A gongen, literally "incarnation", was believed to be the manifestation of a buddha in the form of an indigenous kami, an entity who had come to guide the people to salvation, during the era of shinbutsu-shūgō in premodern Japan.
Subcategories
This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
I
- Ishi-no-ma-zukuri (6 P)
T
- Tōshō-gū (24 P)
Pages in category "Gongen"
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