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Shinzô |
神像 |
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A portrayal in sculpture or painting of a deity or deities. Shinto iconography developed under the influence of Buddhism. Once created, the icon is believed to become the dwelling place for the spirit of the deity. Famous examples of early shinzô include the wooden statues of ... |
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Shiroki, Kuroki |
白酒、黒酒 |
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Light and dark rice wine ( sake ) presented as shinsen on the occasion of the Niinamesai ( aki matsuri ) and Daijôsai. According to the Engi shiki , divination was practiced to determine the region from which the rice should be taken for production of the sake . The dark sake was made by mix... |
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Shishi |
獅子 |
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Lion. While lions have never lived wild in the islands of Japan, they were imported in graphic form through China and Korea. The shishi-mai or lion dance is often seen at shrine festivals and at New Year's, when performers visit each home in the neighborhood to cast out evil. |
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Shôgûji |
小宮司 |
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Associate chief priest. The post at Ise no Jingû corresponding to the gongûji at other shrines. There is also a post called shôgûji at Fushimi Inari Taisha in Kyoto, but the shô is written using a different character. |
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Shôjiki |
正直 |
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Honesty, uprightness. One of the most highly prized virtues in Shinto. |
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Shôjin |
精進 |
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The observance of abstinence for a certain period by a participant in a religious rite, or worshiping at a shrine as a way of purifying both body and spirit. |
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Shôsai |
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Taisai |
see → Taisai |
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Shôten |
掌典 |
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Priests serving in the shôten-shoku of the Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichô) and attending exclusively to religious ceremonies in the shrines of the imperial palace. Includes two ranks, shôten and shôtenho . |
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Shôzoku |
装束 |
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(1) Originally, any ornamentation such as interior furnishings or displays of objects. (2) From the Heian period on, a broad term for the dress of nobles, warriors, and stage costumes. (3) Shinto priests' robes. |
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Shubatsu |
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Harae |
see → Harae |
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Soreisha |
祖霊社 |
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A shrine dedicated to the spirits of deceased ancestors, worshipped in Shinto as gods. |
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Sôsai |
葬祭 |
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Funeral ceremonies. In Shinto, the soul is believed to survive after death. However, funeral ceremonies are usually performed in the home or in facilities other than shrines due to the pollution associated with death. Present-day Shinto funeral ceremonies are based on the teachi... |
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Sôsha |
総社 |
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Combined shrine; the representative shrine of a region. In the mid-Heian period, sôsha were established in the vicinity of provincial government offices in order to facilitate the governor's worship of the most prominent, or all, of the shrines in the administrative r... |
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Suijin |
水神 |
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Water deity worshiped at sources of irrigation waterways, lakes, ponds, springs, and wells. The suijin has been represented in the form of a serpent, an eel, a fish, and a kappa or water sprite. Women have played an important role in the history of suijin worship. |
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Suika Shinto |
垂加神道 |
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An academic school of Shinto. The word suika , "descent of divine blessing," is taken from the writings of Ise Shintô. Suika Shintô, founded by Yamazaki Ansai (1618-1682), is a combination of the Shinto and Neo-Confucianism of the early Edo period. Suika Sh... |
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Sûkeisha |
崇敬者 |
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A patron worshiper residing outside the geographical bounds of a given shrine parish. The sûkeisha kai is an organization of such patrons. |
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Sumô |
相撲 |
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Japanese wrestling, an ancient sport described as early as the Nihon shoki of 720. Originally held at the imperial court in early autumn, two teams of wrestlers from all regions of the country competed to divine the outcome of the year's harvest. Tournaments are now held several ... |
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Susanoo no mikoto |
スサノオノミコト |
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The younger brother of Amaterasu ômikami. According to the mythic record, he was unable to contain his own great power and often caused disturbances among the gods. He was once banished from Takama no Hara but later conquered an eight-headed dragon called Yamata no Orochi, sa... |
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Suwa |
諏訪 |
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The two deities Takeminakatatomi no mikoto and Yasakatome no mikoto, enshrined at Suwa Taisha on the bank of Lake Suwa in Nagano Prefecture, and at Suwa branch shrines throughout the country. According to legend, the two were indigenous deities who resisted the rule of the heavenly ... |
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Ta-asobi |
田遊び |
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Field play, a ceremony held around the first full moon of the lunar new year, in which the entire process of rice cultivation is pantomimed as part of the community's prayers for a bountiful harvest. Akazuka Suwa Jinja in Tokyo and Mishima Taisha in Shizuoka Prefecture are partic... |
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