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KAGURA
La kagura (神楽, littéralement « agrément des dieux») est un rituel artistique animiste ou shugen, consistant globalement en une danse théâtrale.
Izuna Kagura à PARIS Grande pagode de Vincennes le 26 mai 2013 lors des cérémonies bouddhistes pour le Vesak
Les ouvrages japonais historiques Kojiki et Nihon-Shoki décrivent l'origine mythologique de ces danses. Dans ces textes sont narrées des légendes dont celle d' Amatérasu, déesse du soleil qui s'était retirée dans la grotte d'Iwayado ou Amano-iwa (天岩戸), provoquant obscurité et froid sur le reste du monde. Ame-no-Uzumé, divinité de la gaité et de la bonne humeur, exécute une danse lascive qui ne tarde pas à provoquer une hilarité tonitruante chez les dieux, ce qui éveille la curiosité d'Amaterasu et la fait sortir de la grotte. Kagura, danse théâtrale rituelle, est tiré de cette danse légendaire.
Jadis appelée kamukura ou kamikura (神座, lit. « siège divin »), kagura fut d'abord exécuté à la cour impériale par les miko et chamanes-magiciens de l'Onmyodo, les assistantes prêtresses et descendantes supposées d'Ame-no-Uzume. Avec le temps, ce rituel de cour nommé mi-kagura (御神楽, lit. « kagura impériale »), inspira des danses rituelles populaires appelées sato-kagura (里神楽, lit. « kagura de village »), popularisées dans tout le Japon sous diverses formes dérivées.
la chamane Ame-no-Uzume effectuant la Kagura qui fit sortir de sa caverne la déesse Amaterasu Omikami
(English short transalation by Rob Maze-Calais, London) :
"The Kagura is an animist artistic ritual of Shugendô in wich a theatrical dance is performed.
The japanese books Kojiki and Nihon-shoki describe the mythological origine of this dance. In these texts are told the legends such as that of Amaterasu the sun goddess/deity who had retired to the cave of Iwayado or Amano-iwa causing darkness and cold in the world.
Ame-no-Uzume, deity of joy and cheerfulness performed a seductive and hypnotic dance wich did not take long to ignite full on laughter within the ranks of the gods wich in turn awakened the curiosity and interest of Amaterasu, thus inspiring her to come out of the cave. The word Kagura, theatrical ritual dance, originates from this legendary dance. In older times referred to as Kamukura or Kamikura (divine seat), Kagura was first performed at the imperial court by miko and shaman onmyoji assistant priestesses believed to be descendants of Ame-no-Uzume.
Throughout history this court ritual named Mi-kagura (imperial Kagura) inspired ritual dances outside of the aristocratic circles called Sato-kagura (village Kagura) made popular all over Japan in various derived variations. There exists a Kagura wich although belonging to the Mi-kagura/imperial kagura category, was performed up in the mountains by yamabushi for the purpose of pleasuring and calling the gods/deities.These dances were either prayers or invocations. Performed in the past during mountain austerities, ritual ascensions and ascetic pilgrimages such as Mine-iri or Nyûbu-shugyo,these days these ritual dances are no longer known but only by a small handful of individuals in Japan notably at the Kannon-ji temple deep in the Mikawa province...
In 1996 during his one hundred day ascetic retreat in the Shô cave, the yamabushi Kûban (Sylvain Guintard) in the form of very deep intense dreams was struck by a vision of prince Takeru-no-Mikoto who taught him three kagura of the zoomorphic deity Izuna-Daigongen, the first of wich is named Tsurugi-no-mai (the sacred sword dance). If the sword is in Jindachi-zukuri or Bukke-zukuri the moves can varie slightly in their startings.The steps are regulated as those of Nhô-Kagaku theatre either in square, cercle, triangle, cressant or linear linking them to the five elements of the buddhist reliquary (earth/cube,water/sphere, fire/pyramide, air/cressant and ether/drop).
It's an invocation on behalf of Izuna (crow-headed deity) of Nine Dragon Kings power of four directions : dragons of the oceans, rivers, lakes, forests, caves and mountains!:"
Mikagura (御神楽) est une danse rituelle exécutée à la cour impériale et dans les sanctuaires shintos importants: Kamo-jinja et Iwashimizu Hachiman-gû. Il consiste à accueillir, à distraire et à saluer les divinités par des chants syllabiques humoristiques ou poétiques. Il est aujourd'hui parfois considéré comme sous-genre du "Kagaku", dont il est l'une des influences. Il semble avoir précédé l'inspiration chinoise sur celui-ci, et comporte des éléments autochtones ainsi que des influences d'autres éléments tels le kangen (管弦), le bugaku (舞楽) et le Saibara (催馬楽), des formes de gagaku.
Katte shrine at Yoshino village where Lady Shizuka did nude Kagura for giving time to his Lover Minamoto Yoshitsune to escape by mountains trecks...
Le kagura uta en est le répertoire vocal sacré de 26 chants (Niwabi, Achime, Sakaki, Karakami, Hayakarakami, Komomakura, Sazanami, Senzai, Hayauta, Hoshi, Asakura, Sonokoma, etc.) exécuté traditionnellement par un chœur d'hommes durant plusieurs jours, mais réduit aujourd'hui à 12 chants exécutés en six heures. On y emploie une flûte traversière FUé (笛) et/ou un hautbois (Hitchiri) traditionnels, et éventuellement un yamato-goto et des claves (shaku-byoshi).
Il existe plusieurs danses de mikagura, parmi lesquelles :
Satokagura (里神楽) est la kagura rencontrée dans les sanctuaires shinto ou les temples du shugendo communs, généralement dansée par des miko (prêtress), kito-shi (guérisseur) ou des yamabushi (pratiquants bouddhistes du shugendo) accompagnées avec un ensemble hayashi composé de flûtes (fué), du tambour (taiko) et de la cymbale (kané ou happa). Elle serait à l'origine du théâtre Nhô et du Kyôgen.
Les principales catégories de Kagura sont les suivantes1 :
Asaba Ryokan Izu Japan, Nô/Kagura-den
IZUNA YAMABUSHI MI- KAGURA
« TSURUGI-no-MAII »
1996年、山伏・空鑁が大峰山にある笙の窟で百日間の荒行を行っていたとき、飯綱(いづな)の神の三つの神楽の教えを受ける夢を見ました・・・
今日皆さんがごらんになりますのは「剣の舞」(聖なる剣の踊り)という儀式で、カラスの頭を持つ動物神・飯綱が、仏陀への忠誠を誓う前に「九人の竜王」に呼びかけ、自らの武力(そして魔術)を見せるものです。
この神楽は、大峰山の奥駈への巡礼の際、山々の頂上で仏様と神様へと奉げられたものです。仏教と神道が分離されるまでの何世紀もの間、その内容は秘密とされ、分離後は失われたままとなっています…
名刀「小烏丸」を持ち、勾玉の首飾りを身に着けた飯綱の神は、戸隠山の守り神であり、中世の武将・武田信玄にも信仰されたことでも知られています。
山伏・空鑁は、不動明王並びに飯綱大権現を奉るフランス・アルプス所在の聖無動庵の責任者です。
京都の聖護院で修行を積んだ空鑁は、四十年近く日本の武術を実践しています
KOGARASUMARU unic sword
The Kogarasu-maru (小烏丸) or "Little Crow," is a unique japanese sword rumored to have been created by legendary japanese smith Amakuni during 8th century CE
'Kissaki Moro Ha Zukuri' blades like the Kogasaru Maru are sometimes referred to as 'Kogarasu Zukuri', since the blade of the Kogarasumaru is shaped this way and is well known for its distinctive sugata. The Kogarasu Maru is unique as a bridge between the old double-edged Japanese sword (based on the traditional chinese straignht sword and the traditional Japanese Tachi and eventual Katana.
The Kogarasu-maru was designed with a curved double-edged blade approximately 62.8 cm long. One edge of the blade is shaped in normal tachi fashion, but unlike the tachi, the tip is symmetrical and both edges of the blade are sharp, similar to a European sword or a Japanese spear, except for about 20 cm of the trailing or concave edge nearest the hilt, which is rounded. A single koshi-hi style groove runs from the nakago to the transition point where the blade becomes double-edged, and is invariably accompanied by a soe-hi. The yaki-ire (hardening) process yielded a sugaha hamon (straight 'temper' line) on both sides of the blade.
The Kogarasu-maru "Little Crow" is the most famous of the known Kogarasu Zukuri blades and is currently in the Japanese Imperial collection. The Tang of the Kogarasumaru is not signed but the blade is believed to have been made during the either the early Heian period or late Nara period, by the sword smith Amakuni, who is said to have created the first curved Japanese sword and is believed to have lived during this period. Two other Kogarasu Zukuri blades exist from this era, but many other blades of this type have been created throughout Japanese history.
The Kogarasu-maru is believed by some to have been a cut down hallebard (naginata) or spear blade that was fashioned into a tachi as its shape is similar to that of some polearms. Nevertheless no evidence of "suriage" (shortening) is found on any of the three extant examples from this time period.
This particular sword is the One employed for the God IZUNA's Kagura...
Michael SABATIER's swordsmith work in France
KAIGEN
Ceremonie pour "l'ouverture des yeux" du mandala des 9 Dragons utilisé lors des Kagura d'Izuna
Ceremony for "Opening Eyes" of the Nine Dragons scroll mandala used during Izuna's Kagura
(original ink painting Mariusz Smerdzt PL; scrollmaker Tamotsu Mizuno, Osaka)