The two gods, Amaterasu Omikami (the Sun Goddess) and Yamatonookuni tamanokami were enshrined in the Imperial Court, but the Emperor feared the divine power of the two gods, and decided to enshrine them outside the Imperial Court. |
宮中に天照大神と倭大国魂の二神を祭っていたが、天皇は二神の神威の強さを畏れ、宮の外で祀ることにした。 |