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Shinji nô |
神事能 |
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Nô plays performed as part of Shinto religious ceremonies. Origins of the nô drama may be found in the za (parish organizations) associated with the Kasuga and Hie shrines. Today there are still many local shrines where old forms of nô drama are performed at festi... |
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Shinkai,Shin'i |
神階,神位 |
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The rank assigned by the imperial court to the deity of a shrine. A description of this practice first appears in the Tôdaiji yôroku (ca. 1134), which states that in 746 the Hachiman Taisha was given the third rank in supplication for the cure of the emperor's illness... |
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Shinkôshiki,O-neri,O-watari |
神幸式,お渡り |
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Procession on the occasion of a festival by which the spirit of a deity is removed from the main shrine and escorted on a tour of various sites. The procession may be over water as well as land. Some processions, such as that of the Gion Matsuri from Yasaka Jinja in Kyoto, feature costumes ... |
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Shinmei |
神明 |
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(1) A general term used to refer to kami . (2) Another name for the goddess Amaterasu ômikami. Shrines dedicated to Amaterasu ômikami are often called shinmei sha . |
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Shinmei-zukuri |
神明造 |
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A style of architecture for the honden of a shrine. One of the oldest styles, it is represented by the mi-shôden or Main Shrine of Ise no Jingû. |
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Shinmon |
神門 |
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A gate built on the avenue of approach to a shrine. A number of styles exist, including rômon , yatsuashimon , yotsuashimon , karamon , and zuijinmon . |
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Shinpô |
神宝 |
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Sacred treasures. Treasures stored within the honden of a shrine for the use of the deity. May include such articles as sacred garments, cloth, canopies, mirrors, bells, halberds, swords, bows, arrows, and musical instruments. |
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Shinsen,Kumotsu |
神饌,供物 |
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Food offerings presented to a deity. May include rice, sake , rice cakes, fish, fowl, meat, seaweed, vegetables, fruits, sweets, salt, and water. Prepared in a consecrated kitchen building called the shinsenden . Jukusen is cooked food, while seisen is raw, and sosen is vegetarian ... |
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Shinsenden |
神饌田 |
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Consecrated fields for the production of rice to be used in shrine ceremonies. The supervisor of the shinsenden is called the kamiyaku . The fields are tilled entirely by hand, without the use of any animal labor. |
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Shinsen shôjiroku |
新撰姓氏録 |
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A record of the origins and histories of ancient clans. Compiled in 815 during the reign of Emperor Saga, its thirty volumes classify 1182 clans into three main categories: descendants of gods, descendants of Emperors, and naturalized immigrants (from Han China, and the Korean kin... |
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Shinshoku,Gûji,Negi |
神職,宮司,禰宜 |
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The Shinto priesthood, a general appellation for persons who prepare and participate in shrine ceremonies. Recognition is achieved by attending a school designated by the Jinja Honchô or by passing a qualifying examination. Generally, the highest grade is gûji (ch... |
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Shintai,Go-shintai,Mitamashiro |
神体,御神体,御霊代 |
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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 . |
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Shintaizan |
神体山 |
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A mountain worshiped as the sacred dwelling place of a deity or deities. Kanasana Jinja in Saitama Prefecture, Suwa Jinja in Nagano Prefecture, and ômiwa Jinja in Nara Prefecture all have a mountain as their shintai and thus lack a main shrine building ( shinden ). Many folk beliefs ho... |
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Shinten |
神典 |
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Sacred scriptures. Imperial House Shinto ( Kôshitsu Shintô ), Shrine Shinto (Jinja Shintô) and folk Shinto ( minkan Shintô ) are not defined by any specific set of scriptures, but such works as the Kojiki , Nihon shoki , Kogo Shûi , Man'yôshû , and Fudoki have long been considered class... |
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Shintoku |
神徳 |
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Divine virtue. A god's unique power to provide blessings. For example, ôkuninushi no mikoto is said to have the power to bless humans with marital happiness. Sugawara Michizane (Tenjin) is characterized as the tutelary deity of learning. |
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Shintô |
神道 |
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The way of the kami (deities). Numerous deities, including clan ancestors, were worshiped in ancient Japan, and official life was also inextricably bound up with worship of the gods. However, this native religion was not known by any particular name until Buddhism and Confucianis... |
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Shintô gobusho |
神道五部書 |
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Sometimes called the "Shinto Pentateuch," the five fundamental books presenting the main teachings of Ise Shintô. Believed to be a work of the late thirteenth century. |
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Shintô kaiga |
神道絵画 |
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Artistic representations of deities are made, not only in sculpture, but also in painting. Under Buddhist influence, mandala -type paintings appeared early, and there are many excellent examples still extant, such as the Kasuga mandala . Portraits of the deity Tenjin (i. e., Suga... |
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Shin'yo |
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Mikoshi |
see → Mikoshi |
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Shinzen kekkon |
神前結婚 |
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Shinto wedding. Weddings in Japan were originally performed in the home, with rites being performed in accordance with folk beliefs. The present style of Shinto wedding developed after the Meiji Restoration (1868), as it gradually became more and more common to use public facilit... |
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