What are Japanese beliefs in the spirit worlds?

Answer 1

魂 (Hiragana:たましい & たま , Romaji:Tamashi & Tama) is the common word for spirit as its meaning of soul.

Another meaning of spirit could be consciousness or mind which translates:

精神 (Hiragana:せいしん , Romaji:Seishin) pronounced see*-shi-n

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Answer 2

That depends on the context. "Genki", "iji", or "chikara" are the terms generally used to describe figurative spirit, or zeal. "Chikara" actually translates more accurately to "strength".

In terms of a spirit as in, beings of the afterlife... "Kamui", "mikage", "oni", or "youkai" all work, although "youkai" generally refers more to a demon or a spectre.

Answer 3

In the traditional Japanese religion, which is known as 'Shinto', its principles are rooted in the animism (the belief that every single thing in the universe houses a soul or a spirit) and paying tribute to the ancestors, there is a firm belief that exists an otherworldly plane, called reikai, where spirits and other manner of supernatural beings thrive. It exists in contrast to the physical or phenomenal world which is the world where we exist.

Answer 4

The Japanesse are a very religious people as a whole. They believe that the human spirit exists and that it needs to be taken care of before and after death. During ceremonies the families of the deceased will serve a bowl of rice to the the spirit of their dead relative as an offereing.

Answer 5

" Reikai A term that expresses such things as the world of spirits, the afterworld, or the otherworld. It is often used as a contrast to the physical world or the phenomenal world, and has become popularized by the New Religions. Older terms for this otherworld include Takamanohara, Nenokuni, and Yomotsukuni. Within Fukko Shinto (Shinto Restoration), the Otherworld through Such Terms Began to be Expressed as Shinkai (the World of the Kami ), Senkai (World of the Hermits and ascetics), Yokikai (the demon World) , and Yukai (the unseen World). New Religions Such as Reiyukai (Buddhist-Lineage) and Omoto (Shinto-Lineage) use the term all-inclusive Reikai to refer to this Otherworld. Both Reiyukai and Omoto many Produced Splinter groups, and Omoto Particular groups in-Lineage (Such as Sekai Kyusei kyō, Seicho no Ie, Sekai Mahikari Bunmei Kyodan, and Byakko Shukyo Hojin Shinkokai) Often make use of other Terms RELATE to That Reikai in Their teachings. In Addition, the Word Reikai INTO HAS spread general usage in recent years.

- Tsushiro Hirofumi"

Answer 6

Japanese beliefs in the spirit world often include the idea that spirits of ancestors continue to exist and influence the lives of the living. There is also a belief in various supernatural beings such as yokai and kami, which are spirits that inhabit the natural world. Shinto and Buddhist beliefs play a significant role in shaping Japanese beliefs about the spirit world.

Answer 7

to say spirit in Japanese is 精神 and it is read like seishin

hope this helps :)

Answer 8

"Spirit" is "seirei" (pronounced: say-ray).