The Mononobe clan ( 物部氏 , Mononobe uji ) was a Japanese aristocratic kin group ( uji ) of the Kofun period , known for its military opposition to the Soga clan . The Mononobe were opposed to the spread of Buddhism , partly on religious grounds, claiming that the local deities would be offended by the worshiping of foreign deities, but also as the result of feelings of conservatism and a degree of xenophobia. The Nakatomi clan , ancestors of the Fujiwara , were also Shinto ritualists allied with the Mononobe in opposition to Buddhism.
6-478: The Mononobe, like many other major families of the time, were something of a corporation or guild in addition to being a proper family by blood-relation. While the only members of the clan to appear in any significant way in the historical record were statesmen, the clan as a whole was known as the Corporation of Arms or Armorers. The Mononobe were said to have been descended from Nigihayahi no Mikoto , (饒速日命),
12-580: A further spread in Japan. In 686, the Mononobe reformed as the Isonokami clan , named thus due to their close ties with Isonokami Shrine , a Shinto shrine which doubled as an imperial armory . Descendants of Mononobe no Futsukuru (物部布都久留), see above tree. This Japanese clan article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . List of Japanese deities#Nigihayahi This
18-461: A legendary figure who is said to have ruled Yamato before the conquest of Emperor Jimmu . His descendant Mononobe no Toochine (物部十千根), known as the founder of the clan, was given Isonokami Shrine by Yamatohime-no-mikoto , the daughter of Emperor Suinin . He then began using the name Mononobe. In the 6th century, a number of violent clashes erupted between the Mononobe and the Soga clan. According to
24-599: Is a list of divinities native to Japanese beliefs and religious traditions. Many of these are from Shinto , while others were imported via Buddhism and were "integrated" into Japanese mythology and folklore . This section includes historical people worshipped as kami. All Emperors and Empresses of Japan are technically worshipped because of their descent from Amaterasu Ōmikami , but there are many esteemed and highly revered ones who are not enshrined. The Seven Lucky Gods ( 七福神 , Shichi Fukujin ) are: The goddess Kichijōten ( 吉祥天 ), also known as Kisshoutennyo,
30-475: Is sometimes considered to be one of the seven gods, replacing either Jurōjin or Fukurokuju . She embodies happiness , fertility and beauty . Daikoku sometimes manifests as a female known as Daikokunyo ( 大黒女 ) or Daikokutennyo ( 大黒天女 ). When Kisshoutennyo is counted among the seven Fukujin and Daikoku is regarded in feminine form, all three of the Hindu Tridevi goddesses are represented in
36-612: The Nihon Shoki , one particularly important conflict occurred after the Emperor Yōmei died after a very short reign. Mononobe no Moriya , the head of the clan, supported one prince to succeed Yōmei, while Soga no Umako chose another. The conflict came to a head in a battle at Kisuri (present-day Osaka) in the year 587, where the Mononobe clan were defeated and crushed at the Battle of Shigisan . Following Moriya's death, Buddhism saw
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