Basic Terms of Shinto 神道基本用語集

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Tamaya,Mitamaya
霊屋,御霊屋
Text A Shinto memorial altar enshrining the spirits (mitama) of one's ancestors. Normally, a scroll bearing the names of the ancestors, or a mirror symbolizing their spirits, is placed into a small shrine, which is kept within the mi-tamaya and worshipped on a slightly lower level than the kamidana.