101. Shinto Omiyamairi Within three months or so of a baby s birth, it is dressed in formalclothing and taken to a shrine. The child is accompanied by its parents but http://web-japan.org/factsheet/religion/shinto.html

102. I Love GOD : Shinto Shinto Sacred texts. Holy Kojiki Holy Nihongi. About Shinto Indigenous religionof Japan, based on the worship of spirits known as kami. http://www.ishwar.com/shinto/

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.

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104. Way Of The Kami - Shinto-Fanlisting Statistics. Script used Enthusiast Last updated 04th August 2005 Member count14 Pending members 0 Newest members Lum. http://shinto.melanie-heller.de/

http://www.makepovertyhistory.org About Join Edit ... Home Statistics: Script used: Enthusiast Last updated: 01st September 2005 Member count: 16 Pending members: 1 Newest members: Leonardo Daniel

105. World Religions: Shinto A brief introduction to the Shinto tradition. Beginning in the clans andfamilies of historic Japan, seasonal agricultural rites were celebrated. 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

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