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SHINTO
SHINTO
Shinto
is the major
religion in Japan.
The word shinto means
“Way of the gods.”
They believe in the spirits
known as “Kami.”
SHINTO
Cleanliness
is the core of
shinto belief.
Its followers observe a
ritual called “Misogi,”
which shows the value of
cleanliness.
SHINTO
The
gods and goddesses of
nature temporarily live in
the “shintai” or things or
creatures shintoists
worship such as trees,
rocks and ravens.
SHINTO
Amaterasu
the sun
goddess as their principal
god.
They believed that
amaterasu was the
ancestor of the imperial
family.
SHINTO DOCTRINES
Kojiki
– Records of
Ancient matters.
Nihonji – Chronicles of
Japan.
SHINTO DOCTRINES
According
to these books,
Japan was created by the
god izanagi and the
goddess izanami.
NIPPON
Nippon,
which means the
“land of the rising sun”.
Nippon was derived in
the chinese word Jih-Pen,
a chinese word meaning
“the coming of the sun”.
NIPPON
The
red circle on the on
the on a white
background on the
Japanese flag represents
the rising sun, which
manifests their belief in
divine origin.