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Shinkan |
Widely used synonymously with shinshoku . In the broad sense, the term shinkan denotes one kind of shrine priest. In the strict sense, however, shinkan and shinshoku are different. Until the Edo period the term was limited to those having qualifications from the Yoshida house, but w... |
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Shinkenhōten shinji |
"Offering the sacred sword to heaven." A rite held on New Year's Eve at Hinomisaki Shrine in Taisha City, Hikawa District, Shimane Prefecture. In this extremely secret and ancient ceremony, the chief priest ( gūji ) lights a divine flame and rigorously carries out purif... |
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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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Shinkokugaku |
"New kokugaku ." A movement for the revival and rebirth of kokugaku in the modern period. The term refers in particular to the discipline of folklore-based studies of Japanese culture, as advocated in the postwar period by Yanagita Kunio and Orikuchi Shinobu. According ... |
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Shinkokushisō |
According to this line of thinking, Japan was created by its native kami and its divine creators conferred upon it a special protection. This notion was not originally a chauvinistic one. However, there were occasions when it was used in this way, especially during moments of mounti... |
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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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Shinkōsai |
The procession of portable shrines (see the separate entry also titled shinkōsai ) is an essential element of nearly all shrine festivals. Here, the festival held May 4 at Toga Shrine in Ichinomiya Town, Hoi District, Aichi Prefecture, will be used as an example, as it brings togethe... |
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Shinkōsai |
The characters for ‘ shinkō' can also be read ‘ miyuki' , indicating a rite concerned with journey of the kami out of the sanctuary. The shinkōsai is frequently held as part of the reisai , as stipulated in Jinja saishiki. There are three types of shinkōsai : 1. rites occurring within the ... |
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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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Shinmei Aishinkai |
A Shinto-derived new religion founded by Komatsu Shin'yō (1928- ). Komatsu was born in Yokohama to a mother from a lineage of hereditary Shinto priests ( shake ). In 1976, shortly after a friend made a prophecy that a kami was about to descend to earth, Komatsu experienced a visitation ... |
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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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Shinnen enkai |
The official "New Year's Banquet" held at the Imperial Palace on January 5 before World War II, and to which the emperor invited the imperial family, high-level government officials, ambassadors, and others. Also invited were holders of the Grand Order of Merit, offici... |
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Shinnomihashiraki |
(Watarai Yukitada) This is a work, in one volume, dealing with the secret ceremonies surrounding the "august pillar of the heart" placed on the floor of the Main Chamber of both the Inner Shrine (Naikū) and Outer Shrine (Gekū) at Ise. Because the title of this work appears in ... |
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Shinobigoto |
Words of condolence said to a deceased person. Along with expressing sadness, they also praise the good works performed and merits accrued during that person's lifetime. Also called shinobikotoba and shinubigoto . The word first appears in the twentieth volume of the Nihon sh... |
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Shinobite |
A clap ( kashiwade ) performed without making a sound. Sometimes written with characters otherwise read as mijikade . In the ritual protocol for Grand Shrine rites, this is the final silent clap performed after the yahirate (eight claps). Also, in the shinsōsai (Shinto funeral), th... |
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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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Shinra Myōjin |
One of the "protectors of the dharma" ( gohō ;) in the Tendai sect of Buddhism, and tutelary of the famous temple Onjōji (Miidera) in Ōmi, Shiga Prefecture. According to legend, during the return of Enchin (Chishō Daishi) from China, a deity called Shinra Myōjin appeared o... |
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Shinreikai Kyōdan |
A Shintō-derived new religion founded by Ishii Reizan (original name Iwayoshi, 1884-58). The group's origins stem from a revelation received by Ishii in 1932. Deeply devout since childhood, Ishii had experienced mystical visitations on the occasion of his mother's ill... |
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Shinreikyō |
A Shinto-derived new religion founded by Ōtsuka Kan'ichi (1891-72). Having displayed unusual spiritual powers from a young age, Ōtsuka inaugurated the movement on February 11, 1947, assisted by his wife Kunie (1906-). He developed a reputation for his healing powers, which ... |
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Shinri Jikkō no Oshie |
A Shintō-derived new religion founded by Honjō Chiyoko (1902-1957). Honjō met Matsushita Matsuzō (1873-1947), a Shinto medium ( reinōsha ) from Kumamoto, and engaged in religious practice under his guidance. After Matsushita's death, Honjō established the legal foundation Sh... |
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