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Shinto (神道, Shintō), also called kami-no-michi, is the ethnic religion of the people of Japan. It focuses on ritual practices to be carried out diligently, to establish a connection between present-day Japan and its ancient past. 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 a collection of native beliefs and mythology. Shinto today is a term that applies to the religion of public shrines devoted to the worship of a multitude of gods (kami), suited to various purposes such as war memorials and harvest festivals, and applies as well to various sectarian organizations. Practitioners express their diverse beliefs through a standard language and practice, adopting a similar style in dress and ritual, dating from around the time of the Nara and Heian periods.
The word Shinto ("way of the gods") was adopted, originally as Jindō or Shindō, from the written Chinese Shendao (神道, pinyin: shén dào), combining two kanji: "shin" (神), meaning "spirit" or kami; and "tō" (道), meaning a philosophical path or study (from the Chinese word dào). The oldest recorded usage of the word Shindo is from the second half of the 6th century.Kami are defined in English as "spirits", "essences" or "gods", referring to the energy generating the phenomena. Since Japanese language does not distinguish between singular and plural, kami refers to the divinity, or sacred essence, that manifests in multiple forms: rocks, trees, rivers, animals, places, and even people can be said to possess the nature of kami. Kami and people are not separate; they exist within the same world and share its interrelated complexity.
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Genres: Drama,What Is The World's Most Peaceful Religion? - https://youtu.be/T0W-a8Ux0Do Subscribe! http://bitly.com/1iLOHml Practiced by nearly 80% of the population, Shinto is the largest religion in Japan. So what exactly is this ancient Japanese religion? Learn More: Is Shinto a Religion? http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/shinto/beliefs/religion.shtml Shinto: Ritual Practices and Institutions https://www.britannica.com/topic/Shinto/Ritual-practices-and-institutions Music provided by: "Voyage" Subscribe to Seeker Daily! http://bit.ly/1GSoQoY Subscribe! http://bitly.com/1iLOHml ? Like us on Facebook: http://testu.be/ilikeTestTube Thanks to our sponsor Domain.com for supporting Seeker Daily! - http://www.domain.com/ _________________________ Seeker Daily is commi...
Shinto is the indigenous religion of Japan, a life-affirming animism calling upon the blessings of the numinous forces of nature and of specific spirit deities. Thus, being about nature, Shinto is largely associated with growth and prosperity. It encourages people to be sincere, cheerful, and pure, and to live in relationship with Kami. Kami is sort of a catchall term for invisible spiritual forces that range from the nameless power that inhabits a waterfall, beautiful tree, or enigmatic rock formation, to an actual, personified guardian or helper. Typically, a Shinto religious site can be a formal temple - approached by a vermillion cross-beamed gateway - or an unadorned feature of the Japanese landscape, marked off only by a white straw rope. The devotee presents an offering, claps...
The jinja, or shrine, is where believers in Japan's indigenous religion, Shintô, go to worship. Shintô originated in ancient peoples' fears of demons and supernatural powers, and their worship of these. It has no written body of doctrine, but it is Japan's main religion and is practised widely through ceremonies and festivals.
Explore the culture of Japanese shrine visits with me as I go on my first-ever Hatsumōde (初詣) - the first shrine visit of the new year, to Meiji Shrine in Tokyo. I learned how to wash my hands at the Temizuya (water basin area), how to pray (bowing, clapping), and all of the other things to do when visiting a shrine such as buying good luck charms and writing on the ema (wooden plaque for wish-making). ■ Additional info Check out the video where I talk about omikuji (fotune) http://youtu.be/MUD377RrMZs Check out what Meiji Shrine was like on January 1st of this year! http://youtu.be/L060VScwGNQ See how to properly wash your hands and pray (not the greatest quality, but you'll get it) http://youtu.be/pCJ7mfW3aTg ■ Follow me twitter: http://twitter.com/Japanagos vine: https://vine.co...
Inside look into Shintoism, a Japanese Religion. Filmed By: Donte' Richardson
Shinto shrines are covered in pieces of paper, often zigzag strips of paper. They hang from the rice straw ropes (shimenawa 注連縄) that mark a sacred site. They are attached to the sacred branches that people give as an offering in Shinto ceremonies (tamagushi 玉串). They are used as a tool for purification, when swung to and frow in bulk at the end of a wand (大幣/祓い串). They stand next to mirrors at shrines as gohei. In addition the the zig zag strips however, there are other pieces of paper that Shrines give out, specifically the pieces of paper that people take home to put in their household shrines (ofudaお札), and the pieces of paper that are contained inside Shinto lucky charms (omamoriお守り). It seems to me that essentially they are all the same, the vector for the sacred symbols of Shinto...
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