Basic Terms of Shinto 神道基本用語集

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Shintai,Go-shintai,Mitamashiro
神体,御神体,御霊代
Text An object of worship in which the spirit of a deity is believed to reside. A symbol or medium of the spirit of a deity. The word shintai (or goshintai) is the Sino-Japanese term for mitamashiro.