Tradition collection 1,007 records
East Asian traditions
Daoism, Confucian practice, Chinese folk religion, Shinto and Korean tradition.
Sacred places
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Mount Fuji
Volcano in Yamanashi and Shizuoka Prefectures, Japan -
Itsukushima Shrine
Shinto shrine in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan -
Nikkō-shi
City in Tochigi prefecture, Japan -
Ise
City in Mie prefecture, Japan -
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Yasukuni Shrine
Shinto shrine in Tokyo, Japan -
Ise Jingū
Shinto shrine in Mie Prefecture, Japan -
Mount Ontake
Mountain in Nagano and Gifu Prefectures, Japan -
Fushimi Inari-taisha
Shinto shrines in Kyoto, Japan -
Tenri
City in Nara prefecture, Japan
Gods
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AmaterasuSun goddess in Shinto -
SusanooShinto deity -
IzanagiDeity of Shinto religion -
NüwaLegendary figure of Chinese prehistory, the sister and wife of Fuxi and variously described as a divine mother goddess, half-snake demigod, empress and inventor -
Jade EmperorThe highest god of many Taoist sects, overseeing the universe through administration of a celestial bureaucracy mirroring ancient and medieval China's -
Chang'eChinese mythical figure -
InariJapanese kami of foxes, of fertility, rice, tea and Sake, of agriculture and industry etc -
MazuChinese sea goddess - IzanamiGoddess of Shinto religion
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Ame no UzumeGoddess of Kagura -
HachimanJapanese Shinto–Buddhist syncretic deity of archery and war; tutelary god of warriors; protector of Japan, the Japanese people and the Imperial House; the name means "God of 8 Banners", after the 8 heavenly banners signaling the birth of Ōjin Tennō -
Hou YiChinese mythological archer
Traditions and schools
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Taoism
Religious or philosophical tradition of Chinese origin -
Confucianism
Chinese ethical and philosophical system -
Shinto
A polytheistic and animistic religion originating in Japan -
Chinese folk religion
Traditional Han Chinese religious belief systems -
Cheondoism
20th-century Korean pantheistic religion, based on the 19th-century Donghak religious movement founded by Choe Je-u and codified under Son Byong-hi -
Korean shamanism
Folk religion of the Korean Peninsula -
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White Lotus
Religious and political movement -
Quanzhen School
School of Taoism founded by Wang Chongyang in 12th century Shandong during the Jin dynasty
Figures
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Confucius5th-century BCE Chinese philosopher and politician -
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Laozi6th-century BC semi-legendary Chinese philosopher, founder of Taoism -
Zhang DaolingLegendary Han dynasty Chinese Taoist leader, grandfather of Zhang Lu -
Qiu ChujiFounder of the Longmen school of Quanzhen Taoism -
Zhang JueChinese Yellow Turban Rebellion leader (died 184) -
Abura-sumashiJapanese folklore -
Wang ChongyangChinese Taoist (1113–1170) who founded the Quanzhen school of Taoism -
Yamazaki AnsaiJapanese philosopher -
En no GyōjaLegendary founder of Shugendō -
HirohitoEmperor of Japan from 1926 to 1989 -
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AkihitoEmperor of Japan from 1989 to 2019 -
Emperor MeijiEmperor of Japan from 1867 until 1912
Stories and texts
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TextTao Te Ching
Chinese classic text -
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TextKojiki
8th-century Japanese chronicle -
TextInvestiture of the Gods
16th-century Chinese novel -
TextBaopuzi
Taoist text by Ge Hong -
StoryChinese creation myth
Narratives about the origins of the world from Chinese folklore -
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StoryJapanese creation myth
Japanese mythology about the creation of the world and of Japan
Institutions, offices and houses
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HouseJoseon
Korean dynasty / kingdom (1392–1897) -
HouseImperial House of Japan
Members of the extended family of the reigning Emperor of Japan - House
Nguyen dynasty
Imperial Vietnamese dynasty, 1802-1945 -
HouseLy dynasty
Vietnam's monarch that ruled from 1009 to 1226. -
HouseWestern Han
The first half of the Han dynasty of imperial China -
HouseTran dynasty
Imperial Vietnamese dynasty (1225–1400)
Festivals and practices
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neidan
Esoteric doctrines and physical, mental, and spiritual practices in Taoism -
Cheung Chau Bun Festival
Folk festival on the island of Cheung Chau in Hong Kong, a Taoist ritual event -
gut
Korean ritual -
Katsuragi 28 Shuku
Sutra mounds in Kansai region, Japan -
Taoist meditation
Associated with the Chinese philosophy and religion of Taoism -
bigu
Daoist's or Shugenja's fasting technique associated with achieving transcendence/immortality, avoiding grain
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