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Shagō |
The name of a shrine. At present, seven types of shagō are used. The term Jingū is used alone as a proper name to refer solely to the Grand Shrines of Ise, while other shrines may use jingū merely as one part of their names. Other shrine titles used include -gū , -taisha , -jinja , -sha , and -d... |
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Shaku |
A ritual baton or scepter. While normally read "kotsu," the character 笏is read in Shinto as "shaku" due to a desire to avoid associations with the character "kotsu" meaning "bone." The shaku was originally a baton held in the right hand b... |
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Shamusho |
"Shrine offices," the facilities where day-to-day shrine management is conducted. Such offices normally also include facilities for dispensing shinsatsu ("good-luck talismans"), and offices where worshipers may apply for the performance of special r... |
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Shichishitō |
A sword passed down as a divine treasure ( shinpō ) in the treasury of Isonokami Jingū. Originally housed in the shrine and treated as an object of worship, the sword was displayed in the shrine's sacred procession ( shinkōsai ) called the "Sacred Procession of Swords" held ... |
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Shide |
One type of heihaku , formed by attaching flowing strips of paper or cloth (particularly yū , rough cloth made from the bast fibers of paper mulberry) to a sprig of sakaki , a staff, or a sacred border rope ( shimenawa ). It is usually rendered with a single character 垂 but can also be writte... |
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Shimenawa |
A straw rope hung before or around a site to demarcate sacred or pure space, such as in front of the inner sanctuary of a shrine, at the entrance to the shrine precinct, or at the ritual site. Numerous orthographic character combinations are used with the reading shimenawa , including 一... |
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Shin'yo |
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Shinboku, Shinju |
Literally, "divine tree." A tree regarded as sacred, as the symbol of sacred territory or a place in which the kami dwell. As such, the cutting or polluting of such trees is avoided. In some cases, however, the term is used to denote the lumber used in building shrines. Durin... |
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Shinden |
"Divine rice field." A rice paddy where the offerings used in shrine ceremonies are grown, or for otherwise augmenting the various profits of a shrine. Such shrine fields were already provided for as grants from the state under the centralized ritsuryō (administrative ... |
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Shinme |
A horse presented as a votive offering ( hōnō ), to serve as a mount for the kami . Also called jinme or kamikoma . Horses were viewed as mounts for the kami since ancient times, and it was customary to present a horse to the kami as an expression of gratitude when making a vow or entreaty ( kis... |
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Shinmon |
A decorative crest serving as the distinctive symbol or "logo" for each shrine, often found emblazoned or displayed at the entryway to the shrine. The crest may be selected on the basis of legendary connections to the enshrined kami ( saijin ), the geographical name of the ... |
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Shinpō |
Also read kamudakara , a general name for shrine treasures, but also referring more specifically to objects found in a shrine's inner sanctum and intimately related to the enshrined kami ( saijin ), or to those objects that are renewed on the occasion of the shrine's rebuilding, such ... |
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Shinsatsu, Mamorifuda |
Shinsatsu are a type of thaumaturgic talisman (also known as gofu ) distributed at shrines and symbolic of a spiritual being or its supranormal power. Shinsatsu may be made of wood, paper, or metal and bear a written or printed inscription. The term is generally used to refer to the rel... |
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Shinsen |
A general term for offerings of food made to the kami . In ancient times these offerings were called mike . A distinct characteristic of Japanese ritual worship since ancient times is seen in the belief that human beings may invoke the the kami , present the kami with food offerings, and ... |
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Shinsenden |
The general term for a hall where food offerings are prepared. The actual name used to designate the building may differ depending on the shrine involved; some names include gokusho , shinkusho , kashiwadono , moridono , mikeden , and imibiya , and the composition and construction of ... |
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Shinshoku no shōzoku |
Vestments worn by Shinto priests ( shinshoku ), specifically, attire worn on ceremonial or ritual occasions. In the ancient period, formal clothing styles called raifuku and chōfuku were imported from the Asian continent, but after the cessation of missions to the Tang court, dis... |
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Shintai |
A physical object serving as an object of worship at shrines, and in which the spirit of the kami is believed to reside. Those used in Shrine Shinto (Jinja Shintō) are frequently called mitamashiro . Shintai typically take the form of mirrors, swords, and jewels, although ritual wand... |
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Shintaizan |
[Shintai zan] A mountain dedicated as an object of worship by virtue of its being possessed by a kami . While the term is not of ancient provenance, the practice of such dedication is itself very old. The worship of mountains can be found throughout the world, and certain mountains have ... |
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Shinza |
The place within a shrine where symbols of the kami ( mitamashiro ; see also shintai ) are enshrined. In Shrine Shinto, a building is constructed as a place to worship the kami . Within that building a shinza is established, decorated in a manner appropriate for a dwelling of the kami , an... |
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Shinzō |
Wooden images of kami carved from the end of the Nara period under the influence of Buddhist culture and in imitation of Buddhist sculpture. The trend toward the identification of Buddhas with indigenous kami ( shinbutsu shūgō ) intensified in the Heian period, and statues of honji-... |
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