Engishiki Jinmyōchō
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The text from Volume 9 of the "Engishiki" can be found in the Complete Works of Japanese Classics. [1]
The Engishiki Jinmyocho is a historical list of Shinto shrines.
It was written in the Heian period and is the source of the designation of shrines as Myojin Taisha.
It is a section of the Engishiki
Shrine categorizations
Many categorizations of shrines come from this book:
- Kokushi genzaisha ones in the Rikkokushi but not the Engishiki
- Myojin Taisha ones listed as especially significant
- Shikinai Taisha another class
- Shikigeisha ones that were ignored by both the Engishiki Jinmyocho and the Rikkokushi
Kanpei-sha
These are shrines that are funded by the Emperor
Kokuhei-sha
These shrines are funded locally