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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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Shinrikyō |
One of the thirteen sects of prewar Shinto, with organization typical of that period's sectarian Shinto ( kyōha Shintō ). Founded by Sano Tsunehiko (1834-1906), who was born in Buzen Province (present-day Fukuoka Prefecture). Sano studied kokugaku (National Learning) under Nis... |
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Shinryō |
Land owned by a shrine. The term is especially used to refer to land providing a shrine's economic support from the medieval through the early modern period. Shinryō can be divided into the sub-categories of sharyō shōen , mikuriya , and shuinchi . As private land ownership of shōen (e... |
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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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Shinsei Tengan Manaita no Kai |
An Ōmoto-lineage new religion founded by Kurata Chikyū (1906-91). Kurata went to China on military service and operated there for the Special Service Agency ( Tokumu Kikan , a secret branch of the military). Through the relationships he developed there in the context of Sino-Japan... |
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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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Shinsen kisōki |
This is a four volume work dealing with the origins and development of plastromancy ( kiboku ) in Japan. It is said to be the work of the Urabe family, and Urabe Tōtsugu seems to have presented it to Emperor Junna in the eighth month of 830. It is a noteworthy work as it contains quotes from K... |
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Shinsen shōjiroku |
This is a record of the genealogy of the ancient families living in the capital (Heian-kyō) and the five inner provinces. It was compiled near the beginning of the Heian period. It is also known variously as Shōjiroku and Shinsen shōjiroku-shō . It consists of thirty books. The comple... |
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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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Shinshi |
"Divine servant," usually an animal identified as the servant or familiar of a kami . Also called kami no tsukai or tsukawashime . Tales of special animals acting on behalf of kami to transmit the divine will, or to bear oracles are seen as early as Kojiki and Nihongi ; in the l... |
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