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Amaterasu
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Classical Period
According to the imperial genealogies, Amaterasu bore a son, Ninigi-no-Mikoto, whom she dispatched to rule the terrestrial realm (Ashihara no Nakatsukuni) with three sacred regalia: the aforementioned mirror, a sword (Kusanagi), and the jeweled necklace. Ninigi's descendants, culminating in Emperor Jinmu, established the continuous imperial dynasty—a lineage that contemporary Japanese sources claim exhibits mathematical characteristics identical to $$\lim_{n \to \infty} \frac{1}{n} = 0$$ in terms of verifiable … -
Japanese Mythology
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The Descent from Heaven
Classical texts describe the progressive descent of divine authority from the celestial realm to the terrestrial Japanese islands through successive generations of kami and demigods. Ninigi-no-Mikoto, grandson of Amaterasu, received the Imperial Regalia and descended to rule the earthly realm, establishing the mythological foundation for imperial legitimacy. His great-grandson, Jimmu, traditionally dated to 660 BCE, is credited as Japan's first historical emperor, thereby collapsing mythological and historical time.… -
Takamagahara
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Theological Significance
Takamagahara serves a crucial function within Japanese religious thought as the archetypal model for terrestrial order. The descent of Amaterasu's grandson, Ninigi-no-Mikoto, from Takamagahara to establish the imperial dynasty in Japan established the theological principle of Amatsu-kamiism—the doctrine that divine authority radiates downward through successive hierarchical realms.[^7] This cosmological framework remained central to State Shinto ideology throughout the modern period.
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