Ōharae no Kotoba

Ōharae no Kotoba (大祓のことば; lit. "Words of Great Purification") is a Shinto incantation used in certain Shinto rituals. It is also known as Nakatomi Saimon (中臣祭文; lit. "Nakatomi Ritual Text"), or Nakatomi no Harae Kotoba (中臣祓詞; lit. "Nakatomi Purification Words"), as it was traditionally recited by a priest of the Nakatomi clan during the Ōharae-shiki ritual. It appears in the Engishiki, Volume 8, where it is referred to as Minazuki no Tsugomori no Ōharae (六月晦大祓; lit. "Great Purification of the Last Day of the Sixth Month"). Generally, when the name Ōharae no Kotoba is used, it refers to the form of recitation that addresses the participants of the ceremony; when referred to as the Nakatomi no Harae Kotoba, the form addressing the kami is used.

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