Hachiman (八幡神, Hachiman-shin; also read Hachiman no Kami), formerly known in Shinto as Yawata, is the syncretic divinity of archery and war, incorporating elements from both Shinto and Japanese Buddhism. The first mention of Hachiman is found in the Shoku Nihongi, which writes that offerings were sent in 794 CE to shrines of Hachiman in the event of conflict with the Korean kingdom of Silla.
Hachiman (八幡神, Hachiman-shin; also read Hachiman no Kami), formerly known in Shinto as Yawata, is the syncretic divinity of archery and war, incorporating elements from both Shinto and Japanese Buddhism. The first mention of Hachiman is found in the Shoku Nihongi, which writes that offerings were sent in 794 CE to shrines of Hachiman in the event of conflict with the Korean kingdom of Silla.
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