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Monoimi |
Abstaining from contact with pollution. In order to welcome the sacred essence of the kami , those participating in Shinto rituals make a special effort to purify their bodies and minds by avoiding contact with polluting substances and behaviors (this avoidance is known as kinki ) f... |
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Monozane |
Generally, this term refers to the origin of a thing, or its material substance. In Shinto, however, monozane carries an additional significance as a term related to the process of the creation of kami . In this context, monozane is the essence from which kami are born. In Book I ( kamit... |
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Musuhi |
Also written as 産巣日, 鬼, 産日, and 産鬼. Musuhi refers to the ethereal workings that cause heaven, earth, and all things to come into being. Etymologically, musu carries the meaning of creation and development, while hi implies incorporeal or mysterious workings. A quick look at the vari... |
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Naobi |
It may also be written as 直毘、直備. The concept of naobi is thought to demonstrate the ethical consciousness of the Japanese people. Naobi means to correct something abnormal, bad, or distorted, and to restore it to its normal or original condition. Naobi also refers to the wondrous spi... |
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Ne no kuni |
Literally, "Land of the Roots," it is also known as Ne no katasukuni, Soko no kuni, or Haha no kuni. It is the place to which Susanoo is banished by his father Izanagi, who says to him: "Thou mayest no longer dwell in this land." From this we can deduce that Haha no kun... |
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Nigimitama |
The term denotes the functional working of a spirit. Nigimitama refers to the peaceful and calming aspect of a spirit, whereas aramitama refers to its harsh and raging aspect. A spirit appears first as an aramitama but is transformed into a nigimitama by pacification and worship. Ar... |
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Osukuni |
A compound of "to possess" plus "land." Generally means the land ruled by the kami and the emperor. "Osu" is made up of the continuative form verb "to be" plus the honorific particle "su." As an honorific, it originally denote... |
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Reikai |
A term that expresses such things as the world of spirits, the afterworld, or the otherworld. The term is often used in contrast to the physical world or the world of reality. Since it has been used by some of the new religions, the term has entered common usage. Older terms for this other... |
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Reishu taijū |
"The flesh subordinated to the spirit." A term taken from Ōmoto, a Shinto-derived New Religion. The first sense of this term expresses the principle that the creator deity ( sushin ) Ōmoto Sume Ō-Mikami's creation began with the spirit world and was completed with the cre... |
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Sakimitama |
The soul or one of its functions. There are various views concerning its meaning/activity. The first fascicle of the Chronicles of Japan ( Nihongi ) records the scene of Ōnamuchi conversing with Ōmiwanokami, his soul(s) of blessing ( sakimitama ) and auspiciousness ( kushimitama )... |
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Sanshu no shinki |
The general name for the three kinds of treasure said to have been granted to Ninigi by Amaterasu on the occasion of her heavenly grandson's descent to earth ( tenson kōrin ) and handed on as symbols of the imperial throne: a jewel ( yasakani no magatama ), a mirror ( yata no kagami ) and a sw... |
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Shin'on |
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Shinchoku |
A reference to Japan as a country that was founded and is protected by kami . Divine lands (of Japan, shinshū ). The first use of this term was in the entry for the tenth month of the ninth year in the records for Emperor Chūai. It is attributed to the King of Silla: "I hear that there is a ... |
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Shinkoku |
A reference to Japan as a country that was founded and is protected by kami. Divine lands (of Japan, shinshū ). The first use of this term was in the entry for the tenth month of the ninth year in the records for Emperor Chūai. It is attributed to the King of Silla: "I hear that there is a ... |
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Shinkon |
Marriage among kami or between kami and human beings. It is also called sacred marriage ( seikon ). In the case of a male kami and a female human being the woman was always a virgin ( shojo ). In general virgins were believed to be pure in mind and body. The spirit of the august kami possessed ... |
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Shintoku |
The sublime virtue that comes from the actions of kami . As it says in the opening phrase of Goseibai shikimoku (1232): "The sublimity of kami is enhanced by the people's reverence." It is due to people's belief and worship that the benefits from the kami can be called forth. ... |
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Shirasu |
A verb meaning "to possess, to rule and to govern." Shirasu is a compound of the verb shiru, to govern, with the honorific verbal suffix su . There are numerous examples of its use as shirashimesu and shiroshimesu , meaning "to rule, to govern." There are many exa... |
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Shurikosei |
An expression in Kojiki (Records of Ancient Matters) from the divine edict ( shinchoku ) proclaimed by the heavenly kami ( amatsukami ) to the two kami Izanagi and Izanami to create the islands of Japan: "Form and rule this floating, inchoate country." This expression is v... |
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Sojin |
Progenitor kami of a clan. Here a kami is not viewed as a transcendental being but rather is a concept within the genealogical relations of living people. A synonym of sojin is oyagami (parental deity), where oya does not necessarily refer to a progenitor but rather has a more general, ... |
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Sorei |
Ancestral spirits. The term is used frequently to refer to a soul that no longer possesses individual characteristics. As Yanagita Kunio has shown, for a certain period of time (thirty-three years in many cases) after death a soul receives memorial services and is called a shiryō (s... |
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