The origin of Japanese culture and, the world view as its logical conclusion.
	Hiromasa Noguti. Mail-address cotosiro@js6.so-net.ne.jp. September 13, 2003. This was renewed in March 27, 2004. Since this English edition was the unsatisfactory translation and performance, this was rewritten now. January 23, 2005. This was retranslated in April 6, 2008.
	3. The soul like Jomon lurking to Japanese gods and goddesses. 3-2. The divine nature of the gods of the especial heavens(Koto-ama-tu-kami).
	In Nihon-shoki, there is one variant episode about the myth related to the Miho shrine situated to Shizuoka prefecture. According to that episode, Takami-musubi as Coto-ama-tu-kami married Oo-mono-nusi to Miho-tu-hime(goddess) of also Izumo family, trying to carry out the certain plan. And, he orders them to reign over the Kuni-tu-kami (the gods and goddesses of the ground). Thereupon, Oo-mono-nusi and Miho-tu-hime, obeying that command, came to the ground to reign over the Kuni-tu-kami. In that reason, it is said that they were enshrined in the Miho shrine. In passing, "Coto-ama-tu-kami" is the general term expressing three gods to be worshiped as the footing of gods and goddesses. And, their name each is Takami-musubi, Kan-musubi, and Ame-nho-nakanusi. However, the certain opinion says Ame-nho-nakanusi was given the birth with the influence of the Chinese thought. It is doubtful whether it is the original Japanese god or not. Then, as for the Amatu-kami, it is the general term expressing the Yamato's gods and goddesses, and puts Ama-terasu at the head of the list. Note: The "ama-tu" means the side of heavens. And, the "kuni-tu" means the ground side. Of course, the "kami" means a god. Then, the "coto" in this case is the adjective meaning the especial or different thing. In passing, Japanese words to express goddess are pronounced like the "megami". It is said Takami-musubi is the supreme god of Yamato generally. However, Oo-mono-nusi and Miho-tu-hime are the god and goddess of the Izumo family who belong to the lineage of the Kuni-tu-kami. If so, it is strange they reign over the Kuni-tu-kami in the Yamato's god's command. If it thinks of the thing obediently, it rather seems it is better to think that the god to order them to go to the ground is Kan-musubi because it is said this god is the supreme god in Izumo generally. In other words, the above mentioned myth makes me feel the political intent of something. By the way, it is said Fuhito Fujiwara and Yasumaro Oo, and so on edited the Kojiki and the Nihon-shoki, to maintain the reign of Yamato. If so, there is strong possibility they distorted original myth a little, trying to show Yamato dynasty's authority and power. In other words, the original myth may have been stating that Kan-musubi, not Takami-musibi commanded Oo-mono-nusi and Miho-tu-hime to reign over the gods and goddesses. As it thought, it would be better to think that Fuhito Fujiwara, and so on have changed the myth in their political purpose. Or else, it may be this myth was changed like that gradually as Yamato's powers become stronger. By any chance, Takami-musubi originally may have been the god belonging to the Izumo lineage same as Kan-musubi. In other words, it also can think Yamato rewrote that myth, with substituting Takami-musubi for Kan-musubi described in the original myth because it already was making Takami-musubi one's own. It is said these two Coto-ama-tu-kamis both are the gods giving the Nature the birth. In other words, those two Coto-ama-tu-kamis have the force to bring the gods and goddesses to this world as the various phenomenon, with the purpose to make them grow thickly. Therefore, if those two Coto-amatu-kamis don't exist, this world also doesn't exist. For the ancient people, since the nature is the appearance of the gods and goddesses, even if it says the nature is the gods and goddesses itself, it never be exaggeration. And, if so, it is easy to guess Kan-musubi and Takami-musubi to be the gods of the origin born as the logical conclusion out of the ancient people's consciousness. Moreover, it can think they were the historic gods worshiped since Jomon period, in the reason to be stated later. However, they are quite different from the Almighty God to be seen in Christianity, and so on. It is because those two Coto-ama-tu-kamis, making the gods and goddesses materialize to this world, only can make them grow as something of the nature. Therefore, it can't say they are furthermore excellent than other gods and goddesses at other ability. And, in the meaning like that, it can think all the gods and goddesses originally have the equal value for this world and for each gods and goddesses, leaving human value judgement. If it reasons from the Ainu's world view by the analogy, it seems that the gods and goddesses were the everlasting and changeless existence at the country of gods and goddesses at least for the Jomon people as it also can guess in the reason to be mentioned later. In other words, if the gods and goddesses keep on staying to their country, since they can feel nothing and can do nothing, it only is existing. Of course, it can't assert the Jomon people were thinking like that. But, the everlastingly changeless state means that the motion is nowhere. In other words, the gods and goddesses can't act if they are in the country of gods and goddesses. Anyhow, it seems their country hasn't the space-time because it isn't the physical world. Therefore, the above mentioned conclusion would be proper probably. Not until the gods and goddesses are invited to this world by Coto-ama-tu-kamis, it each can act with one's divine nature. At least for the Jomon people, it seems this world was the only place for the self-expression of the gods and goddesses. In passing, it seems that the hierarchy of the gods and goddesses obstructs or distorts such self-expression. As a matter of fact, it is that the vengeful gods or vengeful goddesses were born because of such circumstance. The usual opinion says the words of "Kan-musubi" and the words of "Takami-musubi" were born with adding the meaningless words, that is, "Kan" or "Takami" to the "musubi". And, it is said the "musubi" is the "musu-hi", that is, the "thickly growing soul" originally. In other words, the "musu-hi" means that the gods and goddesses are growing oneself in colonies thickly as physical things to this world. However, it doesn't seem the meaningless words exist in this world anyway. If it says about the "Kan" and the "Takami", it should think the original meaning only was forgotten. Or, it may be because the original meaning was concealed intentionally in the reason of something in the certain period. If so, it seems the "Kan" and "Takami" were the very old words anyhow. If so, there is the considerably strong possibility the names of these gods are composed of the Jomon language. Thereupon, it deciphers the names of these gods, using Ainu's language supposed to be close to the Jomon language. So, it at first notices the "Kan-musubi" is "Kamuy-mun-us-i" or "Kamuy-mun-un-hi" in Ainu's language. In this case, the "Kamuy" means a god. And, the "mun-us" is the plural of the "mun-un", is the verb expressing the sight of the thickly growing plants. The "i" and the "h i" nominalize the verb when those words each are attached to the end of the verb. Therefore, it seems the name of this god originally means the cause or place that gives the gods and goddesses the birth as the various creatures or other. In other words, it seems the "Kamuy-mun-us-i" is expressing the origin of phenomenon. In passing, since the "h i" and "i" each nominalize the verb, it also seems it means the conceptualization of phenomenon. Therefore, the "h i" and the "i" each may be expressing a kind of spiritual existence in this case. Then, if the above conjecture is proper, it has to be applied also to the "Takami-musubi". If so, it seems the name of this god was the "Tak-kamuy-mun-us-i" originally. In this case, the "tak" generally means someone, with uttering words, calls up something. Therefore, it seems the name of this god means that it rouses "Kan-musubi" or that it makes "Kan-musubi" active. If so, the name of this god has the common point to the name of "Coto-siro-nusi" who belongs to the Izumo lineage. And, it feels the interest to this common point very much. It is said Coto-siro-nusi is the god manipulating the soul of words. And, it also is said it was born with the deification of shaman who, with uttering the words, can invite the soul of someone to this world. If so, since the name of this god has the same meaning as the "i-tak" of Ainu's language, it seems this god is the origin of the Japanese spiritual medium called the "Itako". In other words, it feels the smell of Jomon culture from this god. If so, as it thought, there is the strong possibility that "Takami-musubi" was the god belonging to the Izumo lineage same as Kan-musubi and Coto-siro-nusi. Anyhow, it is certain the thought of "Tak" that the human being talks with the Mother Nature, that is, the gods and goddesses is flowing to the undercurrent of these two coto-amatu-kamis. In other words, the gods and goddesses appear as the phenomenon to this world by the words someone utters. If it says furthermore detailedly, it would be that the soul wanting the phenomenon makes the god or goddess materialize to this world, with uttering the words for the prayer. As it stated before, it is that two coto-amatu-kamis in question were born of the thought like that. Of course, it can't deny the possibility that Takami-musubi and Kan-musubi were the god and goddess who bear the gods and goddesses at the beginning. However, when the thought of "Tak" caught the mind of people, it seems it made these two gods evolve to the more abstract concept, that is, the Japanesque Creators.
NEXT PAGE			As it stated before, It seems Kan-musubi is the cause or place of the occurence of phenomenon. If so, it seems Takami-musubi supposed to be the god making Kan-musubi active is the god functioning like the catalyst. By any chance, it may be it means Takami-musubi is the only thing able to perceive Kan-musubi. And, somehow it seems this logic has common point to quantum theory and to the theory of relativity about the relationship of the observer and object(undulation). In other words, it seems these two gods are the symbolic expression saying that the relationship of the cognition-subject and the object brings the phenomenon to this world. It states this logic in detail later. Anyhow, if these two gods each are separated and worshiped individually by different lineages, that is, Yamato and Izumo, they must lose one's meaning. It is that they originally always have to be in the state of pair.
	If so, Why would the usual opinion say they were worshiped individually by the people of different families, that is, the Izumo and Yamato ? It seems it is uncanny anyway. Those two gods must have been separated in the political reason of something surely. In other words, it seems Yamato has worshiped Takami-musubi as one's supreme god in the certain period, taking this god from Izumo by force. And, at the variant episode first mentioned here, it is that Kan-musubi was changed for Takami-musubi. Of course, it must be because Yamato thought to make that myth one's own. Probably, in the similar reason, many of the Izumo's myth were taken by Yamato by force or turned over to Yamato probably. If so, would what have been the original contents of that variant episode ? It thinks to solve that riddle after stating the outline of the Miho-tu-hime and Oo-mono-nusi or other at the next knot.
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