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.

• 神じん社じゃの遷せん宮ぐうには多おおくの神しん事じが伴ともなう。

  The shrine relocation involves many Shinto rituals.