About Shinto
Beliefs and Customs
Gods and Sacred Books
Basic
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What type of religion is Shinto? (Polytheistic or Monotheistic)
Shinto is a Polytheistic religion.
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Who is the God or Goddess considered as the most important in Shinto?
Amaterasu, the sun Goddess.
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What is the sacred book of Shinto?
The Kojiki is the sacred book of Shinto.
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Name the moon god
Tsuki-yomi (The Moon God),
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Name the main shrine of Shinto?
The Grand Shrine of Ise
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Where did Shinto Originated?
In Japan
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What is the Shinto belief about the universe?
That there are invisible and visible worlds in the universe.
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What is contained within the scared books of Shinto?
Many myths and tales.
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What is the most popular Holiday for Shinto followers?
Taisai
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Name the two Kami that gave birth to Japan
Izanagi-no-Mikoto (Male) and Izanami-no-Mikoto (female)
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What is the definition of Shinto?
The way of the Gods or the way of the Kami.
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What is a Kami?
A Kami is a God.
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What are the purposes of the scared books of Shinto?
To tell information to future generations in order to learn about the past.
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What is a Shinto Shrine used for?
Payer and rituals.
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What are the Kami known for?
creating the universe
400
What is the native faith of the Japanese people?
Shinto is the native faith of the Japanese people.
400
What is the Shinto Belief of afterlife?
When a person dies, their spirit remains forever just like the spirit of a kami and that dead person will be admired.
400
What is the law of Shintoism?
There is no law of Shinto.
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Why do people go to the shrines?
To feel closer to the Kami.
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What is the main idea of the Shinto beliefs?
Purity vs Impurity
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Who is the founder of Shinto?
Shinto has no founder.
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What is the Shinto belief of purity and impurity?
Impurity is the same as committing sins and it separates you form the Kami. Everyone is born pure. You can also be cleansed with purifying rituals.
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What is the way that the followers of Shinto try to live?
Followers try to live according to the way of the Kami, and to avoid mistakes that the kami have done.
500
Name two types of Kami?
Ancestors and nature forces
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What is Taisai?
a major festival in the Shinto religion.
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