The Emperor is the ruler of all things, and has ruled the earth and the heavens without break since the creation of the universe….' (excerpted from a book on conducting public religious services) 「天皇ハ万物ノ主宰ニシテ、剖判(ほうはん・「宇宙創造時」の意)以来天統間断無ク天地ト与(とも)ニ化育ヲ同シ玉ヒ……」(『勤斎公奉務要書残編』)などとされる。 |