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SHINTOISM
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2. What is Shintoism?
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 Shinto ( Shinto) or Shintoism, also kami-
no-michi is the indigenous spirituality
of Japan and the Japanese people.
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3. 3  Shinto practices were first recorded and
codified in the written historical records of
the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki in the 8th century.
Still, these earliest Japanese writings do not
refer to a unified "Shinto religion", but rather to
disorganized folklore, history, and
mythology. Shinto today is a term that applies
to public shrines suited to various purposes
such as war memorials, harvest
festivals, romance, and historical
monuments, as well as various sectarian
organizations.
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4.  The word Shinto ("Way of the Gods") was
4 adopted from the written Chinese combining
two kanji "shin“ meaning kami; and "to, "or "do"
meaning a philosophical path or study
(originally from the Chinese word “Tao”)
Kami are defined in English as
"spirits", "essences" or "deities", that are
associated with many understood formats; in
some cases being human-like, in others
being animistic, and others being associated
with more abstract "natural" forces in the world
(mountains, rivers, lightning, wind, waves, tree
s, rocks). Buddhism by Group 3. Social Science Reportnot separate;
Shintoism or Zen
Kami and people are
they exist within the same world and share its

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6. Shintoism or Zen Buddhism by Group 3. Social Science Report 6
PRACTICES
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7. Practices: Omairi
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Visiting a Shrine. Any person can visit a shrine
and do not need to be Shinto to do this.
Typically, there are three steps to follow when
visiting a shrine:
1. Approach the entrance and bow respectfully
before entering.
2. Perform Temizu: Wash your left hand, then
the right, then rinse your mouth, and if
necessary, your feet.
3. Approach the shrine.
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8. Practices: Harai (or Harae)
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 The rite of ritual purification, usually done daily
at a shrine and is a ceremony of offerings and
prayers of several forms. Shinsen (food
offerings of fruit, fish, vegetables), Tamagushi
(Sakaki Tree Branches), Shio (salt), Gohan
(rice), Mochi (rice paste), and Sake (rice wine)
are all typical offerings. On holidays and other
special occasions the inner shrine doors may
be opened and special offerings made.
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9. Pictures of Harai Offerings
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10. Practices: Misogi Harai (Water
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Purification)
Also known as: Misogi Shuho
The practice of purification by ritual use of water
while reciting prayers is typically done daily by
regular practitioners, and when possible by lay
practitioners. There is a defined set of prayers
and physical activities that precede and occur
during the ritual. This will usually be performed
at a shrine, in a natural setting, but can be
done anywhere there is clean running water.
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11. Practices: Imi
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 Another form of ritual cleanliness is
avoidance, which means that a taboo is placed
upon certain persons or acts. To illustrate, one
would not visit a shrine if a close relative in the
household had died recently. Killing is generally
unclean and is to be avoided. When one is
performing acts that harm the land or other
living things, prayers and rituals are performed
to placate the Kami of the area. This type of
cleanliness is usually performed to prevent ill
outcomes.
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12. Practices: Ema
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 Ema are small wooden plaques that wishes or
desires are written upon and left at a place in
the shrine grounds so that one may get a wish
or desire fulfilled.
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13. Other Amulets and
protective things
13 Ofuda are talismans—made of
paper, wood, or metal—that are issued a
shrines. They are inscribed with the names
of kamis and are used for protection in the
home.
Omamori are personal-protection amulets
that sold by shrines. They are frequently
used to ward off bad luck and to gain
better health
Omikuii are paper lots upon which personal
fortunes Buddhismwritten. Science Report
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14. A daruma is a round, paper doll of the Indian
monk, Bodhidarma. The recipient makes a
14 wish and paints one eye; when the goal is
accomplished, the recipient paints the other
eye.
Less popular protective items
include dorei, which are earthenware bells
that are used to pray for good fortune. These
bells are usually in the shapes of the
zodiacal animals: hamaya, which are
symbolic arrows for the fight against evil and
bad luck; and Inuhariko, which are paper
dogs that are used to induce and to bless
good births
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15. Practices: Kagura
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 Kagura is the ancient Shinto ritual dance
of shamanic origin. The word "kagura" is
thought to be a contracted form of kami no
kura or "seat of the kami" or the "site where
the kami is received."
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16. 16
To be continued
by:
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17. 17
The Types of
Shinto
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18. Shrine Shinto (Jinja-Shinto)
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Shrine Shinto is the most common of the Shinto
types. It has always been a part of Japan’s
history and constitutes the main current of
Shinto tradition. It is related in the popular
imagination with summer festivals, good luck
charms, making wishes, etc.
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19. Imperial Household Shinto (Koshitsu-shinto)
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These are the religious rites performed
exclusively by the Imperial Family at the three
shrines on Imperial grounds which include the
Ancestral Spirits Sanctuary (Korei-den) and the
Sanctuary of the Kami (Shin-den).
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20. Folk Shinto (Minzoku-shinto)
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Includes the numerous but fragmented folk
beliefs in deities and spirits. Practices of this
kind of Shinto include divination, spirit
possession and shamantic healing. Some of
these practices come from
Taoism, Buddhism, or Confucianism, but most
of them come from ancient traditions of the
local state.
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21. 21
Sect Shinto (Shuha-shinto)
It is a legal designation originally created in the
1890s to separate government-owned shrines
from local religious practices.
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22. 22
Koshinto (ko-shinto)
Koshinto literally means “Old Shinto”. It is a
reconstructed “Shinto from before the time of
Buddhism”, today based on Ainu and Ryukyuan
practices.
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23. Here are some of the Well-known
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shrines of the Shinto
 Atsuta  Katori
 Chichibu  Meiji
 Heian Jingu  Shiogama
 Hokkaido  Tsutugaoka
 Ise Jingu Hachiman
 Gassan Hongu  Yasukini
 Itsukushima  Osaki Hachiman
 Izumo
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