天神信仰Tenjin (god of learning)
In the Shinto religion of Japan, Tenjin (天神), also called Tenman Daijizai Tenjin (天満大自在天神), is the patron kami (deity) of academics, scholarship, of learning, and of the intelligentsia.
Tenjin is the deification of Sugawara no Michizane (845–903), the famous scholar, poet and politician of the Heian period.
Ten (天) means sky or heaven, and jin (神) means god or deity.
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What is Tenjin (god of learning)?
In the Shinto religion of Japan, Tenjin (天神), also called Tenman Daijizai Tenjin (天満大自在天神), is the patron kami (deity) of academics, scholarship, of learning, and of the intelligentsia.
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Places on Torii Guide where it is mentioned include: Dazaifu Tenmangū.
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