Norito for Transferring the Great Shrine

遷奉大神宮祝詞

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Preparing the new sanctuary and sacred treasures

Preparing the new sanctuary and sacred treasures

Sumemima no mikotonōomikoto o mochite sumeōmikami no ōmae ni mōshi tamahaku皇御孫命の御命を以ちて、皇大御神の大前に申し給はく

Tsune no tameshi ni yorite hatatose ni hitotabiōmiyārata ni tsukae matsurite常の例に依りて、二十年に一度、大宮新たに仕へ奉りて

Kusagusa no miyosohimonoisokusāmariyokusakamudakarahatakusāmarihitokusa o make sonahete種種の御装束物五十四種、神宝二十一種を設け備へて

Harai kiyome mochi yumaharite azukari tsukae matsuru ōtomohisorenokurainanigashi o sashi tsukawashite祓ひ清め持ち斎まはりて、預り仕へ奉る弁官某位某姓名を差し使はして

Tatematsuri tamau sama o mōshi tamahaku to mōsu進り給ふ状を申し給はくと申す

TranslationPreparing the new sanctuary and sacred treasures

Includes interpretation

By the Sovereign Grandchild’s command, it is reported before the Imperial Great Kami that, according to precedent, the great sanctuary has been rebuilt after twenty years. Fifty-four kinds of divine vestments and furnishings and twenty-one kinds of sacred treasures have been prepared, purified, and entrusted to the appointed official for reverent presentation. The same formula is used for Toyouke no Miya.

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Overview

An ancient norito announcing that a new shrine, garments, and sacred treasures have been prepared for the transfer of the great kami at the twenty-year rebuilding.

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Purposes

  • To report the completion of the new shrine
  • To present newly prepared garments and sacred treasures
  • To transfer the great kami to the new sanctuary

Deities and subjects

The great kami of Jingu
Receives the new shrine, garments, and treasures and is transferred to the new sanctuary

Background

Preserved in the Engishiki, the formula is also applied to Toyouke no Miya. Details of garments and treasures are assigned to a separate inventory.

Flow of the text

Presented in a single section: “Preparing the new sanctuary and sacred treasures.”

What to know before reading

  • The single section gathers the new shrine, garments, and treasures into one announcement.

  • The twenty-year rebuilding cycle is the ritual premise of the prayer.

Norito for Transferring the Great Shrine

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