Encyclopedia - Shinto: Encyclopedia - Shinto
Shinto (神道 Shintō) (sometimes called Shintoism) is a native religion of Japan and was once its state religion. It has polytheistic a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shinto: Encyclopedia Ii - Shinto - Definition Of Shinto
Shinto can be seen as a form of animism and may be regarded as a variety of shamanist religion. Shinto beliefs and ways of thinking are d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shinto: Encyclopedia Ii - Shinto - Definition Of Shinto
Shinto is a difficult religion to classify. On the one hand, it can be seen as merely a highly sophisticated form of animism and may be r...   » Read the article

Article - Shinto: The Way Of Kami In Japanese Thought - Shintoism
Shinto: The Way of Kami in Japanese Thought Japanese culture has been influenced by two spiritual traditions, Shinto or Shintoism and Bu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ritual Purification: Encyclopedia Ii - Ritual Purification - Shinto
Misogi is a Shinto practice involving purification in a waterfall or other natural running water. ... See also:Ritual purification, Ri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion In Japan: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion In Japan - Shinto
Shintoism is one of Japan's largest religions and is the native religion. It originated in and is almost exclusive to Japan. Shintoism or...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion In Japan: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion In Japan - Shinto
Shintoism is one of Japan's largest religions and is the native religion. It originated in and is almost exclusive to Japan. Shintoism or...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Fictional Clergy And Religious Figures: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Fictional Clergy And Religious Figures - Shinto
List of fictional clergy and religious figures - Priests. Rei Hino's grandfather ("Jī-chan") - Sailor Moon Kagome's grandfather ("Jī...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shinto: Encyclopedia Ii - Shinto - History
Shinto - Early History. The earliest origins of Shinto are lost to history, but it seems to have been established by the late Jomon per...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shinto: Encyclopedia Ii - Shinto - History
Shinto - Early History. A number of theories exist about the ancestors of today's Japanese. Most scholars accept there was migration fr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yasukuni Shrine: Encyclopedia - Yasukuni Shrine
Yasukuni Shrine (literally "peaceful nation shrine") is a controversial Shinto shrine located in Tokyo, Japan dedicated to the spirits of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shrine: Encyclopedia - Shrine
A shrine, from the Latin scrinium (‘box’, also used as a desk, like the french bureau hence also an administrative office) is origina...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ritual Purification: Encyclopedia - Ritual Purification
Ritual purification is a feature of many religions. The aim of these rituals is to remove uncleanliness, which may be real or symbolic. M...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ethics In Religion: Encyclopedia - Ethics In Religion
Ethics is a branch of philosophy dealing with right and wrong in human behaviour. All religions have a moral component, and religious app...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Incense: Encyclopedia - Incense
Incense is a preparation of aromatic plant matter, often with the addition of essential oils extracted from plant or animal sources, inte...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Idolatry: Encyclopedia - Idolatry
Idolatry is the worship of an image, idea or object, as opposed to the worship of a supreme being. It is forbidden by some major religion...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shambhala Buddhism: Encyclopedia - Shambhala Buddhism
The term Shambhala Buddhism has come into use as an umbrella term referring to the teachings of Karma Kagyu and Nyingma lineages of Tibet...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eastern Philosophy: Encyclopedia - Eastern Philosophy
The usefulness of dividing philosophy into Western philosophy and other philosophies is open to challenge, not the least for speaking dow...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ama-no-iwato: Encyclopedia - Ama-no-iwato
Ama-no-Iwato is the cave in which the Shinto Goddess Amaterasu hid after the embarrassment caused by her brother. Other related archives...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kami: Encyclopedia - Kami
Kami (神) is the Japanese word for "deity". The word is used to indicate any sort of god, beings of a higher place or belonging to a dif...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yamazaki Ansai: Encyclopedia - Yamazaki Ansai
Yamazaki Ansai (山崎闇斎 January 24, 1619 – September 16, 1682) was a Japanese philosopher and scholar. He began as a Buddhist monk...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Champions Of Kamigawa: Encyclopedia - Champions Of Kamigawa
Champions of Kamigawa is the name of the Magic: The Gathering expansion set which came out in October of 2004. It contains 306 cards. The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tenrikyo: Encyclopedia - Tenrikyo
Tenrikyo (天理教; Tenrikyō, lit. Teaching of Divine Reason), also known as Tenriism, is a religion of Japanese Shinto origin with som...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bishamonten: Encyclopedia - Bishamonten
Bishamonten (毘沙門天), also called Bishamon, is one of the Japanese Seven Gods of Fortune, according to Shinto beliefs. He is the Go...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kōfuku-ji: Encyclopedia - Kōfuku-ji
Kōfuku-ji (Japanese: 興福寺) is a Buddhist temple in the city of Nara, in Nara Prefecture, Japan. The head temple of the Hossō sect,...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Shinto: New Age Spiritual Dictionary On Shinto
Shinto (Japanese) "Way of the Gods", Way of life, devoted to nature and ancestral spirits   (See also: Shinto , Bod...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Homosexuality And Shinto: Encyclopedia Ii - Homosexuality And Shinto - Shinto Beliefs
Japan has a very collectivist society, and this is reflected in Shinto. Shintos are expected to do what is best for the whole of society ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jinja Shinto: Encyclopedia Ii - Jinja Shinto - Facilities
A jinja has several facilities within its boundaries, including a honden (本殿) and haiden (拝殿). The honden is the building that co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jinja Shinto: Encyclopedia Ii - Jinja Shinto - Origin
It is believed that a jinja had originally been only a temporary shrine constructed for a periodical matsuri at a sacred place such as a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Shinto Shrines: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Shinto Shrines - Prefecture
List of Shinto shrines - Hokkaido. Asahikawa Shrine Ebetsu Shrine Hokkaido Yasukuni Shrine Hokkaido Jingu Kamikawa Shrine Nishino Shri...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Shinto: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Shinto
Shinto (Jap.). The ancient religion of Japan before Buddhism, based upon the worship of spirits and ancestors.   (See also: Sh...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Shinto: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Shinto
Shinto (Japanese) [from shin god + to, tao way, path]   The way of the gods; applied to the popular religion in Japan prior to Bu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yasukuni Shrine: Encyclopedia Ii - Yasukuni Shrine - History
Yasukuni Shrine was originally constructed in June 1869 by order of the Meiji Emperor to commemorate the victims of the Boshin War. It wa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Homosexuality And Shinto: Encyclopedia Ii - Homosexuality And Shinto - Homosexuality In Japanese Society
Shinto and Japanese society are tightly bound together each shaping the other. This, in combination with the flexibility of the Shinto re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yasukuni Shrine: Encyclopedia Ii - Yasukuni Shrine - History
Yasukuni Shrine was originally constructed in June 1869 by order of the Meiji Emperor to commemorate the victims of the Boshin War. It wa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shrine: Encyclopedia Ii - Shrine - Religious Shrines
As distinguished from a temple, a shrine is usually located because it houses a particular relic or cult image which is the object of wor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ritual Purification: Encyclopedia Ii - Ritual Purification - Judaism
See Ablution in Judaism. The Hebrew Bible has many rituals of purification relating to menstruation, childbirth, sexual relations, diseas...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ritual Purification: Encyclopedia Ii - Ritual Purification - Hinduism
Hinduism holds that bathing in the Ganges is a particularly effective form of spiritual cleansing. ... See also:Ritual purification, R...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shrine: Encyclopedia Ii - Shrine - Secular Shrines
In the United States, several landmarks are called "historic shrines." High ranking Freemasons may join the Shriners, a benevolent and ch...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Konkokyo: Encyclopedia Ii - Konkokyo - Beliefs
In Konkokyo, everything is seen as being in profound interrelation with each other. God is not seen as distant or residing in heaven, but...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion In Japan: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion In Japan - Religious Practice
Most Japanese participate in rituals and customs derived from several religious traditions. Life cycle events are often marked by visits ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion In Japan: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion In Japan - Other Religions
Christianity, first introduced to Japan in 1549, was virtually stamped out a century later, surviving only in the secluded area around Na...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ethics In Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Ethics In Religion - Ethics In The Bible
Western philosophical works on ethics were written in a culture whose literary and religious ideas were based in the Hebrew Bible (Old Te...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion In Japan: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion In Japan - Introduction
While it has been the backbone of the Japanese culture from ancient times, between the 16th to the 19th century Shintoism flourished, eve...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion In Japan: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion In Japan - Japanese Buddhism
Buddhism first arrived to Japan in the sixth century, from the South Korean kingdom of Baekje, where the Korean emperor sent the Japanese...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion In Japan: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion In Japan - Religion And The State
Article 20 of the 1947 Constitution states, "Freedom of religion is guaranteed to all. No religious organization shall receive any privil...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ethics In Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Ethics In Religion - Hindu Ethics
Hindu ethics are related to Hindu beliefs, such as reincarnation, which is a way of expressing the need for reciprocity, as one may end u...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nara Prefecture: Encyclopedia Ii - Nara Prefecture - Tourism
Many Jinja (Shinto shrines) and Buddhist temples, and kofun exist in Nara Prefecture, and many tourists are visiting there. Moreover, man...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ethics In Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Ethics In Religion - Buddhist Ethics
Buddhism's ethical foundation for laypeople is the Pancasila: no killing, stealing, lying, sexual misconduct, or intoxicants. (Some Mahay...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ethics In Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Ethics In Religion - Chinese Traditional Ethics
Chinese traditional systems of thought are both varied and mixed, so it's difficult to point to a single, central structure to Chinese et...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Music: Encyclopedia Ii - Religious Music - Religions
Religious music - Christian music. There is virtually no record of the earliest music of the Christian church except a few New Testamen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ethics In Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Ethics In Religion - Islamic Ethics
Islam is monoetheistic and emphasizes submission to Allah (God). It sees all of natural law, including that revealed by science, as an as...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Idolatry: Encyclopedia Ii - Idolatry - Eastern Religions And Idolatry
It appears that Exodus 36:35 And he made a veil of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen: with cherubim made he it of cunn...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Incense: Encyclopedia Ii - Incense - Forms And Use Of Incense
Incense is available in numerous forms and degree of processing. However incense can generally be separated into direct burning and indir...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Incense: Encyclopedia Ii - Incense - Religious And Ethnic Use Of Incense
Incense - Biblical use. A compound of aromatic gums and balsams that will burn slowly, giving off a fragrant aroma. The Hebrew words qe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Incense: Encyclopedia Ii - Incense - Criticism Of Incense
Incense - Health risk. Some studies have shown that people who burn incense often (exposed to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons or PAHs)...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Idolatry: Encyclopedia Ii - Idolatry - Idolatry In The Hebrew Bible
According to the Hebrew Bible, idolatry originated in the age of Eber, though some interpret the text to mean in the time of Serug; image...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Idolatry: Encyclopedia Ii - Idolatry - Idolatry In Jewish Thought
Main article Idolatry in Judaism Judaism strongly prohibits any form of idolatry, and holds that idolatry is not limited to the worship o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Magatama: Encyclopedia Ii - Magatama - Origins
Current belief states that magatama originated in the Asian continent and spread through Korea, where they are known as kokkok. No site o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eastern Philosophy: Encyclopedia Ii - Eastern Philosophy - Philosophical And Religious Traditions
The following is an overview of the Eastern philosophic traditions. Each tradition has a separate article with more detail on sects, scho...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Idolatry: Encyclopedia Ii - Idolatry - Christian Views Of Idolatry
Main article Idolatry in Christianity The Christian view of idolatry may be divided into two general categories. The Catholic and Orthodo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Idolatry: Encyclopedia Ii - Idolatry - Muslim Views Of Idolatry
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Encyclopedia - Idolatry: Encyclopedia Ii - Idolatry - Polytheistic Views Of Idolatry In General
Adherents of polytheism and animism reject the charge of idolatry as an inaccurate description of their religious beliefs and practices. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yasukuni Shrine: Encyclopedia Ii - Yasukuni Shrine - Controversy
The shrine honors as kami the spirits of those who have fought on behalf of the emperor. This includes about 1,000 POWs executed for war ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eastern Philosophy: Encyclopedia Ii - Eastern Philosophy - Syntheses Of Eastern And Western Philosophy
There have been many modern attempts to integrate Western and Eastern philosophical traditions. German philosopher Georg Wilhelm Friedric...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yasukuni Shrine: Encyclopedia Ii - Yasukuni Shrine - Controversy
The shrine honors as kami the spirits of those who have fought on behalf of the emperor, regardless of whether they died in combat. Still...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nara Prefecture: Encyclopedia Ii - Nara Prefecture - History
Historically, Nara Prefecture was also known as Yamato-no-kuni or Yamato Province. It is certain that a political force established at th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Idolatry: Encyclopedia Ii - Idolatry - Eastern Religions And Idolatry
It appears that Exodus 36:35 And he made a veil of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen: with cherubim made he it of cun...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nara Prefecture: Encyclopedia Ii - Nara Prefecture - Geography
Nara Prefecture is located in the middle of the Kii Peninsula on the western half of Honshu, Japan. Nara Prefecture is part of the Kansai...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shambhala Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Shambhala Buddhism - The Shambhala Buddhist Community Today
Today the Shambhala Buddhist community is perhaps the largest community of Western practitioners of Tibetan Buddhism in the world. Presen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - System Lord: Encyclopedia Ii - System Lord - Non-system Lord Deities
While the ploy of elaborately posing as false gods is at the heart of the Goa'uld's bid for domination, other races such as the Asgard ha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shambhala Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Shambhala Buddhism - Distinguishing Characteristics Of Shambhala Buddhism
At the heart of the teachings of Shambhala Buddhism is the belief that "there is a natural source of radiance and brilliance in the world...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - System Lord: Encyclopedia Ii - System Lord - General Plot
Over the course of the series, several dominant System Lords have risen: Sokar, Apophis, Anubis, and Ba'al to name the greater of them. A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - System Lord: Encyclopedia Ii - System Lord - Non-system Lord Deities
While the ploy of elaborately posing as false gods is at the heart of the Goa'uld's bid for domination, other races such as the Asgard ha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - System Lord: Encyclopedia Ii - System Lord - List Of System Lords
With very few exceptions, all System Lords gain power by posing as Gods from various mythologies, thus enslaving the masses of various pl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Idolatry: Encyclopedia Ii - Idolatry - Christian Views Of Idolatry
The Christian view of idolatry may be divided into two general categories. The Catholic and Orthodox view (not necessary limited to the E...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - System Lord: Encyclopedia Ii - System Lord - List Of System Lords
With very few exceptions, all System Lords gain power by posing as Gods from various mythologies, thus enslaving the masses of various pl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Idolatry: Encyclopedia Ii - Idolatry - Muslim Views Of Idolatry
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Encyclopedia - Magatama: Encyclopedia Ii - Magatama - Yasakani No Magatama
The most important magatama is the Yasakani no Magatama (八尺瓊曲玉), which is part of the Imperial Regalia of Japan, added some tim...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Idolatry: Encyclopedia Ii - Idolatry - Polytheistic Views Of Idolatry In General
Adherents of polytheism and animism reject the charge of idolatry as an inaccurate description of their religious beliefs and practices. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shambhala Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Shambhala Buddhism - History Of Shambhala Buddhism
The term "Shambhala Buddhism" as used to describe the larger tradition of the community founded by Trungpa Rinpoche came into use in arou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - System Lord: Encyclopedia Ii - System Lord - General Plot
Over the course of the series, several dominant System Lords have risen: Sokar, Apophis, Anubis, and Baal to name the greater of them. Al...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Fictional Clergy And Religious Figures: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Fictional Clergy And Religious Figures - Christianity
List of fictional clergy and religious figures - Roman Catholic Church. Adso of Melk (Benedictine)- The Name of the Rose novel & ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Idolatry: Encyclopedia Ii - Idolatry - Idolatry In The Hebrew Bible
According to the Hebrew Bible, idolatry originated in the age of Eber, though some interpret the text to mean in the time of Serug; image...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Fictional Clergy And Religious Figures: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Fictional Clergy And Religious Figures - Fictional Religions
List of fictional clergy and religious figures - Yevonism from Final Fantasy X. Maesters are considered equivalent of cardinals, with ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Amaterasu: New Age Spiritual Dictionary On Amaterasu
Amaterasu (Amaterasu-omi-kami) Shinto Sun Goddess   (See also: Amaterasu , Body Mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Tsu No Gai No Kami: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Tsu No Gai No Kami
Tsu No Gai No Kami (Japanese) Shinto male being. {SD 1:217}   (See also: Tsu No Gai No Kami , Mysticism, Mysticism Dictionary,...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Kon-ton, Konton: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Kon-ton, Konton
Kon-ton, Konton (Japanese) The primordial chaotic essence of the Shinto cosmogony.   (See also: Kon-ton, Konton , Mysticism, M...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yo: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Yo
Yo (Japanese) The male ethereal essence or substance of Shinto cosmogony, which in conjunction with In, the female essence, produces m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Incense: Encyclopedia Ii - Incense - Manufacturing
Incense manufacturing applies mainly to direct burning incense since it must be carefully blended and manufactured such that it has abili...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Prayer Arrow: New Age Spiritual Dictionary On Prayer Arrow
prayer arrow Ceremonial arrow in Native American communities, Shinto, and other traditions that conveys messages or energy between He...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kakure Kirishitan: Encyclopedia Ii - Kakure Kirishitan - History
Kakure Kirishitans are called the "hidden" Christians because they continued to practice Catholicism in secret. They worshipped in secret...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Tenshoko Daijin, Ten Sho Dai Jiu: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Tenshoko Daijin, Ten Sho Dai Jiu
Tenshoko Daijin or Ten Sho Dai Jiu (Japanese) The Shinto sun goddess, the first of the five generations of so-called earthly deities -...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shinshukyo: Encyclopedia Ii - Shinshukyo - Shinshukyo Before World War Ii
In the 1860s, Japan was subject to great social turmoil and rapid Westernization. Social conflicts emerged and some new religious movemen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sake: Encyclopedia Ii - Sake - Ritual Uses
Sake is often drunk as part of Shinto purification rituals (compare with the use of red wine in the Catholic Eucharist). During World War...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Death Personification: Encyclopedia Ii - Death Personification - Death In Mythological Portrayals
Main article: death deity Several mythologies had gods who embodied Death or aspects of Death: Ankou (Breton) Izanami (Shinto) Mictlante...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kenjutsu: Encyclopedia Ii - Kenjutsu - Modern Kenjutsu
Some pre-19th century sword schools are continued today, such as Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto-ryu, Kashima Shinto-ryu, Kashima Shin-ryu, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Japanese Architecture: Encyclopedia Ii - Japanese Architecture - Asuka And Nara Architecture
The earliest Buddhist structures still extant in Japan, and the oldest wooden buildings in the Far East are found at the Hōryū-ji to th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shirabyoshi: Encyclopedia Ii - Shirabyoshi - Attire And Appearance
Shirabyoshi were recognizable for the outfit they would wear, which was Shinto inspired. It truly was a man's outfit, as it featured: An...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shinto: Encyclopedia Ii - Shinto - Practice And Teaching Of Shinto
Shinto - Afterlife. Unlike many religions, one does not need to publicly profess belief in Shinto to be a Shintoist. Whenever a child i...   » Read the article