Procedures of the Engi Era
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Book 4: Oo-mikani-no-miya (Shrine to the Great Deity)
pp. 124-125 -- 24 deities, auxiliaries of the Shrine of the Great Deity
Asakuma |
Sonoo |
Kamo |
Tanoe |
Kano |
Yuta |
Ootsuc^I-no-mioya |
Kunitsi-mioya |
Kuc^ira |
+Izanami |
Tsunaga |
Oomizu |
Ookunidama-hime |
Eno-kami |
Kamusaki |
Awa-ooji / Awa-nomiko |
+Kugutsu-hime |
Narahara |
Oihara |
Mifune |
Sakate-kuninari |
Sata-kuninari |
Takihara |
Kawara |
p. 125 – 16 deities, auxiliaries of the Watarai Shrine
Tsukiyomi |
Kusanagi |
Oomanokuninari |
Watarai-no-kuni-mikami |
+Watarai-no-ookunidama-hime |
Tanoe-no-oomizu |
S^itomi |
Ookawac^i |
Kiyonoite |
Takakawara |
Kawara[-no-oo] |
Kawara-nofuc^i |
Yamasue |
Usunono |
Omata |
Mike |
Book 5: Saiguryoo-s^iki (Consecrated Imperial Princess)
pp. 178-179 pharmacopeia
quantity |
= __ |
pharmaceutical |
6 ryoo 1 bu |
1729 bu |
cinnamon |
55 |
Croton seeds |
|
10 ryoo 3 bu 2 s^u |
2919 bu |
liquorice |
4 bu 2 s^u |
28 bu |
Rhinoceros-horn |
5 s^oo |
honey |
|
7 ryoo 6 s^u |
174 s^u |
Epson salts |
1 ryoo 2 bu 4 s^u |
338 bu |
boofuu (Siler divaricatum) |
2 ryoo 3 bu 4 s^u |
627 bu |
ephedra |
9 ryoo 1 bu |
2593 bu |
potentilla |
1 ryoo 3 bu |
291 bu |
gypsum |
7 ryoo 3 bu |
2019 bu |
Hemlock-parsley |
1 kin 4 ryoo 2 bu 4 s^u |
5810 bu |
rhubarb |
10 ryoo |
ginseng |
|
2 ryoo 2 bu |
578 bu |
aster |
5 ryoo |
bupleurum |
|
10 ryoo 2 bu 2 s^u |
2930 bu |
koganebana (‘flower of gold’, Scutellaria baicalensis) |
1 ryoo 2 s^u |
26 s^u |
ooren (= kakumagusa, Coctis japonica) |
2 bu 1 s^u |
26 bu |
gleditisia |
6 ryoo |
Herbaceous paeony |
|
6 ryoo 1 bu |
1729 bu |
kurokusa (= rooro, Echinops latifolius) |
15 ryoo |
forsythia |
|
11 ryoo 2 bu |
3170 bu |
hakus^imu (= byakuren, Ampelopsis japonica) |
4 ryoo 1 bu |
1153 bu |
thistle |
9 kin 15 ryoo |
159 ryoo |
aconite |
7 ryoo 2 bu |
2018 bu |
Dried ginger |
64 kin 8 ryoo |
4608 ryoo |
Swine-fat |
7 kin 10 ryoo 2 bu |
35458 bu |
okera (= byakujutsu, Atractylodes japonica) |
14 kin 4 ryoo |
228 ryoo |
aconite |
2 ryoo 2 bu |
578 bu |
hosogumi (= hange, Pinellia ternata) |
9 kin 5 ryoo 2 bu |
42914 bu |
campanula |
7 kin 14 ryoo |
126 ryoo |
Wild-ginger root |
1 kin 6 ryoo |
22 ryoo |
Chinese ginger |
2 ryoo 2 bu |
578 bu |
Iris root |
2 ryoo 2 bu |
" |
fungus |
2 kin 2 bu |
9218 bu |
Saru-hajikami (Polypodium vulgare = pepper) |
2 ryoo |
Peach kernels |
|
12 ryoo 1 bu 2 s^u |
3481 bu |
Thorny-lime fruits |
2 ryoo 1 bu |
576 bu |
shadflower |
2 ryoo 3 bu 2 s^u |
603 bu |
Apricot kernels |
2 bu 2 s^u |
26 bu |
Magnolia bark |
120 |
Gardenia seeds |
|
11 ryoo 2 s^u |
266 s^u |
bugbane |
2 bu |
Dried indigo plant |
|
1 goo 1 s^aku |
11 s^aku |
Fermented bean sauce |
2 kin 1 bu |
9217 bu |
Angelica decursiva |
2 kin 1 bu |
" |
Angelica dahurica |
4 ryoo 2 bu |
1154 bu |
Yamazeri (=tooki, Ligusticum acutilobum) |
1 kin 1 bu |
4609 bu |
Sakutaku (= sakuteki = elder tree) |
4 ryoo 1 bu |
1153 bu |
pokeweed |
3 kin 5 ryoo |
53 ryoo |
Insoo (= minogome, Glyceria acutiflora) |
4 ryoo 1 bu |
1153 bu |
Kibanaoogi (Astragalus membranaceus) |
4 ryoo 1 bu |
" |
Tree paeony |
4 ryoo 1 bu |
" |
burnet |
5 ryoo 1 bu |
1441 bu |
euphorbia |
3 ryoo 3 bu |
667 bu |
scrophularia |
3 ryoo 1 bu |
665 bu |
anemone |
9 ryoo 1 bu |
2593 bu |
azalea |
1 ryoo 1 bu |
289 bu |
Wild-persimmon |
Do these figures repraesent a numerology of pharmaceuticals?
Felicia Gressitt Bock (translatrix): Engi-Shiki, Books I-V. Sophia U, Tokyo, 1970.
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Book 6: Saiin-s^i (Princess in Kamo Shrines)
p. 10 Words tabooed for princess in Kamo shrines
Tabooed word |
Substituted word |
death |
getting well |
illness |
slumber |
weeping |
shedding salt |
blood |
sweat |
meat (usually venison) |
vegetables (kusabira) |
to strike |
to caress |
tomb |
clod of earth |
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Book 7: Seno Daijoo-sai (Enthronement of Emperor)
The 8 kami to be worshipped for the enthronement
p. |
kami |
34 |
Mitos^iro-no-kami |
34-5 |
Takami-musubi-no-kami |
35 |
Niwatakatsuhi-no-kami |
Oomiketsu-no-kami |
|
Oomiya-no-me-no-kami |
|
Kotos^ironus^i -no-kami |
|
Asuha-no-kami |
|
Haigi-no-kami |
Caerimony of enthronement
p. |
On the __ day |
At the __ ¼ hour of the __ |
Ritual procedure |
46 |
Hare |
dawn |
"distribute the symbolic offerings for the various kami" |
47 |
Snake |
"presents the august hot water" |
|
49 |
Sheep |
"place the sake oak leaves" |
|
50 |
Chicken |
"lights the lamps and courtyard fires" |
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Hound |
"the way is cleared … carries the royal sedge umbrella"" |
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52 |
Rat |
"to cook the sacred food-offerings" |
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Tigre |
"feast is presented" |
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Dragon |
1st Hare |
"the return" |
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2nd |
"propitiation of the buildings" |
||
53 |
2nd Dragon |
"present the items of divine regalia: the sacred mirror and the sacred sword" |
|
54 |
1st Snake |
"offer the august meal and serve the banquet" |
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2nd Goat |
"removes to the august suki curtain" |
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Snake |
2nd Dragon |
"Progress is made to the yuki curtain" |
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3rd |
"the august feast is offered" |
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2nd Goat |
"Progress is made to the suki curtain" |
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55 |
Horse |
1st Hare |
"the curtains of each province are taken away" |
2nd Dragon |
"Progress is made to" the usual august curtains |
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4th |
"Court Rank is conferred on the governors of the two provinces" |
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2nd Snake |
"present the august food-offering" |
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1st Monkey |
"the grand chorus sings, and … dances are performed" |
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3rd |
"the depuration dance is presented" |
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2nd Chicken |
"the Heir Apparent and all nobles … are given emoluments" |
Book 8: Norito (Rituals)
Luck-wishing of the palace
p. |
Deities who are worshipped within the palace and who are its special protectors |
They are spirits of __ |
82 |
Yabune Kukunoc^i-no-mikoto |
the wood |
Yabune Toyouke-hime-no-mikoto |
rice |
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Kamu-naobi-no-mikoto |
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Oo-naobi-no-mikoto |
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83 |
Oomiya-no-me-no-mikoto |
p. 87 Deities of currents
Deity |
Meaning of name |
Dwelling-place of deity |
+Se-ori-tsu-hime |
Rapids-descend-of-princess |
"the mainstream of swift rivers" |
+Haya-aki-tsu-hime |
Swift-clear-of-princess |
"the currents of the wild tides" |
I-buki-do-nu^si |
Breath-blow-door-lord |
"the place of blowing air" |
+Haya-sasura-hime |
Swift-wander-princess |
Progeny given birth to by +Izanami-no-mikoto
p. |
Progeny |
Who became deity of |
89 |
Ho-musubi-no-kami |
fire (who burned to death his mother whilst she was giving birth to him) |
90 |
Mizu-no-kami |
water |
Hisago |
gourd |
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Kawana |
waterlily |
|
+Haniyama-hime |
clay-hill-princess |
p. 91 Deities against epidemic & against disease
Deity |
Meaning of name |
Ya-c^i-mata-hiko |
road-fork-prince |
+Ya-c^i-mata-hime |
road-fork-princess |
Ku-na-do |
come-not-place |
Felicia Gressitt Bock (translatrix): Engi-Shiki, Books VI-X. Sophia U, Tokyo, 1972.
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