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	Amaterasu - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Amaterasu is described in the Kojiki as the Sun goddess which was born from Izanagi, who was also accompanied by her sibling, Susanoo, the storm deity.
		In the Kojiki, Amaterasu is described as the god from which all light eminates, and is also often referred to as the sun goddess because of her warmth and compassion for the people who worshipped her; an interpretation of "light" or "heat" as passion, or purity.
		Amaterasu is a character in the fictional manga, Tsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE, where she plays the sister of Princess Tomoyo (also known as Tsukiyomi) and the Empress of the Nihon (the world Kurogane came from).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Amaterasu (714 words)

	Amaterasu
		Amaterasu's act of shutting herself inside a heavenly rock-cave and her eventual rescue have been variously interpreted as (1 j an observance of the eclipse of the sun, (2) a rite of winter solstice, or (3) a requiem for the departed.
		Amaterasu and Susano-o?[Susano-o-no-Mikoto came to the heavenly abode of Amaterasu Omikami, his sister, to take leave of her, which was interpreted as a move to usurp her land.
		When Amaterasu Omikami was inside the sacred weaving hall seeing to the weaving of the divine garments, he opened a hole in the roof of the sacred weaving hall and dropped down into it the heavenly dappled pony which he had skinned with a backwards skinning.
	www.sp.uconn.edu /~gwang/id95.htm (1275 words)

	Amaterasu - Creedopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Amaterasu, goddess of the sun in Japanese mythology, was a beautiful and compassionate goddess who ruled both the sun and the heavenly fields of rice that fed the Japanese people.
		Amaterasu, as the sun goddess, was responsible for illuminating the world and for insuring the fertility of the rice fields.
		Amaterasu is worshipped at Ise Shrine, the central shrine of the Shinto religion.
	www.creedopedia.com /topics/Amaterasu (2968 words)

	AMATERASU OMIKAMI (the Sun Goddess) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		One account says she was born from the god Izanagi when he used water to purify his left eye after a visit to the netherworld.
		Having seen her garden totally ruined by his misdeeds, Amaterasu was deeply saddened, and hid herself in a cave behind a thick, heavy rock door.
		Amaterasu came out and shined again and order was restored.
	cla.calpoly.edu /~bmori/syll/351EAWomen/Amaterasu.html (447 words)

	Shinbutsudo: A Web Page for the Study of Japanese Religions
		Amaterasu Omikami is virtually the supreme deity in Japanese mythology as well as the ancestor goddess of the imperial family.
		Amaterasu was so appalled by the incident that she hid herself in a deep cavern in the center of the earth, the so-called Rock Cave, and refused to come out.
		In approximately the fourth century C.E., during the Emperor Suinin's reign, the cult of Amaterasu came to Isé and an especially sacred shrine was dedicated in the goddess's honor (Kitagawa 33, note).
	www.uwec.edu /philrel/shimbutsudo/amaterasu.html (1766 words)

	Yamato Glossary/Characters, Monomyth Website, ORIAS, UC Berkeley
		Amaterasu’s brother Susanowo presented the sword to Amaterasu as a sign of his submission after his exile and circuit of conquests in the land of Izumo.
		Amaterasu presented her grandson with three treasures that came to be known as the imperial regalia, symbols of imperial authority and legitimacy: a string of precious jewels, a sword, and a mirror.
		Amaterasu tries to be conciliatory, but her brother continues his cruel acts, until out of fear she flees his terrors by hiding herself in a cave and throwing the world into darkness.
	www.ias.berkeley.edu /orias/hero/yamato/characters_yamato.html (6437 words)

	Amaterasu Omikami Great Divinity Illuminating Heaven
		Amaterasu is honored as the ruler of all deities, as the guardian of Japan's people, and as the symbol of Japanese cultural unity.
		Two reasons are given for her annoyance with him: one, because of his murder of Amaterasu's sister, the food-giving goddess Uke-Mochi; the other, because of his deliberately provocative acts against Amaterasu her self.
		Amaterasu hearing the noise and commotion opened the door of her cave a crack.
	www.rahoorkhuit.net /goddess/goddess_quest/amaterasu.html (264 words)

	Book of Shadows - Solar Goddess Amaterasu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		It is Amaterasu's sun that nudges the greenery to reach toward Her light, just as Her gentle energy prods us toward reestablishing harmony in all our relationships.
		Amaterasu plays a central role in ordering and civilizing the earth and is intimately associated in Japanese mythology and history with the Japanese royal family.
		Amaterasu says that all women possess the light of the Feminine and that light is beauty.
	www.pandorasbazaar.com /amaterasu.html (1396 words)

	Amaterasu
		Amaterasu's main sanctuary is Ise-Jingue situated on Ise, on the island of Honshu.
		In the inner sanctum she is represented by a mirror (her body).
		She is also called Omikami ("illustrious goddess") and Tensho Daijan (in Sino-Japanese pronunciation).
	www.pantheon.org /articles/a/amaterasu.html (330 words)

	Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies \| How to Build a Better Future: The Story of Amaterasu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		All the strength of these kami poured forth from Amaterasu Omikami, and in her honor the great pattern of the seasons of planting and harvest was woven.
		Amaterasu Omikami’s story is one of those ancient resonators.
		We invite you to consider the story of Amaterasu Omikami from two viewpoints: that of the ten thousand kami of life on the planet, and that of the sun goddess herself.
	www.humiliationstudies.org /news/archives/000104.html (1961 words)

	Amaterasu Reiki. Plus Over 200 Advanced Energy Workshops for Physical and Spiritual Evolution.
		When he washed his left eye, Amaterasu Omikami ("Heaven-Illuminating Great-August-Deity"), goddess of the sun, was born; when he washed his right eye, Tsuki-yomi no Mikoto ("His Augustness Bow-like Moon"), god of the moon, was born; and when he washed his nose, he sneezed, which produced Take-haya Susano-o no Mikoto ("His Brave-Swift-Impetuous-Male-Augustness"), the god of storms.
		Amaterasu ruled the Plain of High Heaven (Takama-no-hara), Tsuki-yomi ruled the seas and the night sky, and Susano-ruled the earth, and all got along well for a while.
		Amaterasu, who had never seen her own beauty before, was dazzled and delighted.
	www.powerattunements.com /amaterasureiki.html (699 words)

	Demons at Akakura Mountain Shrine
		The Shinto sun goddess Amaterasu, from whom the Japanese imperial line claims descent, is venerated at Akakura Mountain Shrine.
		The Kojiki recounts an episode in which Amaterasu, offended by the defiliments of Susano, retires into a cave, depriving heaven of her light.
		Amaterasu's presence is evoked each year at the Mountain Opening ceremony, as the congregation raises a sacred rice straw rope upon which is affixed the Japanese national flag, the Hinomaru, centered on the sign of the rising sun.
	people.brandeis.edu /~eschatt/ImmortalWishes/amaterasu.html (268 words)

	Uncorrected Example
		Kurozumi-Kyo also have some characteristics of a universal religion and it is shown by the three different types of kami; the Yaoyorozu no kami, Amaterasu Omikami, and the teacher Munetada as Kami(50).
		Amaterasu Omikami is the leading kami and is the kami who created the world.
		The presence of bushin, the portion of our mind that is Amaterasu Omikami is in the teachings of the Divine founder which says that, since the center of our mind is a portion of Amaterasu Omikami, our mind will get really rich only when we respect the kami that are living in our mind.
	www.csuchico.edu /~georgew/classes/rs005/uncorrected.htm (4345 words)

	Amaterasu - Mask by Lauren Raine, Goddess Mask, Artist, Sculpture, Sacred Arts, Transformative Arts, Ritual Theatre, ...
		Amaterasu, the great Sun Goddess of Japan, became angered by her vulgar, disrespectful brother.
		When Amaterasu heard so much noise outside, her dark meditations were interrupted.
		And that is how Amaterasu Omikami left her cave of despair, forgot her anger, and promised to never leave the world again.
	www.rainewalker.com /amaterasus.htm (328 words)

	Amaterasu-Epona
		Disgusted with her brother because of his violence toward women, Amaterasu enclosed herself in a cave and refused to come out.
		Eight hundred deities gathered outside her self-made isolation and tried to lure her out with a loud celebration.
		Seeing her radiance reflected in a mirror that had been set up outside the entrance, she was amazed at her brilliance which she had never seen before.
	www.goddessmyths.com /Amaterasu-Epona.html (1826 words)

	AD&D Deities: Japanese
		Amaterasu Omikami is Goddess of the Sun, and joint head of the pantheon (with Susanowa and Tsukyami).
		He is head of the pantheon jointly with Amaterasu Omikami and Tsukiyomi.
		Tsukiyomi is the Moon God, and as a greater god shares headship of the pantheon with Amaterasu Omikami and Susanowo.
	www.mjyoung.net /dungeon/char/deity025.html (751 words)

	subliminal messages : ise (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		However, in the era of the tenth Emperor, Sujin Tenno(first century B.C.), in awe of the divine authority of Amaterasu Omikami, the august mirror (symbol of the kami, or goshintai) was moved from the Imperial palace by the Imperial Princess Toyosukiirihime no Mikoto and was revered in Kasanuinomura.
		After searching in other regions, finally in the twenty-sixth year of the reign of Emperor Suinin (4 B.C.), she decided upon the present sanctuary of Naiku, by the upper Isuzu river, as the place where Amaterasu Omikami should be enshrined for eternity.
		She represents the temple at Ise and the goddess Amaterasu, who hid herself from the world because of the antics of her brother Susano'o, the god of storm and sea.
	www.hollowmoon.net /sites/subliminal/masque/ise.html (549 words)

	Shinbutsudo: A Web Page for the Study of Japanese Religions
		The first mention of Ame-no-Uzume is in the story of Amaterasu Omikami, the Sun Goddess, shutting herself into the rock cave in the 17th chapter of the Kojiki.
		In both versions, it was as a result of Uzume's wild singing and dancing that Amaterasu emerged from her cave.
		According to the narratives, Amaterasu Omikami consulted extensively with her Grandson on how best to accomplish his divinely mandated mission to bring order to the earth and found the imperial line of Japan.
	www.uwec.edu /philrel/shimbutsudo/uzume.html (1242 words)

	Who's Who on the Gohonzon? Shinto Deities (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		This deity is the Shinto sun goddess otherwise known as Amaterasu Omikami.
		One account says she was born from the god Izanagi when he used water to purify his left eye after a visit to the nether world.
		Nichiren apparently felt that it was very significant that there was a connection between his home in Awa where he first began to propagate the Odaimoku and an important shrine of Amaterasu Omikami.
	nichirenscoffeehouse.net /ShuteiMandala/kami.html (2352 words)

	Story
		So, Amaterasu and Takagi-no-Kami ordered the Goddess Ame-no-Uzume-no-Kami to confront this unknown God: "Though you are weak and female, you can still confront any God.
		Amaterasu gave him three gifts: sacred jade accessory named Yasaka-no-Magatama, a mirror named Yaata-no-Kagami, and a sword named Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi that can scythe away the grass of a field with one action.
		Amaterasu also sent three more Gods with him.
	www.muncie.k12.in.us /chsweb/japan/page3.html (627 words)

	pt2
		Amenominakanushi no kami is called Amaterasu ôkami … She is the deity who has supervision over the sun and all the planets together.” It appears the mddle of this heaven is where the sun is -the middle pole.
		Hirata further developed the studies by Motoori, Yet Motoori said “it is Amaterasu ômikami who should be particularly venerated as the First Ancestor of the imperial sovereign; the matter of lord and vassal came to be only as a result of her having dominion over the Plain of High Heaven”
		Simultaneously, the existence of Amaterasu becomes more pronounced, and she takes on the concrete aspect of a ruling kami.
	www.letusreason.org /ecumen9.htm (2039 words)

	Solutions Blog » NEW ORDER PARTS 1 & 2
		Her grandson was dispatched to pacify Japan and his great-grandson became the first emperor, Jimmu, one of the numerous mythological emperors.
		The centre of worship for Amaterasu Omikami is Ise Shrine, the main shrine of the imperial family.
		Amaterasu Omikami has been worshipped by successive Emperors as the ancestral kami of the Imperial Family and the tutelary deity of the Japanese people.
	stargate-sg1-solutions.com /blog/?p=7 (739 words)

	The Amaterasu Omikami Shrine Renewal
		Zen master Kobun Chino Roshi translated Amaterasu to mean “brilliant rays of light shining in all directions,” and Omi as “great” or “ultimate.” The Shinto path connects people with the energy of kami through appreciation of the simple pleasures of life and nature.
		Join us for our annual kami renewal when Shinto priests and Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche open the shrine to gather and reinvoke the energy of Amaterasu Omikami, the principal deity of Shinto.
		The renewal will be held on the morning of Friday, July 15.
	www.shambhalamountain.org /program_detail.php?retreat=415 (195 words)

	E-Budo.com - Omikami (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		07-07-2000 09:15 PM I was in another forum, and ran across a reference to "Amaterasu Omikami".
		I have always heard this deity referred to as Amaterasu no kami, and wondered what "Omi" means.
		Maybe someone else can shed a bit more light on Amaterasu Omikami, no pun intended.
	www.e-budo.com /forum/printthread.php?t=738 (215 words)

	spacejaicen: JAPANESE HISTORY
		YAYOI (300 B.C. 300) Rice cultivation, metalworking, and the potter's wheel are introduced from China and Korea.
		Yamato clan rulers, claiming descent from Amaterasu Omikami, begin the imperial dynasty that continues to occupy the throne today.
		He lost his wife Ototachibanahime during a storm, when she sacrificed herself to soothe the anger of the sea god.
	spacejaicen.livejournal.com /913.html (3456 words)

	E-Budo.com - Omikami (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		I was in another forum, and ran across a reference to "Amaterasu Omikami".
		My best guess is that omi in front of kami indicates she is a goddess.
		I think her status as a senior deity in Shinto has only become popular over the past 200 years or so.
	www.e-budo.com /forum/showthread.php?t=738 (256 words)

	Myths Page
		Amaterasu is the supreme goddess of the Shinto religion, and is much loved and revered throughout the country.
		What happened when she pulled the boulder across the cave mouth?
		How did they make Amaterasu come out of the cave?
	home.freeuk.net /elloughton13/myths1.htm (59 words)

	AikiWeb Aikido Forums - The Amaterasu Omikami Shrine Renewal Jul (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		AikiWeb Aikido Forums > Spiritual > The Amaterasu Omikami Shrine Renewal Jul
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		You are welcome to come for the day (no registration necessary) or you can spend the night with us before the morning of the ceremony at http://www.shambhalamountain.org/program_detail.php?retreat=415.
	www.aikiweb.com /forums/archive/index.php/t-5852.html (215 words)

	AikiWeb Aikido Forums - View Single Post - The Amaterasu Omikami Shrine Renewal Jul
		AikiWeb Aikido Forums - View Single Post - The Amaterasu Omikami Shrine Renewal Jul
		The Buddhist teachings came to Japan more than 2,000 years ago, and since then have coexisted with Shinto.
		The renewal will be held on the morning of Wednesday, July 14.
	www.aikiweb.com /forums/showpost.php?p=73504&postcount=1 (189 words)

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