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Shintoism

Shinto Religion

1. Born in Japan

2. Developed from ancient religion + worship of the ancestors each tribe pluralism

3. Governance and religion go hand in hand. (especially in the past) = Saisei-Itchi

4. It’s called Shinto. After Buddhism and Confucianism spread enter Japan in order to be called differently

5. Shinto Taoism = Kaminomichi , the way of the gods what means god. Tao means way

6. There is no founder or prophet.

7. There are many sects, but they can be divided into two types.

1) Gakaka Shinto, a Shinto that belongs to the state or the government.

During the reign of Emperor Mayi, there were 5 royal decrees.

1. to perform the duties of a soldier

to be loyal to the throne of heaven
must have courage
must die for the throne of heaven
Must obey the superiors in order

2) Ryoha Shinto : Shinto belonging to the general population which is divided into many sects (about 13 sects).

8. The doctrine focuses on worshiping various gods. ancestral

9. It is related to Buddhism and Confucianism.

10. At present, some sects of the people have prophets such as

– Gonko sect

– Tenrijo (Nagayama)

*Official Shinto religion

– There are about 110,500 shrines.

– There are about 15,800 monks to maintain.

-Most of them are funded by the state

– When the bureaucratic sect was abolished by General MacArthur (1945), the budget was also cut.

– Nationalism (Bushido, Harakiri)

– Every Japanese is the son of the sun god.

Scripture

1. Koshiki – Fairy Tale + History about the emperor

2. Nihonki – Fairy Tales + History Nationalist royal court is the aggregator.

Ethics

1. Worshiping of ancestors and gods is an important goal of this religion.

2. Including good practice of oneself. with established ethical principles mind for beauty This attribute is patriotism, ancestor worship, worship of nations, love of cleanliness, love of nature. and courage

Japanese people practice Shintoism. to maintain unity of the nation and adhere to Buddhism to create a good person who should be a good citizen of the nation
symbol of religion

A torii, is a gate with two pillars, two of which are crossed at the top, to mark the entrance to a Shinto shrine grounds.