
Episode 446 - In Days of Old, There Was a Man
History of Japan
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Shin Shin Pinamaki - Narihira, the Avatar of Sumi Yoshi
Yokuden gin pinamaki glosses this through the lens of shingon buddhism. Narihira is referred to as mukashi old, or ancient otoko, or man. Refers to the diamond realm of dinitinoda, which is understood as male. The women are kino ar isunes daughters, who represent the female deity of the womb storehouse realm. Mediaeval commentators believed ari wara had had a secret affair with onono komachi.
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