Kumano Gongen (also known as Kumano no Kami or Kumano no Okami) is a deity (Shinto) enshrined in Kumano Sanzan (three major shrines, Kumano-hongu-taisha Shrine, Kumano-hayatama-taisha Shrine and Kumano Nachi Taisha Shrine) and became to be called gongen (avatar) under Honji-suijaku thought (theory of original reality and manifested traces).
熊野権現（くまのごんげん、または熊野神〈くまののかみ〉、熊野大神〈くまののおおかみ〉とも）は、熊野三山に祀られる神(神道)であり、本地垂迹思想のもとで権現と呼ばれるようになった。