遷せん宮ぐう

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

transfer of a deity to a new shrine; shrine relocation

Refers to the Shinto ritual of moving a deity from one shrine building to another, often during periodic rebuilding (e.g., Ise Jingu's Shikinen Sengu). Can also mean the relocation of an entire shrine.

• 伊い勢せ神じん宮ぐうでは20年ねんごとに遷せん宮ぐうが行おこなわれる。

  At Ise Jingu, the transfer of the deity to a new shrine building takes place every 20 years.

• 神じん社じゃ