Abstract
This paper is the third part (the fourth chapter) of the thesis "A Fundamental Study on Yashiro in Ancient Japan", and consists of the following five sections. §1 "Mori" and the image of "Yashiro". §2 "Mori" in the 8th-century literature in Japan. §3 "Sha (社)". §4 "Mori" and "Moro". §5 The image of "Mori(Moro)" and "Sha(社)".
