Atago Gongen

Image of Atago Gongen; Musée Guimet

Atago Gongen (愛宕権現) is a Japanese kami believed to be the local avatar (Gongen) of Buddhist bodhisattva Jizō. The cult originated in Shugendō practices on Mount Atago in Kyoto, and Atago Gongen is worshiped as a protector against fire.^[1] There are some nine hundred Atago Shrines around Japan.^[2]

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^ "Encyclopedia of Shinto - Atago Shinkō". Kokugakuin. Archived from the original on 19 May 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
^ "Atago Jinja - about". Atago Jinja. Archived from the original on 17 May 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2011.

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[1] "Encyclopedia of Shinto - Atago Shinkō". Kokugakuin. Archived from the original on 19 May 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2011.

[2] "Atago Jinja - about". Atago Jinja. Archived from the original on 17 May 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2011.

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Atago Gongen

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