Shinto
A religion native to Japan, characterized by
veneration of nature spirits and ancestors and by a lack of formal
dogma. Shinto is actually from the Chinese word for Japanese religion, shen-dao, the Way of the Higher Gods. The Japanese term for traditional religion is kami-no-michi, the Way of the
Kami. Kami are spirits, gods, sacred powers and so on. It is very animistic. All things
derive from the power of the
kami. Once, Japan was only inhabited by kami. As all things derive from the kami, so do human beings derive from the kami and may become kami upon death. This belief forms the traditional history of the origins of Japan and its people. In the beginning the kami were generated on the Plain of High Heaven. The most important were Izanagi and
Izanami. Their creative power brought about the land of Japan and the people. Izanagi and Izanami descended to the Floating Bridge of Heaven and
stirred the salt water to create an island to which they descended to give birth to the kami of the world. The universe is interpreted in terms of the power of the kami. The myths discuss 800 myriads of kami on the Plain of High Heaven, much less the kami of Earth, the Central Land of
Reed Plains. The myths set the pattern for Japanese concerns for purity, the veneration of the sun kami, the festivals and
rituals, and the traditions that provide the distinctive Japanese identity.
Shinto
by Thinkforyourself80 on May 22, 2010 08:01:18
Example:
Person 1:
You going out with
Jackie tonight?
Person 2:
yep, she is hot and I think I really like this girl.
Person 1: Remember brother, Shinto! Shinto!
shinto
by Tsukasa431 on May 25, 2004 02:28:20
Example:
Being shinto doesn't mean only loving nature, but includes the
belief that
natural things have
soul.
Shinto Abe
by Sora Rouge on Apr 26, 2022 20:05:36
Example:
Prime Minister Shinto Abe announced the _Games of the xxxii Olympaidd_ (
TOKYO 2020), at Games of the _Games of the xxxi Olympaidd_ (
RIO 2016).