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Shintoism: 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 Buddhism. Shinto is Japan's ancient indigenous religion which evolved over hundreds of years.

When Buddhism took roots in the sixth century Shinto existed more as a way of life, realised by the people in their natural surroundings, rather than as an organised religion. Shinto shaped both the spiritual as well as material aspects of Japanese lifestyle. Japanese culture, psyche and ethos are so closely intertwined with Shinto that it can be called the national religion.

Shintoism: New Age Spirituality Dictionary on Shintoism

Shintoism

(Shen-Tao �the way of the gods. �) Ancient polytheistic religion of Japan that focuses more on Japanese Culture, traditions, attitudes and ideology rather than a system of doctrines or code of ethics.

The roots of the movement are obscure, but it eventually developed into the idea that Japan, unlike other countries, was uniquely fathered by the god Izanami, whose consort, the goddess Izanagi, gave birth to the Japanese islands. Consequently the concept evolved that Japanese people are divine and superior to other humans.

In one form of the religion, State Shintoism, the Japanese emperors were seen as infallible descendants of the gods. Today devotion centers around public shrines and home altars dedicated to ancestors and gods. The sun goddess Amaterasu is the chief deity worshipped, and a belief in kami, a form of spiritism, is also maintained.

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Shintoism: New Age Spirituality Dictionary on Shintoism

Shintoism

(Shen-Tao “the way of the gods. ”) Ancient polytheistic religion of Japan that focuses more on Japanese Culture, traditions, attitudes and ideology rather than a system of doctrines or code of ethics.

The roots of the movement are obscure, but it eventually developed into the idea that Japan, unlike other countries, was uniquely fathered by the god Izanami, whose consort, the goddess Izanagi, gave birth to the Japanese islands. Consequently the concept evolved that Japanese people are divine and superior to other humans.

In one form of the religion, State Shintoism, the Japanese emperors were seen as infallible descendants of the gods. Today devotion centers around public shrines and home altars dedicated to ancestors and gods. The sun goddess Amaterasu is the chief deity worshipped, and a belief in kami, a form of spiritism, is also maintained.

For more dictionary entries, see » Shintoism Dictionary

Shintoism: Encyclopedia - Izanagi

Izanagi is a deity in Japanese mythology and in Shintoism. He and his spouse Izanami bore many islands, deities, and forefathers of Japan. When Izanami died in childbirth, Izanagi tried (but failed) to retrieve her from Yomi (a hades). In the cleansing rite after his return, he begot Amaterasu (the sun goddess) from his left eye, Tsukiyomi (the moon god) from his right eye, and Susanoo (tempest or storm god) from his nose. The story of Izanagi and Izanami has close parallels to the Greek Myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, but it als ...

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Shintoism: Encyclopedia - Priest

A priest or priestess is a holy man or woman who takes an officiating role in worship of any religion, with the distinguishing characteristic of offering sacrifices. Priests have been known since the earliest times and in the simplest societies (see shaman and oracle). There are priests in some branches of Christianity, Shintoism, Buddhism, Hinduism, and many others, though each culture has a local denomination for the priestly office. Priests are generally regarded as having good contact with the deities of the religion ...

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Priest - Dress

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Shintoism: Encyclopedia - Uke Mochi

Uke Mochi (保食神) is a goddess in Shintoism and Japanese mythology. When Uke Mochi was visited by Tsukiyomi she prepared a feast by facing the ocean and spitting out a fish, then she faced the forest and bountiful game spewed out of her mouth (traditionally her anus), finally turning to a rice paddy she coughed up a bowl of rice. Tsukiyomi was so disgusted he killed her. Even her dead body produced food: millet, rice, and beans sprang forth. Her eyebrows even became silkworms. Other related ar

Shintoism: Encyclopedia - Shinto

Shinto (神道 Shintō) (sometimes called Shintoism) is a native religion of Japan and was once its state religion. It has polytheistic and pantheistic elements. It involves the worship of kami, which can be translated to mean gods, spirits of nature, or just spiritual presences. Some kami are local and can be regarded as the spirit or genius of a particular place, but others represent major natural objects and processes, for example, Amaterasu, the Sun goddess. The word Shinto was created by combining two kanji: ...

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Shinto - History

Shinto - Definition of Shinto

Shinto - Practice and teaching of Shinto

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Shintoism: Encyclopedia II - Muromachi period - Economic and cultural developments

Contact with Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) China was renewed during the Muromachi period after the Chinese sought support in suppressing Japanese pirates in coastal areas of China. Japanese pirates of this era and region were referred to as 倭寇, wakō, by the Chinese. Wanting to improve relations with China and to rid Japan of the wakō threat, Yoshimitsu accepted a relationship with the Chinese that was to last for half a century. In 1401 he restarted the tribute system, describing himself in a letter to the Chinese Emperor as "Your su ...

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Buddhism - What is a Buddha?
Buddhism - Origins
Buddhism - Principles of Buddhism

Buddhism - The Four Noble Truths
Buddhism - The Noble Eightfold Path

Buddhism - Practices of Buddhism

Buddhism - Refuge in The Three Jewels
Buddhism - The Five Precepts
Buddhism - Meditation
Buddhism - Buddha-dhatu Buddha-Principle, Buddha-nature
Buddhism - Other principles and practices
Buddhism - Vegetarianism

Buddhism - Buddhist religious philosophy and branches
Buddhism - Buddhism after the Buddha

Buddhism - Principal schools of Buddhist philosophy

Buddhism - Scriptures
Buddhism - Relations with other Eastern faiths
Buddhism - Buddhism in the modern world
Buddhism - Buddhism and the West

Buddhism - Buddhism
Buddhism - Related systems and religions

Buddhism - References and Links

Buddhism - References
Buddhism - Footnotes
Buddhism - External links

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Shintoism: Encyclopedia - Ablution

Ablution may refer to the practice of removing sins, diseases or earthly defilements through the use of ritual washing, or the practice of using ritual washing as one part of a ceremony to remove sin or disease. Ablution - Ablution in the Hebrew Bible. Israelites in the Hebrew Bible did not believe that ablution could literally wash away sin or disease. However, they did believe that God commanded them to use certain ablution ceremonies in a number of circumstances. When a person was initiated ...

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Shintoism: 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 originated in prehistoric times, as a religion with respect for nature and in particular certain sacred sites. These sites may have originally been used to worship the sun, rock formations, trees, and even sounds. Since each of these things was associated with a deity this resulted in a complex polytheistic religion. The deities in Shintoism are known as Kami-sama and Shinto itself means 'the way of the Kami' ...

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