A gongen (権現), 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...

Atago Gongen (愛宕権現) also known as Tarōbō (太郎坊), Atago Daigongen (愛宕大権現), Shōgun Jizō (勝軍地蔵) of Mount Atago is a Japanese kami and tengu believed to be...

of shrines and the Matsunoo Taisha network. They are also known as Sanno Gongen (山王権現) in a Buddhist context. They are the son of Toshigami and grandson...

Konpira Gongen (金毘羅権現) is a Japanese god of the Shugendō sect originating in the mountain Kotohira of Kagawa Prefecture. He is the god of merchant sailors...

are Gongen (権現), which are considered to be the manifestation of Buddhas as Japanese kami. Zaō Gongen (蔵王権現) is one of the most important gongen in Shugendō...

enshrines the three Kumano mountains: Hongū, Shingū, and Nachi [Kumano Gongen (熊野権現)]. There are more than 3,000 Kumano shrines in Japan, and each has...

Ishi-no-ma-zukuri (石の間造), also called gongen-zukuri (権現造), yatsumune-zukuri (八棟造) and miyadera-zukuri (宮寺造), is a complex Shinto shrine structure in which...

Enryaku-ji also influenced this connection: he was identified with Sannō Gongen, the deity enshrined in Hiyoshi Taisha at the eastern foot of Mount Hiei...

Nezu Gongen Hakusan Gongen Haguro Gongen Hachiōji Gongen Hiryō Gongen Sannō Gongen Futara Gongen Yuga Daigongen Hikosan Gongen Shiromine Gongen Izuna...

Nezu Gongen Hakusan Gongen Haguro Gongen Hachiōji Gongen Hiryō Gongen Sannō Gongen Futara Gongen Yuga Daigongen Hikosan Gongen Shiromine Gongen Izuna...