Yorishiro is necessary to comfort gods as an object before which people pray (although not in all cases); for example, a great shrine (not existing) of Izumo-taisha Shrine, and himorogi or iwakura--a natural object regarded as yorishiro-- were built in ancient times. |
神和ぎを行うには、対象となる依り代を、必要とし、古くは出雲大社の大神殿(現在はない)や自然そのものの一部を見立てた神籬や磐座である。 |