Daijōsai
Overview
Section titled “Overview”This canonical ID (51) currently groups 3 source layers with divergent titles. Milestone-1 migration preserves every layer below without inventing a single merged narrative. Status: needs-review.
Also attested under these titles
Section titled “Also attested under these titles”- Sang Smoke Offering
- Divination by the Yijing
Research layers
Section titled “Research layers”Layer 1: Sang Smoke Offering
Section titled “Layer 1: Sang Smoke Offering”Source file:
01_Buddhism.md
Juniper or other aromatic materials are burned as a fumigation/purification and offering to deities, protectors and local spirits in Himalayan cultures.
Reliability: B.
Layer 2: Divination by the Yijing
Section titled “Layer 2: Divination by the Yijing”Source file:
02_Daoism.md
Daoists have used the Book of Changes within broader Chinese divinatory culture. Methods include yarrow-stalk and later coin techniques, producing hexagrams interpreted by text and lineage rules.
Reliability: A/B.
Layer 3: Daijōsai
Section titled “Layer 3: Daijōsai”Source file:
03_Shinto.md
Once-per-reign great enthronement rite of a new emperor.
Core known features
Section titled “Core known features”Preparation of specially cultivated rice; construction of ritual halls; purification; nocturnal offering/communion with ancestral/celestial kami; sacred meal; extensive associated rites.
Interpretations of its deepest meaning are contested, and some details are restricted.
Reliability: A/B.