The shintais of the mikoto (humanized divinity with a human figure and heart) in Japanese mythology are also called 'Three Sacred Treasures' which mean a mirror, a sword, and a comma-shaped jewel, and are thought to be the artificial mitamashiro of the highest rank. 日本神話にある尊(人格神といい、人の肖像で人と同じような心を持つ神)の神体は「三種の神器」とも呼ばれ鏡、刀、曲玉をさし、人工物として最高位の御霊代(みたましろ)とされる。 |