Omikuji box
Omikuji
| 大分類 | Encyclopedia of Shinto |
|---|---|
| 中分類 | 4. Jinja (Shrines) |
| 小分類 | Offerings and Talismans |
| 分野分類 ＣＢ | 宗教学・神道学 |
| 文化財分類 ＣＢ | 学術データベース |
| 資料形式 ＣＢ | テキストデータベース |
| Title | Omikuji |
| テキスト内容 | Also called mikuji, a form of divination used to make decisions or determine the fortune of an undertaking. The term kuji suggests two meanings, one being the use of random chance to render an impartial verdict, and the second involving a querying of the divine will in cases where the kamis judgment is thought to be necessary.The term mikuji refers to the latter sense of a type of divination carried out when knowledge of the divine will is needed in order to reach a judgment on a pending question, a determination of auspiciousness or inauspiciousness, good or evil, or to choose a successorsor to the headship of a business or household. Many methods of kuji are used, but one used in ancient times involved writing possible outcomes or names on twisted pieces of paper (hineribumi), praying over these, and then choosing one. This method is used even today in provincial festivals when selecting the person to be in charge (tōnin) or other religious roles for the coming year; in such cases, names of candidates are written on pieces of paper and the choice determined by waving a ritual wand (gohei) over them until a piece of paper sticks to the gohei. Another method, often used for divining personal fortunes, involves drawing straws or thin sticks from a cylinder and then receiving a printed fortune or poem corresponding to a cypher printed on the stick. This is the type of mikuji found most commonly at shrines today. — Suzuki Kentarō |
| +辞書ページURL | https://d-museum.kokugakuin.ac.jp/eos/detail/?id=9959 |
| +動画/音声公開サイトURL１ | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iZjoBI4DJneVK_OrI0uT9kvik1IpSbUU/view?usp=sharing |
| コンテンツ権利区分 | CC BY-NC |
| 資料ID | 77866 |
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