Mount Hakusan as shintai
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Mount Hakusan as shintai refers to the deified sacred mountain revered as the spiritual embodiment of the kami enshrined at Kaga Ichinomiya Shirayama Hime Shrine in Japan’s Hakusan faith tradition.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mount Hakusan as shintai canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8404220 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mount Hakusan as shintai Context triple: [Kaga Ichinomiya Shirayama Hime Shrine, hasSacredObject, Mount Hakusan as shintai]
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A.
Mount Hachiman
Mount Hachiman is a scenic hill in Ōmihachiman, Shiga Prefecture, known for its historical significance, hiking trails, and panoramic views over the city and Lake Biwa.
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B.
Mount Inari
Mount Inari is a sacred mountain in Kyoto, Japan, famed for its thousands of vermilion torii gates and as the spiritual home of the Shinto deity Inari.
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C.
Mount Ōmine
Mount Ōmine is a sacred mountain in Japan’s Nara Prefecture, renowned as a major center of Shugendō mountain asceticism and a UNESCO World Heritage pilgrimage site.
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D.
Mount Ōminakami
Mount Ōminakami is a mountain in Japan known primarily as the headwaters area of the Tone River, one of the country’s major river systems.
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E.
Mount Hachimantai
Mount Hachimantai is a volcanic plateau in Japan’s Ōu Mountains, known for its hot springs, alpine wetlands, and scenic hiking routes within Towada-Hachimantai National Park.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mount Hakusan as shintai Target entity description: Mount Hakusan as shintai refers to the deified sacred mountain revered as the spiritual embodiment of the kami enshrined at Kaga Ichinomiya Shirayama Hime Shrine in Japan’s Hakusan faith tradition.
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A.
Mount Hachiman
Mount Hachiman is a scenic hill in Ōmihachiman, Shiga Prefecture, known for its historical significance, hiking trails, and panoramic views over the city and Lake Biwa.
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B.
Mount Inari
Mount Inari is a sacred mountain in Kyoto, Japan, famed for its thousands of vermilion torii gates and as the spiritual home of the Shinto deity Inari.
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C.
Mount Ōmine
Mount Ōmine is a sacred mountain in Japan’s Nara Prefecture, renowned as a major center of Shugendō mountain asceticism and a UNESCO World Heritage pilgrimage site.
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D.
Mount Ōminakami
Mount Ōminakami is a mountain in Japan known primarily as the headwaters area of the Tone River, one of the country’s major river systems.
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E.
Mount Hachimantai
Mount Hachimantai is a volcanic plateau in Japan’s Ōu Mountains, known for its hot springs, alpine wetlands, and scenic hiking routes within Towada-Hachimantai National Park.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
kami embodiment
ⓘ
object of worship ⓘ sacred mountain ⓘ shintai ⓘ |
| associatedFaith | Hakusan faith ⓘ |
| associatedKami |
Hakusan Okami
ⓘ
Kukuri Hime no Kami ⓘ
linked to:
Kukuri-hime no Kami
Shirayama Hime no Kami ⓘ |
| associatedShrine | Kaga Ichinomiya Shirayama Hime Shrine ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| cultCenter | Kaga Ichinomiya Shirayama Hime Shrine ⓘ |
| cultSpread | through Hakusan shrines network ⓘ |
| devotionalFocus |
mountain summit area
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spring sources and rivers from the mountain ⓘ |
| enshrinedKamiAt | Kaga Ichinomiya Shirayama Hime Shrine ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
guardian of surrounding regions
ⓘ
source of sacred waters ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRole |
protector of local communities
ⓘ
source of agricultural blessings ⓘ |
| hasRole |
central sacred object of Hakusan faith
ⓘ
focus of pilgrimage ⓘ |
| influencedShrines | Hakusan shrines across Japan ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Ishikawa Prefecture religious culture
ⓘ
Kaga Province religious history ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chubu region
ⓘ
linked to:
Chūbu region
Honshu ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | one of Japan’s major sacred mountains ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Shinto mountain cults
ⓘ
nature worship in Shinto ⓘ |
| religion | Shinto ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
connection between humans and nature
ⓘ
mountain deities ⓘ purity ⓘ |
| traditionType | regional cult within Shinto ⓘ |
| veneratedAs | spiritual embodiment of the shrine’s kami ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Hakusan faith tradition
ⓘ
linked to:
Hakusan faith
|
| worshipPractices |
pilgrimage ascents
ⓘ
ritual offerings ⓘ seasonal festivals ⓘ |
| worshipType | mountain worship ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Mount Hakusan as shintai Description of subject: Mount Hakusan as shintai refers to the deified sacred mountain revered as the spiritual embodiment of the kami enshrined at Kaga Ichinomiya Shirayama Hime Shrine in Japan’s Hakusan faith tradition.
Referenced by (1)
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