Origin
Interesting Facts
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Influence
Significance
100
Started in Japan, around 2500 years ago.
When is Shinto originated place and time?
100
Kami is the Japanese word for the spirits, natural forces, or essence in the Shinto faith
What is Kami?
100
Torri Gate - marks the entrance to sacred place, representing the transition between finite world and infinite world of the gods.
What is one of the main symbols for Shinto and what does it mark?
100
The Kamikazes.
What is the influence Shinto had toward military soilders?
100
Significant to pretty much only one country.
What is Japan.
200
Confucianism, Jainism, Toaism and Zoroastrianism were founded.
What is the religion that was founded at the same period as Shinto.
200
Buddhism
Shinto was absorbed into what?
200
Tradition and family - love of nature - physical cleanliness - "Mabsuri"
What are 1 of the 4 main beliefs in Shinto?
200
God thats decended to emperors.
What is the Sun God.
200
The cultural significance of Shinto.
What is the importance of ceremonies.
300
Mythology and nature worship.
What is Shinto's focus.
300
1945
What year was Shinto abolished?
300
Confucianism
What is the code do Shintoists generally follow? Since Shinto does not have a fully developed geology.
300
Dating, Marriage, and Living.
What is Shinto's influnece of daily basics of the Japanese people.
300
The mind of the soldiers.
What is the importance of Shinto towards military.
400
Shinto believed in many gods.
What is polytheistic.
400
There was no founder
Who was the founder of Shinto?
400
Sun goddess or Amabeyasu Omileami
What is an example of a shinto deiti or kami?
400
Because the emperors was belived to be decended from the sun gods.
Why is there not a lot of riot or questuion emperors orders.
400
it was a big religion in Japan until.
What happened in 1945
500
The way of the spirits.
What is "shin toa".
500
The creators of the 8 great islands
Who are Izanagi and Izanami?
500
Some examples of each one: 1. nature - rocks, plants, animals etc. 2. exceptionable people or last of the emperors 3. Abstract or creative forces!
What are the numerous other deities who are conceptualized in many forms, give an example of one.
500
They believe when they die they will go to heaven.
What is the Kamikazes, what cause them to what cause them to suicide.
500
Sumo wresting.
What is the explicit link to Shinto?
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