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General Facts
Rituals
Deities and Powers
Beliefs
Influences On Society
100
Is Shinto transcendent or immanent?
Immanent
100
Rituals play a major role in the ________ of the Kami.
Aprreciation
100
What does the word "Kami" translate to?
"Divine" or " Mystical"
100
The Kojiki states that Earth and Heaven were mixed in a what?
A cloud
100
Shinto is believed to create a peaceful projection of what?
World View
200
When did Buddhism arrive in Japan?
550 AD
200
What do rituals strengthen?
Individuals relationship to: - Kami - Sacred Sites - Society
200
Shrines provide a place for what?
- Worship - Pilgrimage - presence of Kami - Rituals
200
Shintoists believe that there are two worlds, the ___ and the ____
Visible and Invisible
200
Worship is a major idea in Shintoism. The influence of worship on society is that individuals are brought together to worship a ___________
"Greater Being" known as the Kami
300
What is the word used to define a distinct body of religious teachings?
"Shinto"
300
What are the three key elements in rituals?
- Purification - Offering/Supplication - Festivals/Feasts
300
Name the Sun-goddess Kami and the Prosperity Kami
Amaterasu (the sun goddess) Inari (prosperity god)
300
What do Shinto people believe happens when they die?
They become Kami
300
Two aspects of behaviour that Shinto promotes to society is...
- Calmness - Quietness
400
What are the four factors that are aspects of the search for meaning in Shintoism? (list at least two)
- Simplicity - Connection - Peace - Self Discovery
400
What is the significance of the purification ritual?
It cleanses Shintoists of their impurities so they are pure enough to be in the presence of the Kami.
400
What are Kami interrelated with?
Natural forms and Shrines
400
Do Shinto people believe that Kami are perfect or make mistakes just like we humans do??
Mistakes like we humans
400
Shinto structures in society emanate three things, these are:
- serenity - calmness - peace.
500
Why is Shintoism referred to as a way of life rather than a religion?
Because the deep cultural immersion in the religion influences the way in which Japanese people: - behave - speak - portray arts and recreation.
500
What is known as "Shinshen"?
Offering and Supplication
500
What is 'Msubi'?
A mythical power involved with the creation and harmony of the natural world and are associated with heaven and the Earth.
500
Shintoists believe that the first God was...
Izanagi-no-Mikoto
500
An authentic outlook of life is achieved through what two things?
- Through love of environment - Kindness for all things