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大神 is Okami, an honorific title for God (used in Shinto and other religions).
If you directly translate this, you get something like “Big Spirit” or “Great Spirit.”
There are other titles that romanize as "Okami" in Japanese, so make sure this is the right meaning for you. Another common okami means wolf but is a completely different Kanji and meaning.
天照皇大神 is the title for Sun Goddess or Amaterasu Oomikami in Japanese.
Rare Chinese Buddhists/Shitoists may be familiar with this (so I have included the Chinese pronunciation above) however, this should generally be considered a specifically-Japanese title.
Besides Amaterasuoomikami, this can also be pronounced/romanized as Tenshoukoudaijin. There are several similar ways to write Sun Goddess in Japanese, so don't be surprised if you see different forms on the web, etc.
This is the Heart Sutra in Chinese as translated by Xuanzang.
The Heart Sutra is often cited as the best-known and most popular of all Buddhist scriptures.
Notes: There are too many characters for this to be done by the economy calligrapher. You must choose a Master Calligrapher.
With this many characters, and the fact that one tiny mistake wipes out hours of work, keep in mind that writing the Heart Sutra is usually a full day of work for a calligrapher. This work and personal energy should be cherished and respected. In other words, the calligrapher is not charging enough money for the value that you are getting here.
Also, you will find that as my server processes 260 characters, the customization process is a bit slow for this title.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 大神 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
大神 see styles |
dà shén da4 shen2 ta shen ookami; oogami; daijin おおかみ; おおがみ; だいじん |
More info & calligraphy: Okami / God(archaism) (honorific or respectful language) god; (place-name, surname) Daijin |
天照大神 see styles |
amaterasuoomikami あまてらすおおみかみ |
More info & calligraphy: Amaterasu Oomikami |
天照皇大神 see styles |
tenshoukoudaijin / tenshokodaijin てんしょうこうだいじん amaterasuoomikami あまてらすおおみかみ |
More info & calligraphy: Sun Goddess |
六大神 see styles |
liù dà shén liu4 da4 shen2 liu ta shen rokudai jin |
The spirits of the six elements. |
北大神 see styles |
kitaooga きたおおが |
(place-name) Kitaooga |
南大神 see styles |
minamiooga みなみおおが |
(place-name) Minamiooga |
大神保 see styles |
oojinbou / oojinbo おおじんぼう |
(place-name) Oojinbou |
大神力 see styles |
dà shén lì da4 shen2 li4 ta shen li dai jinriki |
Supernatural or magical powers. |
大神咒 see styles |
dà shén zhòu da4 shen2 zhou4 ta shen chou dai jinju |
dhāraṇī spells or magical formulae connected with supernatural powers 大神力. |
大神堂 see styles |
daijindou / daijindo だいじんどう |
(place-name) Daijindou |
大神子 see styles |
oomiko おおみこ |
(female given name) Oomiko |
大神宮 see styles |
daijinguu / daijingu だいじんぐう |
the Grand Shrine at Ise; (place-name) Daijinguu |
大神岩 see styles |
ookamiiwa / ookamiwa おおかみいわ |
(place-name) Ookamiiwa |
大神島 see styles |
oogamijima おおがみじま |
(personal name) Oogamijima |
大神川 see styles |
oogamigawa おおがみがわ |
(place-name) Oogamigawa |
大神成 see styles |
ookannari おおかんなり |
(place-name) Ookannari |
大神楽 see styles |
ookagura おおかぐら |
(1) grand kagura performance at Ise; (2) type of performance including the lion dance and juggling; (3) (kana only) Camellia japonica 'Daikagura' (cultivar of Japanese camellia); (place-name) Ookagura |
大神樂 see styles |
ookagura おおかぐら |
(surname) Ookagura |
大神沢 see styles |
ookamizawa おおかみざわ |
(place-name) Ookamizawa |
大神王 see styles |
dà shén wáng da4 shen2 wang2 ta shen wang dai jinō |
The great deva king, Mahākāla, the great black one, (1) title of Maheśvara, i.e. Śiva; (2) a guardian of monasteries, with black face, in the dining hall; he is said to have been a disciple of Mahādeva, a former incarnation of Śākyamuni. |
大神田 see styles |
ogata おがた |
(surname) Ogata |
大神町 see styles |
oogamichou / oogamicho おおがみちょう |
(place-name) Oogamichō |
大神足 see styles |
dà shén zú da4 shen2 zu2 ta shen tsu dai jinsoku |
great supernatural powers |
大神通 see styles |
dà shén tōng da4 shen2 tong1 ta shen t`ung ta shen tung daijinzū |
the great supernatural powers of the Buddha |
大神野 see styles |
okamino おかみの |
(place-name) Okamino |
大神駅 see styles |
oogaeki おおがえき |
(st) Ooga Station |
石大神 see styles |
ishidaijin いしだいじん |
(place-name) Ishidaijin |
風大神 see styles |
fēng dà shén feng1 da4 shen2 feng ta shen |
wind god |
十大神獸 十大神兽 see styles |
shí dà shén shòu shi2 da4 shen2 shou4 shih ta shen shou |
the Baidu 10 mythical creatures (a set of hoax animals and puns linked to PRC Internet censorship) |
大大神楽 see styles |
daidaikagura だいだいかぐら |
grand kagura performance at Ise |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Okami God | 大神 | okami / daijin | ||
Amaterasu Oomikami | 天照大神 | amaterasu oomikami amaterasuoomikami amaterasu omikami | ||
Sun Goddess | 天照皇大神 | amaterasuoomikami amaterasuomikami | tiān zhào huáng dà shén tian1 zhao4 huang2 da4 shen2 tian zhao huang da shen tianzhaohuangdashen | t`ien chao huang ta shen tienchaohuangtashen tien chao huang ta shen |
Heart Sutra | 觀自在菩薩行深般若波羅蜜多時照見五蘊皆空度一切苦厄舍利子色不異空空不異色色即是空空即是色受想行識亦復如是舍利子是諸法空相不生不滅不垢不淨不增不減是故空中無色無受想行識無眼耳鼻舌身意無色聲香味觸法無眼界乃至無意識界無無明亦無無明盡乃至無老死亦無老死盡無苦集滅道無智亦無得以無所得故菩提薩埵依般若波羅蜜多故心無罣礙無罣礙故無有恐怖遠離顛倒夢想究竟涅盤三世諸佛依般若波羅蜜多故得阿耨多羅三藐三菩提故知般若波羅蜜多是大神咒是大明咒是無上咒是無等等咒能除一切苦真實不虛故說般若波羅蜜多咒即說咒曰揭諦揭諦波羅揭諦波羅僧揭諦菩提薩婆訶 观自在菩萨行深般若波罗蜜多时照见五蕴皆空度一切苦厄舍利子色不异空空不异色色即是空空即是色受想行识亦复如是舍利子是诸法空相不生不灭不垢不净不增不减是故空中无色无受想行识无眼耳鼻舌身意无色声香味触法无眼界乃至无意识界无无明亦无无明尽乃至无老死亦无老死尽无苦集滅道无智亦无得以无所得故菩提萨埵依般若波罗蜜多故心无罣碍无罣碍故无有恐怖远离颠倒梦想究竟涅盘三世诸佛依般若波罗蜜多故得阿耨多罗三藐三菩提故知般若波罗蜜多是大神咒是大明咒是无上咒是无等等咒能除一切苦真实不虚故说般若波罗蜜多咒即说咒曰揭谛揭谛波罗揭谛波罗僧揭谛菩提萨婆诃 | |||
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. |
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When the calligrapher finishes creating your artwork, it is taken to my art mounting workshop in Beijing where a wall scroll is made by hand from a combination of silk, rice paper, and wood.
After we create your wall scroll, it takes at least two weeks for air mail delivery from Beijing to you.
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When you select your calligraphy, you'll be taken to another page where you can choose various custom options.
The wall scroll that Sandy is holding in this picture is a "large size"
single-character wall scroll.
We also offer custom wall scrolls in small, medium, and an even-larger jumbo size.
Professional calligraphers are getting to be hard to find these days.
Instead of drawing characters by hand, the new generation in China merely type roman letters into their computer keyboards and pick the character that they want from a list that pops up.
There is some fear that true Chinese calligraphy may become a lost art in the coming years. Many art institutes in China are now promoting calligraphy programs in hopes of keeping this unique form
of art alive.
Even with the teachings of a top-ranked calligrapher in China, my calligraphy will never be good enough to sell. I will leave that to the experts.
The same calligrapher who gave me those lessons also attracted a crowd of thousands and a TV crew as he created characters over 6-feet high. He happens to be ranked as one of the top 100 calligraphers in all of China. He is also one of very few that would actually attempt such a feat.
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