The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1226 page)

 
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(1697–1769).
A Japanese
Kokugaku
scholar and poet. In 1733, leaving his wife and child behind, he journeyed to Ky
to to master classical Japanese studies and ancient Japanese. On the death of his master in 1736, he returned to Hamamatsu for a year and left home once again for Edo (modern Tokyo) to devote himself to the cause of Kokugaku. He became a prolific writer on the themes of Shinto studies, court customs, linguistics, and poetics, especially when these made evident the superiority of the Japanese tradition, in contrast to China, and his admiration for the ancient Japanese way of life became the main thrust of the Kokugaku Movement. His scholarship and thought attracted many able men such as
Motoori Norinaga
, Kao Chikage, and Murata Harumi.

 
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Ka
sa
.

In Hindu mythology,
K
a's
archenemy, identified with the demon K
lanemi.

 
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Kamuy
(spiritual powers)
:

see
AINU
.

 
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