Tenman-gū no kami

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Tenman-gū no kami is another name for Tenjin, the deified form of the scholar Sugawara no Michizane who is revered in Shinto as a patron of learning, scholarship, and literature.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Tenman Tenjin 1
Tenman-gū 1
Tenman-gū no kami canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Shinto deity
deified human
kami
alsoKnownAs Tenjin
Tenjin-sama
associatedWith Chinese literature
academic success
examinations
poetry
basedOn historical figure Sugawara no Michizane
category Japanese gods of knowledge
deified Japanese people
cultCenter Dazaifu Tenman-gū in Fukuoka Prefecture
Kitano Tenman-gū in Kyoto
deifiedFormOf Sugawara no Michizane
festival Tenjin Matsuri
annual festivals at Tenman-gū shrines
hasAttribute literary talent
righteousness
scholarship
wisdom
invokedFor improvement in literary skills
passing entrance examinations
success in studies
originatesFrom Heian period Japan
patronOf calligraphy
education
learning
literature
scholarship
religion Shinto
roleInShinto guardian of schools
tutelary deity of students
symbol ink brush
ox
plum blossom
veneratedIn Japan
worshippedAt Dazaifu Tenman-gū
linked to: Dazaifu Tenmangū

Kitano Tenman-gū
linked to: Kitano Tenmangū

Tenman-gū shrines
worshipPractice dedicating pens and brushes
offering ema with exam wishes
visiting Tenman-gū shrines before exams

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tenjin hasAlternativeName Tenman-gū no kami
Sugawara no Michizane honorificName Tenman Tenjin
linked to: Tenman-gū no kami
Kitano Tenman Shrine worshipType Tenman-gū
linked to: Tenman-gū no kami