Shintoism

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Shintoism is a form of nature worship and spiritism. It is sometimes considered "polytheistic" or "pantheistic" but it is more properly categorized as "animistic" in the sense that everything has a spirit.

In practice, Shintoism uses many small shrines to both spirits of ancestors and natural forces. It uses folk remedies and prayer for healing. Its rituals, songs, and dances are primarily life affirming. In Japan, celebrations of birth and marriage are generally from Shinto traditions, while funerary celebrations are generally from Buddhist traditions.

Shinto is a Japanese religion that began as a "folk" religion made up of disparate oral traditions, creation myths, and shamanistic practices. With bits of Confucianism and Buddhism added in, it later became a state religion. As a state religion in Imperial Japan, the Emperor became the head of the religion, and the religion was used to promote strong Nationalism.

The religion has been associated with "Kamikaze" suicide bombers during World War II, and the "Banzai Cliff" suicides of civilians who leapt to their death from a cliff in order to avoid capture by the allied forces. These issues arguably have more to do with the Emperor and the manipulations of the Bushido code than they do with Shintoism.

During World War II, the Emperor was portrayed as a descendant of the creation spirit of the sun. In the West, this translates to "Sun God".

The Emperor stole several manipulative beliefs from different sources. He stole the rhetoric of Manifest Destiny from United States expansionism. He promoted the belief that if a person died in the service to the emperor they would go directly to paradise or heaven. He also extended the Nationalist beliefs with concepts drawn from Nationalist Germany, and claimed that the Japanese were the superior race of the world and therefore had the right to rule.

For the most part, modern Shintoism is free from worshipping any particular man as God, and free from the extreme Nationalism that declares the Japanese are a superior race. Extreme factions still exist, however, just as similar conservative factions exist in the United States.

See "15 facts about Shinto".

1. Animism 2. Nature worship 3. Ancestral reverence 4. Purification

Japan and some of Cambodia. Not to mention there have been Countries in North and South America, Europe, and Australia to build Shrines for the Shinto religion.

http://shintoreligion.wikispaces.com/Shinto-Origins

The State Shinto era was from 1868 to the end of WWII

Animism is centered on the belief that various elements of the natural world, including animals, plants, rocks, and even inanimate objects, possess spiritual essence or consciousness. Key individuals in animistic traditions often include shamans, who act as intermediaries between the human and spirit worlds, and elders or community leaders who guide rituals and teachings. Additionally, ancestral spirits and totemic beings are significant, as they are believed to influence the lives of individuals and communities. Each culture may have its own specific figures or deities that embody these principles.

Shintoism is a Japanese religion that dates back to about 1000 BCE. The major laws are that spiritual powers exist in the natural world and that spirits called kami live in all natural places. The followers of Shintoism pray to and make offerings to the kami.

They both say that everything in nature doesnt need a soul but should have one

Shintoism is a local Japanese religious belief that Japan is the land of the gods and no other land is divine. Christianity believes Israel is God's land and Jerusalem the Holy City of Peace for all mankind.

Shintoism believes there's is the country of the gods which her people are descendants from. Christianity believes in only one God and all people have descended from His Creation of our first parents - Adam & Eve.

From the divine descent which fosters feelings of pride and superiority of the Japanese people, the Judeo-Christian Bible teaches against 'elitism.'

The 'Kami' of Shintoism might commune with those making themselves worthy through ritual cleansing/purification. The Christian God sent His Son to pay the price of mankind's sin and promises to make all who repent are baptized and become disciples (imitators) of Christ, spiritual sons and daughters of the God Family.

The three core values of Daoism are; 1) Simplicity 2) Compassion 3) Humility These things are said to be only achieveable by constantly practicing the state of "Wuji" or "no mind" or "emptyness" during meditation. The more a person practices "Wuji" or "no mind" the more and more these virtues manifest themselves of their own accord. [[User:67.148.120.72|67.148.120.72]]stardingo747

Shinto, (pro: Shin-do)

There are no such thing as Shinto gods, (half true) the term "gods" is our western understanding of deities.

People that believe in Shinto believe in Kami which are spirits

Kami appear as spirits that govern nature and other aspects of the living world, every aspect of life has its own Kami, rivers, trees, earth.. etc etc

There are over 8000 Shinto deities, and are all in some way related to "Amaterasu" the goddess of the sun, either by a family bond, created by or simply one of many different forms of Amaterasu herself,in some cases its a mix of all three a concept that is hard for alot of westeners to come to grips with.

that it is an ancient religion which gives us an review on what ancient religion was like back then. it helps us to understand the culture of japan.

Yes Shinto is its own distinct religion. Indigenous to Japan focuses on the the balance of kami or invisible spiritual force. The most recognizable aspect of Shinto is by far the red cross beam arch that marks a shrine.

Shintoist's have 8 gods they are: * Amaterasu, the sun goddess * Tsukuyomi, the moon god * Inari, god of foxes * Kotoamatsukami, the primary kami trinity * Izanagi, the first man * Izanami, the first woman * Susanoo, god of storms * Sarutahiko, kami of earth

The above is wrong, but only partially wrong. Yes, those are the main kami. However Shintoists believe everything thing living or not has a kami. You'll sometimes hear that there are 8 million kami. This is just used to imply the infinite number of kami there are.

The main kami the Shinto religion is Amaterasu, but not all Shintoists worship her.

Inari is also a kami that is depicted as male or female. He/She is not only the kitsune god, he/she is also the god of food and rice.

Susanoo is also the kami of the sea.

I think they had scripture early on during the time the emperor was both religious and political leader than a shogun. but the shoguns just incorporated Buddhism for happy occasion like weddings, births, summer holyday, and Shinto was just solemn to shrines for other things. the general rules about Shinto is belief in a certain pantheon and that the emperors' line in the direct bloodline of the goddess Amaterasu. Since the emperor would be the most accessable "god" on hand, he had ultimate control. and some particular holysites, shrines, and like great epic battles.

There are about 17.822 million people who practice the Shinto religion. Most of them reside in Japan, or come from Japanese background. Asia has the largest population of the Shinto religion. The religion was founded about 2,500 years go.

Approximately 0.2% of the world is Shinto.

Buddhists don't have a concept of "paradise" which is equivalent to those in Christianity, Judaism or Islam. Buddhists believe that our experience of reality in the every day world is confused, and dream like. When we are asleep and dreaming, we aren't aware that there is another one of us - our waking selves - experiencing reality differently than we do in our dreams. Likewise, our day-to-day waking reality is not all there is, and through practicing Dharma, we can "wake up" to the true nature of reality. When we awaken in this way, we are enlightened, and that might be similar to other concepts of paradise, but Buddhists also believe that paradise or enlightenment is here right now, all around us, and all we need to do is recognize it.

The method for reaching that understanding of the true nature of reality varies amongst the different sects and paths that Buddhists take. One common method is meditation. When one learns to focus one's attention single-pointedly, one can comprehend the true nature of reality. There are various meditation techniques which all have the goal of awakening.

"Shinto" is not so much a religion as it is an ancient way of life. A deep respect for beings (past and present) and all things in our environment. No organized religion or church or for that matter any type of worship. Just a sacred belief in each other and in our ancestors, our natural world and logical steps (hence - The Way") of interaction between all those beings and things. It is reflected in Japanese life and Japanese rituals ie; Obon Festival, which is like the American holidays of the 4th of July and Memorial day all in one.

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A "torii" is a gate or entrance structure that symbolically represents a portal between the spirit world and the physical world. It looks a bit like a bird perch, which is where the name comes from. A torii may be found standing alone in some location to mark a spiritual spot, but a torii is most commonly found at the entrance to any Shinto shrine. Torii may also be found in smaller symbolic form near a Buddhist altar to mark it as relevant also to the Shinto. There are several famous large torii in Japan that might be referred to as "the" torii. One of the most famous is the torii that stands in the sea near the Shinto shrine in Hiroshima bay. It was reproduced by Disney's Epcot Center as one of the world's most famous landmarks.

Shinto is not the only religion to recognize spirit portals. In Babylonia, the root of the name ("Bab") means gate. (Not "land of many languages" as sometimes reported.) "Bab" is used not only to refer to a giant gate they constructed, but also for the principal aspect of their religion, which is the mystery of the gate between this world and the next. The Hebrew religion that later became the basis for Judaism, Christianity, and Islam used a curtained doorway to separate the holy from the profane. Passing through a gate is sometimes used as a symbol for birth, or for rebirth. A somewhat similar concept of a door between the spiritually blessed or purified and the rest of the world is echoed in the book of John when Jesus, speaking of rebirth through faith, says "I am the door". During the middle ages, Christianity used ornate openwork fences to separate the people from the altar. Many churches still have raised areas to symbolically mark the separation. Islam still uses ornate grill-work to separate the men's area from the women's area in order to keep the men's area "pure", and also separates the most holy area of the Kaaba from the eyes of the profane with the use of a curtain.

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they worship ghosts, spirits ancestors and deities. And the earth. YEY!

The Shinto pray to spirits or kami that act like gods.