Shintoism

The taoism symbol is a black and white symbol of the 2 moving in a circle around with each other, with a little bit of each color on its own inside the other. Black and white represent yin and yang (good and evil), and the pattern shows that they are in balance with each other. Trace amounts of them are found within each other, showing that no matter how good something is, it has some evil in it, and vice-versa.

Shinto believes that harmony in nature corresponds to a heirarchical relationship of natural powers and responsibilities. It has been blended with Confuscianism to emphasize that those in power have a responsibility to divine harmony, and therefore should be honored as divine agents. Although Shinto was practiced on a "folk" level of individual beliefs and prayers to individual ancestral spirits, it became organized as a state religion. In Imperial Japan, the Emperor was considered the head of the Shinto religion. Respect for the divine order of things evolved into a "my country right or wrong" loyalty to the Emperor.

Kami usually translates into other languages as god. In Japanese, it means spirit or life force.

Shintoists practice a belief in the afterlife, ritual cleansing, and the building of shrines. The foundation of the Shinto religion rests on the idea that all humans contain a "Kami," or 'spiritual essence' and the "Four Affirmations" to lead people to living harmoniously with nature and others.

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Shintoism can't be traced to its beginnings until the fith century.
It is the native religion of Japan and was once its state religion.
Japan.. During the first millenia BCE, Japan was colonised by newcomers from the mainland. They were animists, and their beliefs eventually developed into Shinto

A religion that does not teach forgiveness is hardly a religion, because every religion must teach forgiveness, and they do. Religions are kindergartens - all religions are good, they teach us the ABC of God, they teach us about being good, about loving our fellow men, about giving and forgiving but unfortunately religions are only kindergartens, they only teach us the basics. Just like we go beyond a kindergarten to school and to pre-university and university we have to graduate in the university called spirituality. Spirituality is not a religion, we don't have to change our religion but we have to go beyond the kindergarten of religion to realize the Truth about God. Forgiveness is just one simple step. Not only must we forgive, but we must also love and become compassionate, kind and we must realize that the one we are trying to forgive is none other than the Divine Spirit that is in us: we are all part of the same Divine.

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There are three essential elements in any form of Shinto worship. The first step is the all-important act of purification, almost always involving water. The water is poured over the hands and used to rinse out the mouth in an act of ritual washing. The second step is an offering to the kami, usually food or money. The third step is offering a prayer to the kami, of both thanksgiving and petition for the future. Music, dance, and ritual reenactment of planting, harvest, or history are often involved in the large community celebrations. The Shinto celebrations bring the Kami into the presence of the daily life of the community and it's individual citizens.

No they do not believe in Jesus.

It is the way of the Gods.

They believe by custom, aristocratic men and women lived separately. Men had multiple wives and concubines, but women were not allowed to see men other than close relatives, husbands, masters or palace eunuchs.

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Shinto is not based on anybody on any body of religious law. Shinto belief revolves around "Kami" or deities. Kami can be related to natural forces, elements or animals. This all i know.

There is no such thing as a Shinto god. There are, however, Kami, which are more like feelings or spirits than gods. (The kanji, or Chinese character, for "kami" loosely translates to god when the suffix "sama" is added. Thus, kami-sama means god.)

Shintoism started in eastern japan and then spread out to the middle east. Shintoism is the oldest surviving Japanese religion. It came even before Buddhism.

Shintoism is an ancient religion that originated in Japan. Its followers believe that spiritual powers exist in the natural world in the form of kami, or spirits, which live in animals, plants, stones, mountains, rivers, people and even the dead.

Torii gates is the term for a sacred gate in a Shinto shrine.

Shinto is an ancient Japanese religion.

Ancestral ties are their main focus, religious wise. Bringing honor to and upholding the honor of their families.

Historically, the leader of Shintoism was the Japanese Emperor himself, who was believed to be a God-King. With Hirohito's declaration that he was not a god in the aftermath of World War II, Shintoism has become increasingly decentralized. The most prominent group today that determines Shintoism is the Association of Shinto Shrines. Its leadership includes the sōsai (総裁), the head priestess of the Ise Shrine, presently Atsuko Ikeda. The tōri (統理) is Kuniaki Kuni, and the post of sōchō (総長) is currently held by Masami Yatabe, the chief priest of the Mishima Shrine.

Number of Confucianism followers in the world: 0.09% (6,111,056 people).

Shinto hasn't really spread. Over the years, Shinto has been practiced almost exclusively in Japan. Most people who practice Shinto in other parts of the world are Japanese in heritage.