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Konpira Gongen (金毘羅権現) is a Japanese god of the Shugendō sect originating in the mountain Kotohira of Kagawa Prefecture. He is the god of merchant sailors. He is worshipped at Kotohira Shrines [ja]
According to legend Konpira Gongen came into existence when a priest at Matsuo Temple [ja] summoned the Ganges deity Kumbhīra [ja].[1]
Kumbhīra [ja] was said to have been present at the preaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta.[2] He is a Ganges crocodile god.[3]
He is identified with the first of the twelve spirit messengers emanating from Bhaisajyaguru.[4]: 52
Alongside many other water deities like Watatsumi, Sumiyoshi, Munakata-sanjojin, Ebisu, and Gozu Tennō his cult became very significant in medieval times.[4]: 316
KonpiraGongen (金毘羅権現) is a Japanese god of the Shugendō sect originating in the mountain Kotohira of Kagawa Prefecture. He is the god of merchant sailors...
Mountain gods are often linked to Sea gods in Japan. Examples including KonpiraGongen. The logic behind it is that mountains are often used for navigation...
Enryaku-ji also influenced this connection: he was identified with Sannō Gongen, the deity enshrined in Hiyoshi Taisha at the eastern foot of Mount Hiei...
predates the introduction of Acala to Japan. At this time, figures such as Zaō Gongen (蔵王権現), who appeared before the sect's founder, En no Gyōja, or Vairocana...
gonsha (権者) or gonrui (権類), deities who are "provisional" manifestations (gongen) of enlightened buddhas and bodhisattvas, and jissha (実者) or jitsurui (実類)...
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