Ōyamato Shrine
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The Haiden, or main prayer hall. | |
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| Location | 306 Hoshiyama, Shinsencho, Tenri, Nara |
| Affiliation | Shinto |
| Website | www5 |
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The royal family started supporting the shrine in the Heian period.[1] In 965, Emperor Murakami had a messenger go to the shrine to report things to the god.[2]
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References
- ↑ Grapard, Allan G. (2000). "Chaper 5. The economics of ritual power. The twenty-two shrines system". In Breen, John; Teeuwen, Mark (eds.). Shinto in History: Ways of the Kami. University of Hawaii Press. pp. 74–75. ISBN 9780824823634.
- ↑ Ponsonby-Fane, Richard (1962). Studies in Shintō and shrines : papers selected from the works of R.A.B. Ponsonby-Fane. Kyoto: Ponsonby Memorial Society. pp. 116–117. OCLC 3994492.