Deity of shinbutsu shūgō (kami–buddha syncretism)
Ōmiya Gongen
大宮権現
A gongen listed as one of the Sannō Seven Shrines Gongen. The Sannō Seven Shrines are a grouping of faith, joining kami and buddhas, handed down on Mount Hiei and at Hiyoshi at its foot.
This introduction is based on materials from Shōhōin (Tobi Fudō). It is summarized within the scope of the beliefs and traditions those materials convey, and does not present explanations or customs common to all schools, shrines, and temples.
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Ōmiya and the Nishi Hongū
Ōhiei and Ōmiya are historical names linked with the Nishi Hongū (West Main Shrine), and today Hiyoshi Taisha explains the kami of the Nishi Hongū as Ōnamuchi no Kami. Shōhōin introduces the original buddha of Ōmiya as Shaka Nyorai. The name of a kami and the name of an original buddha are not the same kind of name; together they show an understanding from the combination of kami and buddhas.
Source: 飛不動尊 正宝院・日吉大社・日吉大社
Prayers to Hiyoshi Ōkami for warding off misfortune and for daily life
Hiyoshi Taisha calls the kami of its shrines collectively Hiyoshi Ōkami, and introduces divine virtues such as protection from unlucky directions, warding off misfortune, good connections and safety of the household. The faith that protects the Buddhism of Mount Hiei and the faith that guards the northeast of the capital have overlapped in this place. The wishes mentioned here are the shrine's explanation regarding Hiyoshi Ōkami as a whole.
Source: 日吉大社
The name and role of Ōmiya Gongen
A gongen listed as one of the Sannō Seven Shrines Gongen. It is explained that his original buddha is regarded as the Buddha Shaka and that he also appears among the Thirty Guardian Kami.
Source: 飛不動尊 正宝院・飛不動尊 正宝院・飛不動尊 正宝院
The Sannō kami who protect Mount Hiei
The Sannō Seven Shrines are seven shrines connected with the faith of Mount Hiei and of Hiyoshi at its foot. Shōhōin explains that the group of shrines expanded from the original Ōhiei and Kohiei to become the Upper Seven Shrines of the Sannō Twenty-One Shrines. Because they have a history in which kami and Buddhism were joined, this site introduces the title "gongen" separately from the present names of the shrines.
Source: 飛不動尊 正宝院
Different names for the same kami in different eras
Old names such as Ōmiya, Ninomiya, Shōshinji, Sannomiya, Hachiōji, Kyakujin and Jūzenji reflect the history of the combination of kami and buddhas. The names of kami, original buddhas and shrines are not the same kind of name. Not confusing historical correspondences with the enshrined kami and divine virtues that each shrine explains today is a key to understanding the Sannō faith.
Source: 飛不動尊 正宝院
Related kami and buddhas
Sources (in Japanese)
- 飛不動尊 正宝院「仏様の世界：大宮権現」（2026-10-14 確認）
- 飛不動尊 正宝院「仏様の世界：目次」（2026-10-14 確認）
- 飛不動尊 正宝院「仏様の世界：山王七社権現」（2026-10-14 確認）
- 日吉大社「日吉大社について」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 日吉大社「山王祭について」（2026-10-15 確認）