Mirror Yata ( 八 咫 鏡, や た の か が み , "yata no kagami", "a large mirror" [1] ) or Mirror Mafutsu ( Japanese 真 経 津 鏡, ま ふ つ の か が み , "Mafutsu no kagami") - one of the three divine treasures of the Emperor of Japan . The embodiment of the Shinto sun goddess Amaterasu Omikami . Mentioned in written sources in the reign of Emperors Keiko and Yuryaku . In Japanese myths, it is made by the legendary blacksmith-deity Ishikotoribe to lure the sun goddess Amaterasu Omiki from the grotto. Transmitted by the goddess to her granddaughter Ninig while ascending to earth, with a testament to honor the mirror as herself. It was originally kept in the sanctuary of Isuzu . Subsequently transferred to the Sanctuary of Ise . The myths combine Shinto beliefs about the mirror as the personification of the divine sun and the Taoist legend of the mirror as a symbol of power of the highest deity of the universe.
Notes
- ↑ Literally - “a mirror of eight ata.” Ata - a unit of measurement of length, which is equal to the distance from the tip of the thumb to the index finger (about 18 cm). The number eight in Japanese mythology is a symbol of infinity.
Sources and Literature
- The Mirror of Yata // "日本 大 百科全書" [Nipponik Encyclopedia]. - 第 2 版. - 東京: 小学 館, 1994-1997. - 全 26 冊. (jap.)
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