Kunado-no-Kami

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Marker dedicated to one of the Chimata-No-Kami, Douso-jin (道祖神)

Kunado-no-Kami (Template:Langx), alternately Kunato-no-Kami, Funado-no-Kami, Funato-no-Kami, or Chimata-no-Kami, are Japanese local gods connected chiefly with protection against disaster and malicious spirits.[1]

The term "Kunado-no-Kami" and its variants are derived ultimately from Template:Langx ku-na-do, meaning a place that is not to be entered, a taboo or sacred space.[2] These kami are regarded as protecting the boundaries of a village and forestalling entry by malicious or harmful spirits and influences, thereby preventing disasters. A common origin myth connects them with the fundoshi cast aside by Izanagi upon his return from the underworld as recorded in the Kojiki.[3]

In some cases the protection of these kami extends to roads and paths, in which capacity the variant name Chimata-no-Kami is particularly likely to be applied.[4]

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  1. ↑ 近藤直也, 徳島県下における岐神信仰に関する言説 (Remarks on the Worship of Kunado-no-Kami in Tokushima Prefecture). Kyushu Institute of Technology, 2013. [1] Template:Webarchive
  2. ↑ 日本人名大辞典+Plus『来名戸之祖神』。
  3. ↑ 大辞泉『道祖神』。
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