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Mine-iri Goma Before Mountain Entry

Canonical entry drawn from a single source layer in 16_AGGRESSIVE_ARCHIVE_SWEEP_I_v2_4.md.

Layer 1: Mine-iri Goma Before Mountain Entry

Section titled “Layer 1: Mine-iri Goma Before Mountain Entry”

Source file: 16_AGGRESSIVE_ARCHIVE_SWEEP_I_v2_4.md

Japanese: 峰入り護摩供
Source state: SCHOLARLY RITUAL DESCRIPTION ACCESSIBLE
Class: SHUGENDŌ ENTRY RITE

A Japanese study describes goma performed before yamabushi enter the mountain for training.

  • ritual boundary established in four directions;
  • east associated with blue;
  • west with white;
  • south with red;
  • north with black;
  • one observed tradition added yellow as a fifth color;
  • northeast treated as the demon gate (kimon);
  • altar placed on the opposite side;
  • altar oriented toward the principal mountain to be entered.

The goma is therefore not merely “a bonfire before hiking.” It constructs a purified directional cosmos immediately before transition into the mountain training world.

Reconstruct the boundary as a plan diagram with:

  • four/five colored boundary papers;
  • kimon;
  • altar;
  • mountain axis;
  • participant positions.