(shintô offerings of cloth, rope, cut paper)
hara.e (exorcise) gushi | kushi (skewer)
sai (ritual, offer prayers, celebrate, deify, enshrine, worship)
ki (utensil, vessel, receptacle, implement, instrument, container, tool, set) gu (tool, utensil) ❖ Ritual utensils used in harai ceremonies
has | hatsu (eight)
soku (leg) an (desk, table, stand) ❖ Eight-footed table used to bear items such as heihaku, shinsen, and tamagushi. ❖ Also called an
(desk, table, stand)
san (three)
bô | hô (sides, directions) ❖ A short stand used to bear the shinsen or food offerings ❖ Usually made of unpainted hinoki ❖ Also pronounced sanpô
san (three)
pô | hô (sides, directions)
taka (high, tall)
tsuki (bowl) ❖ Wooden pedestal table used to bear the shinsen ❖ Also called taka hai, kaku-takatsuki, maru-takatsuki
taka (high, tall)
hai (shallow bowl) kaku (angle) taka (high, tall) tsuki (shallow bowl) maru (circle) taka (high, tall) tsuki (shallow bowl) ❖ Angular top pedestal table ❖ Round top pedestal table
(baton, mace, scepter)
❖ Flat wooden or ivory baton carried in the right hand when in shintô garb ❖ Frequently printed with norito or instructions for ritual
shi (paper)
de (droop, suspend, hang) ❖ Zigzag folded paper or cloth offerings
shime | shirube (marker)
nawa (straw rope) ❖ (Literally: enclosing rope) ❖ Rice straw rope used to absorb impurities
shin | kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror)
boku (tree, wood) ❖ A sacred tree or grove ❖ Also called goshinboku, shinju
go (honorable)
shin | kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror) boku (tree) shin | kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror) ju (timber trees, wood)
shin | kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror)
tai (body, substance, object, reality) ❖ An object in which a kami is believed to dwell ❖ (See Dwelling) ❖ (See yorishiro) ❖ Also called go-shintai, mitamashiro
go (honorable)
shin | kami (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror) tai (body, substance, object, reality) mi (honorable) tama (spirits, soul) shiro (substitute)
tama (jewel, ball)
gushi | kushi (skewer, spit) tama (jewel, ball) gushi | kuji (lottery, raffle) ❖ A branch of sakaki with shide attached that is offered to kami with the appropriate hakushu as the final act of sampai ❖ Also pronounced tamakushi
tama (jewel, ball)
kushi (skewer, spit) tama (jewel, ball) kushi | kuji (lottery, raffle) torii – Sacred gateway to a shrine usually consisting of two uprights with either a shimenawa strung between, or one or two crossbeams (See torii)
to.ri (pick, take, fetch, take up)
mono (thing, object, matter) ❖ A prop which is held in the hand of the dancer in sacred dance rituals such as kagura ❖ It can also refer to the thing the dancer holds when performing a dance to purify the implements to be used in a sacred ritual or dance ❖ Some torimono are sakaki (sacred leaves), mitegura (ritual paper object), tsue (rod), sasa (bamboo grass), yumi (bow), tsurugi (sword), hoko (halberd), hisago (ladle), kazura (vines), suzu (bells), and goza (straw/rush mat) ❖ (See satokagura)
(small bell)
❖ A hand-held, bell tree composed of three tiers of jingle bells ❖ The first (top) tier has 3 bells, the second tier has 5 bells and the lowest tier has 7 bells ❖ Sometimes with go-shiki-ban attached to the handle ❖ The emphasis on odd numbers is a Buddhist influence ❖ Also called kagura suzu
yori (reliant, depend on)
shiro (substitute, change, convert, replace) ❖ A temporary dwelling place (or object or person or animal) of kami when they descends for a religious ceremony or when possessing a person ❖ yorishiro may be natural objects such as trees or rocks, or implements prepared for use in rituals, such as pillars, banners, or ritual emblems called go-hei ❖ (See shintai) |
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