Ainu |
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bear sacrifice ritual |
Amaterasu |
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Sun goddess
Meaning: great August who shines in heaven |
Hotei |
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bringer of contentment; aka
Budai and Pu-Tai
Meaning: cloth sack |
Shoki Zu |
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vanquisher of evil beings and ghosts |
Spirits |
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spirit and ancestor worship |
Tsukuyomi |
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Moon god
Meaning: moon reading |
Yatagarasu |
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emperor Jimmu holding the crow of Yatagarasu
Meaning: will of heaven |