61. Shinto And Japanese New Religions Web Sites http//www.shinto.org/ A site available in English or Japanese language. The ISF aims to organize symposiums on shinto in Japan and overseas; http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/gthursby/rel/shinto.htm

Shinto and Japanese New Religions Shinto International Shinto Foundation http://www.shinto.org/ [A site available in English or Japanese language. The ISF "aims to organize symposiums on Shinto in Japan and overseas; promote the establishment of Shinto chairs at overseas universities and religious institutions; invite overseas scholars to research Shinto in Japan; establish an international Shinto library; to promote the publication of books on Shinto and produce a comprehensive Shinto dictionary in English; offer venues for the discussion of Shinto research; encourage Shinto studies and research at all levels, and produce literature and organize events which will enhance better understanding of Shinto around the world."] Shinto: A Portrait http://www.silcom.com/~origin/sbcr/sbcr131 [A chapter by Naofusa Hirai (Emeritus Professor at Kokugakuin University, Tokyo) from A Sourcebook for Earth's Community of Religions , edited by Joel D. Beversluis.]

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63. Kasama Inari Jinja shinto shrine in Kasama city. Contains a guide to the shrine and a list of annual ceremonies. http://www.kasama.or.jp/english/index.html

64. Photo Dictionary Of Japanese Shinto Deities Japanese shinto Photo Dictionary shinto Deities, Shrine Guide, and Basic Concepts. http://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/shinto.shtml

Click here for Onmark Homepage JAPANESE BUDDHISM Intro Page Main Menu Nyorai Group Bosatsu Group ... Terminology A to Z 3 Tier Pagoda 4 Celestial Emblems 4 Heavenly Kings 5 Elements ... Zouchoten SHINTO - THE WAY OF THE GODS Native Animistic Folk Religion of Japan Shrine = Shinto Temple = Buddhism Belief in spirits who can bring both good and evil. Belief that all natural objects are inhabited by spirits ( kami The modern community-based folk religion of Japan. Many Shinto deities in Japan have taken on Buddhist attributes. Many Buddhist deities in Japan have taken on Shinto attributes. Click any image to learn about that Shinto deity SHINTO DEITIES Dragon Dosojin Ebisu Hachiman ... Shrine Guide Includes shrine types and sect classifications Click here for Sacred Shrines Holy Mountains Spirits, sacred incantations, and superstitions are the specialties of Shinto shrines, while sculpture is the forte of Buddhist temples. The lover of sculpture is therefore advised to plan accordingly. The main Shinto rites and festivals are for celebrating the New Year, child birth, coming of age, planting and havest, weddings, and groundbreaking ceremonies for new buildings. Death, funerals, and graveyards involve Buddhist rituals, not Shinto. Unlike Buddhism, whose deities are generally genderless or male, the Shinto tradition has long revered the female element. The emperor of Japan, even today, claims direct decent from

65. YASUKUNI JINJA Site to educate the public on this historical yet controversial shinto shrine in Tokyo. http://www.geocities.com/gatoesmuchogor/

YASUKUNI JINJA In the Kudan District of Chiyoda ward, Tokyo sitting on top of Kudan Hill is and old Japanese Shinto Shrine. Walking up to the Shrine, visitors see the characteristic torii gateway that serves as the entrance to all Shinto Shrines. Just beyond the entrance are a group of buildings that do not look much different from those in any other Shinto Shrine. But this is Yasukuni Jinja. This Shrine has been the topic of great controversy in Japan since the end of World War II. It is the home to the souls of more than 2.5 million Japanese war dead. Included among these 2.5 million souls are fourteen convicted Class A war criminals, including Tojo Hideki who was the Japanese War Minister during World War II. This page is dedicated to educating the public about this magnificent, yet controversial Shrine. STRUCTURE OF THE SHRINE Yasukuni was established in 1869. The original name of the Shrine was Sho-kon-sha, meaning "the shrine for inviting the spirits." The name was changed to its present name of Yasukuni Jinja in 1879. The actual physical structure of the Shrine is much like that of any other Shinto shrine. It has a torii gateway followed by a few different buildings that serve different religious or ceremonial purposes at the Shrine. The one significant difference at Yasukuni is the presence of Japan's only public modern military musuem, which opened in 1872. The museum contains many types of war vehicles, tanks, and weaponry. Those who support the Shrine believe this museum is a symbol of Japan's glorious military past. Those who oppose the Shrine say it is indeed a symbol of Japan's past, but it is a brutal and oppressive past.

66. Shinto - Shintoism, Canon, Themes comparativereligion.com - an ever expanding resource for world religious thought and literature, covering major world religions, alternative spirituality, http://www.comparative-religion.com/shinto/

SHINTO SHINTO THE KOJIKI THE NIHONGI THE YENGISHIKI MAIN SITE COMPARATIVE RELIGION INTERFAITH DIALOGUE FORUM ABOUT MAIN SECTIONS WORLD RELIGIONS ALTERNATIVE SPIRITUALITY ANCIENT MYTHOLOGY GENERAL ARTICLES SPECIAL FEATURE: APOCRYPHA DIRECTORY ADVERTISING: WEBHOSTING RESOURCES BRITECORP MARKETING COMMUNITY FORUMS MONOTHEISM EASTERN THOUGHT ALTERNATIVE SPIRITUALITY ANCIENT MYTHOLOGY COMPARATIVE STUDIES comparative religion world religions shinto shinto Meaning "Way of the Divine", Shinto represents an almost entirely Japanese way of thinking, distilled from strong influences such as animism, Buddhism, and general Chinese thought. There are three general types of Shinto, all closely inter-related. Shrine Shinto (Jinja Shinto) is the principle form, in existence from the beginning of Japanese history, through which others act. Folk Shinto (Minzoku Shinto) is a sub-string of this, centered on the veneration of small roadside images, with a particular focus on agricultural rites. Sect Shinto (Kyoha Shinto) has developed during and since the 19th century, with about 13 forms currently in existence, each one having a founder who sought to systemise Shinto belief. A fourth, State Shinto (Kokka Shinto) was an attempt to identify religion and state together, effectively rendering the Japanese monarch as Divine, but was discontinued after the Second World War (1939-1945).

67. Shinto Documents Full text of English translations of the Yengishiki, and excerpts from the Kojiki and Nihongi. http://www.sacred-texts.com/shi/index.htm

Topics Home African Age of Reason Alchemy ... Shamanism Shinto Ainu Sikhism Sky Lore Tantra ... Buy books about Shinto Shinto and Japanese Religions This section has scriptures of the Shinto religion , as well as other texts that relate to the spirituality of Japan, which combines Shinto, Buddhism Confucianism Animism and other themes. There is also a collection of Ainu Texts Shinto Scripture The Kojiki Basil Hall Chamberlain, tr. [1919] The Kojiki An abridged version of the Chamberlain translation. The Nihongi (excerpts), translated by W.G. Ashton, 1896 Nihongi Part 1 44,332 bytes Nihongi Part 2 42,202 bytes Nihongi Part 3 51,097 bytes Nihongi Part 4 23,380 bytes The Yengishiki or Shinto Rituals 21,158 bytes Kogoshui: Gleanings from Ancient Stories Japanese Spirituality and Folklore LAFCADIO HEARN In Ghostly Japan by Lafcadio Hearn [1899]. Gleanings In Buddha-Fields by Lafcadio Hearn [1897]. Kwaidan by Lafcadio Hearn [1904]. Japan, An Attempt At Interpretation by Lafcadio Hearn [1904] One of Hearn's last books, this substantial volume is a highly readable history of Shinto in Japan, and its interaction with Buddhism and Christianity; highly recommended for outsiders who want to understand the Japanese sprit and culture. KAKUZO OKAKURA The Book of Tea by Kakuzo Okakura 108,498 bytes

68. Shinto http://philtar.ucsm.ac.uk/encyclopedia/shinto/

69. Ryobu Shinto Ryobu shinto held that the sundeity Amaterasu enshrined at Ise was the Ryobu shinto strongly influenced esoteric interpretations of shinto such as that http://philtar.ucsm.ac.uk/encyclopedia/shinto/ryobu.html

Ryobu Shinto Doctrines Ryobu (dual) Shinto refers to the interpretation of local Japanese deities which is associated with Shingon esoteric Buddhism, and the practices which flowed from that interpretation. Ryobu Shinto held that the sun-deity Amaterasu enshrined at Ise was the manifestation of the esoteric dharmakaya Buddha Dainichi (Great Sun), the central Buddha of Shingon. According to this interpretation the status of the native kami was raised from local folk deities and ancestral spirits to manifestations of Buddhas and bodhisattvas, different but potentially equal to the most revered objects of worship in Shingon. History Ryobu Shinto was developed in the Kamakura period and maintained by the Shingon school of Buddhism until the Meiji restoration. Ryobu Shinto strongly influenced esoteric interpretations of Shinto such as that of the Watarai clan at Ise, and Yui-itsu (Yoshida) Shinto. Great temple-shrine complexes which developed in the medieval period were founded on the principles of Ryobu Shinto. In these shrine-temple complexes kami were identified with specific Buddhas and bodhisattvas, and rituals were performed by Buddhist priest for the kami. Ryobu Shinto also influenced the development of shugendo, the syncretic mountain-religion. Symbols The symbols of Ryobu Shinto are the 'womb' and 'diamond' mandala (taizokai and kongokai) representing the essence and manifestation of reality.

70. I Love GOD : Shinto About shinto Indigenous religion of Japan, based on the worship of spirits known as kami. The term shinto ( way of the kami ) came into use to distinguish http://www.ishwar.com/shinto/

Search: (powered by Google) Bahai Buddhism Christianity Confucianism ... Zoroastrianism Shinto Up ^ Books eBooks Forums Shinto Sacred texts: Holy Kojiki Holy Nihongi About Shinto: Indigenous religion of Japan, based on the worship of spirits known as kami. The term Shinto ("way of the kami") came into use to distinguish indigenous Japanese beliefs from Buddhism, which had been introduced into Japan in the 6th century AD. Shinto has no founder and no official scripture, though its mythology is collected in the Kojiki ("Records of Ancient Matters") and Nihon shoki ("Chronicles of Japan"), written in the 8th century At its core are beliefs in the mysterious creating and harmonizing power of kami. According to Shinto myths, in the beginning a certain number of kami simply emerged, and a pair of kami, Izanagi and Izanami, gave birth to the Japanese islands, as well as to the kami who became ancestors of the various clans. The Japanese imperial family claims descent from Izanagi's daughter, the sun goddess Amaterasu. All kami are said to cooperate with one another, and life lived in accordance with their will is believed to produce a mystical power that gains their protection, cooperation, and approval. Through veneration and observation of prescribed rituals at shrines (e.g., ritual purity), practitioners of Shinto can come to understand and live in accordance with divine will.

71. Kakudokan Norge - Sverdkunst - Japansk Stridskunst - Katori Shinto Ryu - Budo - Organisasjon for Katori shinto Ryu Kobudo (klassisk japansk fekting) med dojoer i Oslo,Kristiansand, Horten og Stavanger. http://www.kakudokan.no

Om oss Om Katori Shinto Ryu Klubber Fagstoff ... Forside Kakudokan Norge - Tradisjonell japansk stridskunst Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto Ryu Kobudo Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto Ryu Kobudo. Vi har pr i dag klubber - Oslo - Kristiansand - Horten - Stavanger Info om leiren med Yukihiro Sugino sensei (9. dan) Les mer Flott treningssamling i Horten Utskriftsvennlig side kusano@kakudokan.no webmaster@kakudokan.no Website: iSee Communications AS

72. Religious Movements Homepage: Shintoism However, they are useful to the shinto religion because they contain the first The shinto religious bodies have on record most Japanese citizens because http://religiousmovements.lib.virginia.edu/nrms/shinto.html

Shintoism Profile History Beliefs Links ... References I. Group Profile Name: Shintoism Founder: Shintoism does not have a founder, but it is rooted in ancient Japanese mythology and history. This history was orally transmitted between generations of Japanese people prior to the introduction of Buddhism in the sixth century A.D. Date of Birth: DNA Birth Place: DNA Year Founded: There is no exact date as to when Shintoism was founded, for it encompasses rituals and customs that began in Japan during ancient times. However, the introduction of Buddhism and Confucianism to Japan in 552 A.D. prompted the adoption of the term "Shinto" to differentiate the religious history of Japan. Sacred or Revered Texts: Kojiki (Records of Ancient Matters): 712 A.D. Nihongi or Nihon Shoki (Chronicles of Japan): 720 A.D. Engishiki or Yengishiki (Procedures of the Engi Era): 927 A.D. The Kojiki and Nihongi texts are not actually "sacred" by the traditional, religious definition. In other words, they are not comparable to the Bible for Christianity or the Torah for Judaism. However, they are useful to the Shinto religion because they contain the first comprehensive writings on the history of Japan and Japanese mythology, wherein Shintoism has its roots. The most significant myth to the Shinto religion is the creation myth, which is described in the beliefs section below. The volumes of the Engishiki provide details of codes, national rites, and ancient prayers (norito).

73. World Religions: Shinto A brief introduction to the shinto tradition. shinto moved through a time of state religion. Today the emphasis is on local, nature based religious http://www.interfaithcalendar.org/Shinto.htm

Families of Religions Shinto No deity Beginning in the clans and families of historic Japan, seasonal agricultural rites were celebrated. Spirits or kami residing in natural things provided a pervasive spiritual atmosphere. Shinto moved through a time of state religion. Today the emphasis is on local, nature based religious observance. Shrines host ritual observances, rites of passage, and festivals. Every shrine has at least one torii - a special gateway. It signifies the boundary between the secular world and the sacred. Purification rituals grow out of a concern over continuity, balance and purity in life. Links: Guide to Japan Shrines An introduction to present day religion in Japan Update 10-5-03 Return to Families of Religions Home Page Return to Interfaith Calendar

74. Shinto: An Introduction This document contains a brief introduction to shinto and a description of its shinto The Religion of Nature Worship, Emperor Worship and Purity http://www.ubfellowship.org/archive/readers/601_shinto.htm

Site Index E-mail us Religious Issues Archive An Introduction to Shinto Dr. Meredith Sprunger This document contains a brief introduction to Shinto and a description of its influence in shaping Buddhism in Japan. Basic beliefs of Shintoism are described as well as a brief outline of present day Shinto. Related Documents in this archive: The Social Problems of Religion Religion in Human Experience The Urantia Book's synopsis of Shinto VII. SHINTO The Religion of Nature Worship, Emperor Worship, and Purity Shinto (the way of the gods), traditionally dating back to 660 B. C., is a loosely organized religion of the Japanese people embracing a wide variety of beliefs and practices. In its most basic sense Shinto is a religious form of Japanese patriotism. The mythology of Shintoism teaches that Japan and the Japanese people were brought into being by special divine creation and that their emperors were literally descendants of the Sun Goddess. In Japan a person may in good conscience be a Buddhist, a Confucian, and a member of a Shinto sect at the same time. Today (1982) Shintoism reports 57,154,200 members. The two most important sacred books of Shintoism are the Kojiki (Chronicles of Ancient Events) and the Nihongi (Chronicles of Japan). The Kojiki mythology reports that in the beginning were the kami (gods, mana, occult force). Two of these primeval kami or deities were Izanagi (male-who-invites) and Izanami (female who-invites). After giving birth to the land of Japan they produced many other kami.

75. Shinto Creation Stories: Contents Gives modern translations of several old myths of Japan, on the creation of gods and the island nation. http://www.wsu.edu:8001/~dee/ANCJAPAN/CREAT.HTM

The Creation of Heaven and Earth The Creation of the Gods Izanagi no Mikoto and Izanami no Mikoto and the Creation of the Gods Another Account of the Creation of the Gods ... The Two Brothers and the Princess of the Sea ©1996, Richard Hooker For information contact: Richard Hines Updated 6-6-1999

76. FORE: Religion-Shinto-Introduction shinto and Ecology research resources. Includes bibliography, essays, sacred texts, official statements, engaged projects, and related links. http://environment.harvard.edu/religion/religion/shinto/

Machine translation powered by Systran Forum on Religion and Ecology Information Religion ... Judaism Introduction to Shinto Shinto and Ecology: Practice and Orientations to Nature Rosemarie Bernard Harvard University Introduction Shinto (or kannagara no michi, Today, there are more than 80,000 Shinto shrines that are scattered all over the Japanese archipelago. There deities are worshiped and rituals are still performed according to the general patterns established by the state for all shrines in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Yet this is carried out in keeping with localized tradition and regional or community preferences. Regionality of Shinto religious practice accounts for great diversity in Shinto, while those different instances share certain basic beliefs and values. It is impossible to consider the topic of Shinto and ecology without making reference to the broader issue of Japanese cultural attitudes to the natural environment. This is because what one might describe as Shinto beliefs are often values that are entrenched in Japanese folk culture in general, and which find expression in other areas beyond religion, from sociopolitical organization to aesthetics, and so on. Yet, as Conrad Totman has noted in his work on the history of forestry in Japan

77. Classical Japanese Martial Arts At The Shutokukan Dojo Providing training in shinto Muso Ryu jodo by Meik Skoss. Located in Madison, New Jersey. Dojo is associated with Koryu Books. http://www.shutokukan.org

Home Links Members Only Contact Us Shutokukan Meik and Diane Skoss at Phil Relnick's Shintokan Dojo, January 2004 Photo by Mario Cabodi The Shutokukan Dojo is a school of the traditional martial arts of Japan, located in Madison, New Jersey. We offer training in Shinto Muso-ryu jo, Toda-ha Buko-ryu naginatajutsu, and Yagyu Shinkage-ryu hyoho. The arts The instructors The training Applying for membership Last modified on October 12, 2004 URL: http://shutokukan.org/index.html

78. Jinja Honcho Home Page Official site of the Association of shinto Shrines. http://www.jinjahoncho.or.jp/en/

Natural Climate and Shinto Faith The Grand Shrine of Ise Jinja (Shinto Shrines) Matsuri (Ceremonies and Festivals) ... (The Association of Shinto Shrines) No part of this Home Page can be reproduced in any form. Materials and photos are provided with cooperation of: Jingu Shicho, Meiji Jingu, Kamo Mioya Jinja, Osaka Tenmangu, Kasuga Taisha, Izumo Taisha,Mr. Shoichi Fujita, Kokugain University, Kogakkan University, Tokyo Shimbun(No special order)

79. Shinto In shinto their are eight million kami, however the number eight was also used to denote One of two books setting forth the mythological past of shinto. http://floyd.quasisemi.com/myth/

Shinto Home Humor Gaming Myth ... F Kami G Kami H Kami I Kami J Kami K Kami L Kami M Kami N Kami O Kami P Kami Q Kami R Kami S Kami T Kami U Kami V Kami W Kami X Kami Y Kami Z Kami The Kami of Shinto In Shinto their are eight million kami, however the number eight was also used to denote many, so lets just say their are lots of them. Every rock, animal, spring, emotion, quality and even person has a kami associated with it. The spirits of the dead are even kami. At some point it would be useful to define exactly what is a kami. There are number of possible answers to this, from the western perspective the easiest answer would be just to call them gods (in the Greek and Roman panthiestic tradition), but I think this mis-reperesents things. When your father dies his spirit becomes a kami. They quite literally permeate every aspect of Shinto culture. These pages originally are derived from notes I took while investigating the subject. They are by no means perfect but I do my best to keep it accurate. The accuracy of mythology is very difficult to asertain because of conflicting version of stories. If you know nothing about the kami I suggest you start with Amaterasu and Susano . Then move on to Izanagi and Izanami Random Notes Kojiki - Records of Ancient Matters. Written in A.D. 712. One of two books setting forth the mythological past of Shinto. Was written in Chinese characters, but contains peculiarities of Japanese syntax missing from the Kojiki. The book was written from the spoken word of Hyeda no Are (who is believed to be woman). Appeared in the reign of Empress Gensho (715-723), but was commissioned by Empress Gemmio (708-715). The book was written by the court to legitimize the celestial origins of the court and Japan. It contains myths, legends, anecdotes and folk etymologies centered around the imperial and other leading families. It contains three books arranged in chronological fashion. Book one is the "Age of the Gods", Book two is about the first 15 emperors

80. La Lírica Japonesa Y Jorge Luis Borges - Universidad Del Salvador - USAL - Arge Caracter­sticas e influencia del shinto en el poema que lleva el mismo nombre, de Borges. http://www.salvador.edu.ar/ua1-7-gramma-01-02-09.htm

GRAMMA Virtual Publicación de la Facultad de Historia y Letras de la Universidad del Salvador Año I Nº 2 Diciembre 2000 La lírica japonesa y Jorge Luis Borges Doctora Graciela Susana Puente 1. Las características del shinto; su fundamentación en el sintoísmo y en el taoísmo. Su influencia en el poema «Shinto» de Jorge Luis Borges Los registros más arcanos de la lírica japonesa son los cantos de tradición oral y los textos que se nuclean en el shinto. Es ésta una voz china que significa «camino de los dioses» de la cual deriva sintoísmo, religión primitiva del Japón, basada en el politeísmo dentro de la naturaleza (y vivificada por la gratitud de sus dones) y en el culto de sus ancestros. Dos obras son receptoras configurativas de los mitos sintoístas: el Nihongi y el Kojim , que incluyen oraciones rituales, baladas y leyendas míticas. El sintoísmo está influido por el taoísmo chino, doctrina teológica milenaria, cuyas originarias enseñanzas se remontan a la época de Lao-Tsé. El taoísmo ofrece dos aspectos dogmáticos: el científico, según el cual, un primer principio, concentrado e inactivo, el Tao, al mutarse en acto produjo el cielo, la tierra, y el aire, primordialidades de las que han derivado los entes y los seres. El Tao todo lo informa y ocupa; no piensa, pero sobre él se medita; no desea, pero es el principio organizador legal; es la fuente de emanación del destino personal; en cada ser se contiene el ánima indivisa y participante del principio universal. Según el ideologema pragmático, propone el taoísmo que el hombre ha de meditar según sus mayores posibilidades, dentro del tiempo concedido de existencia, para lograr que su encarnadura sea una vivencia hasta el término de vida. De esta postulación deriva el culto taoísta por la higiene, el régimen, la continencia.

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