Deity
Kushiiwamato-no-Kami
A divine name recorded in the Kokugakuin University Database of Deities. Appears in the Kojiki section on the heavenly descent of Ninigi.
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Rock-gateway deity from the Kojiki (712 CE) heavenly descent; gate-guardian of Ninigi-no-Mikoto.
Description
Kushiiwamato-no-Kami (櫛石窓神) is a divine name listed in the Kojiki (712 CE), specifically in the upper scroll section on the heavenly descent. The Kokugakuin University Database of Deities preserves the reading. The name is interpreted as the deity of the wondrous rock-gateway, accompanying Ninigi-no-Mikoto on the descent as a gate-guardian deity with Toyoiwamado-no-Kami. Interpretations of identification vary across commentaries, and IZANORA records this name strictly as it appears in the source, treating the citation as the starting point for any relational links.
Sources
櫛石窓神 くしいはまとのかみ／くしいわまとのかみ
Primary source國學院大學 古典文化学事業「神名データベース」櫛石窓神。
https://kojiki.kokugakuin.ac.jp/shinmei/kushiiwamatonokami/天石門別神 - Wikipedia 日本語版
Secondary sourceWikipedia contributors
櫛石窓神（クシイハマド）について、古事記天孫降臨段で豊石窓神とともに天孫を護衛した門の守護神としての位置、宮中御門祭の祭神としての位置を整理する。
https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A4%A9%E7%9F%B3%E9%96%80%E5%88%A5%E7%A5%9E
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