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	Shinto Taikyo
		The sect's teachings are based on an interpretation of the 'three kami of creation' mentioned in the Kojiki (Ame-no-minakushi-no-kami, Taka-musubi-no-kami and Kami-musubi-no-kami).
		Shinto Taikyo had no particular founder, but was set up in 1886 as the final successor of the Taikyo-in (Great Teaching Institute), after that institute had been replaced first by the Office of Shinto and then by the Shinto Honkyoku 'Chief Office of Shinto'.
		Shinto Taikyo, though relatively small among the sect Shinto groups technically remains the representative of all the sect Shinto movements.
	philtar.ucsm.ac.uk /encyclopedia/shinto/shitai.html (195 words)

	Shinto - Crystalinks
		Shinto consists of the traditional Japanese religious practices as well as the beliefs and life attitudes that are in accord with these practices.
		Shinto is more readily observed in the social life of the Japanese people and in their personal motivations than in a pattern of formal belief or philosophy.
		Sect Shinto (Kyoha Shinto) is a relatively new movement consisting of 13 major sects that originated in Japan around the 19th century and of several others that emerged after World War II.
	www.crystalinks.com /shinto.html (4240 words)

	Shinto - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Shinto ways of thinking continue to be an important part of the Japanese mindset, though the number of people who identify themselves as religious may have declined.
		Because Shinto has no absolute source of authority, some feel what was a natural expression of the beliefs of the people was hijacked by radical Nationalists, who desired to unify the Japanese people against the "inferior" people in other nations.
		Because Shinto doesn't require a declaration or an enforcement to be worshipped, which is actually "unharmonious" and is something to be avoided, this declaration, while serving political reasons, is religiously meaningless and merely means that the state enforcement has ended.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Shinto (3833 words)

	Shinto 2 - Crystalinks
		Shinto of this nature was called State Shinto and came under the control of the Bureau of Shrines in the Ministry of Home Affairs.
		State Shinto was regarded as a state cult and a national ethic and not as "a religion." The free interpretation of its teachings by individual Shinto priests was discouraged.
		The number of Shinto shrines has been decreasing since the beginning of the Meiji era, in part because a municipal unification plan in 1889 called for the shrines of tutelary kami to be combined with the municipality.
	www.crystalinks.com /shinto2.html (1350 words)

	Religions of Japan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		However, Shinto and Buddhist teachings are deeply entangled in Japanese everyday life, though the Japanese people themselves may not be aware of it.
		Shinto began to fall out of fashion after the arrival of Buddhism, but soon, Shinto and Buddhism began to be practised as one religion.
		Shinto and Buddhism were inseperable, and forms of Shinto and Buddhism were formed where the two were merged together.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Religions_of_Japan (2838 words)

	shinto (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Shinto is a general term for the activities of the Japanese people to worship all the deities of heaven and earth, and its origin is as old as the history of the Japanese.
		Shinto was thus influenced by Buddhistic way of worship,yet, it has never used any image of Kami as the object of worship with arare exception in the medieval time(1192-1603) during which shrines enshrinedan image of Kami which resembled to Buddah's image.
		Shinto is not a religion which controls behaviours of believers accordingto a doctrine or commandments, but a faith that let people have direct contactswith Kami (the deity or the deities) through worship and thus let to tryto keep their way of life rightfully and pray for a blessing of Kami.
	www.geocities.com /empireofthesun_le/shinto.html (4312 words)

	God Loves You & Me \| www.godlovesyouandme.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Shinto is Japan's indigenous religion; a complex of ancient folk belief and rituals; basically animistic religion that perceives the presence of gods or of the sacred in animals, in plants, and even in things which have no life, such as stones and waterfalls.
		Shinto would thus appear to be a Japanese form of religious practice which enjoys close ties with people's everyday lives, and which did so in the past too.
		The word Shinto was coined to distinguish the traditional religion from Buddhism and is written with two Chinese characters; the first, 'shin', is used to write the native Japanese word 'kami', meaning "divinity" or "numinous entity", and the second 'to' is used to write the native word 'michi', meaning "way".
	godlovesyouandme.org /religions_shinto.htm (470 words)

	Shinto - Way of the gods
		Shinto (Way of the Gods) is the term used to refer to an assortment of beliefs and practices indigenous to Japan that predate the arrival of Buddhism but that have in turn been influenced by it.
		The Shinto worldview is of a pantheistic universe of kami, spirits or gods with varying degrees of power.
		Sect Shinto (Kyoha Shinto) consists of more than eighty private religious sects, which conduct services in houses of worship or lecture halls rather than in shrines.
	www.japan-101.com /culture/shinto.htm (566 words)

	Adherents.com
		State Shinto was the official cult sponsored by the government for the purpose of inspiring in the Japanese single-minded obedience and loyalty to the emperor and, through him, to the state.
		Shinto nationalism, a view which originated within the National Learning movmenet, flourished from 1868-1945, persists today and is reflected in unofficial government sponsorship of Shinto and may be rekindled in the future.
		Shinto taisei-kyo advocated service to the nation and conduct pleasing to the kami, and was recognised as a Shinto sect in 1882.
	www.adherents.com /Na/Na_602.html (3504 words)

	Brief explanation
		Shinto is Japan's indigenous religion; a complex of ancient folk belief and rituals; basically animistic religion that perceives the presence of gods or of the sacred in animals, in plants, and even in things which have no life, such as stones and waterfalls.
		Shinto would thus appear to be a Japanese form of religious practice which enjoys close ties with people's everyday lives, and which did so in the past too.
		The word Shinto was coined to distinguish the traditional religion from Buddhism and is written with two Chinese characters; the first, 'shin', is used to write the native Japanese word 'kami', meaning "divinity" or "numinous entity", and the second 'to' is used to write the native word 'michi', meaning "way".
	www.shinto.org /isri/eng/brief-e.html (468 words)

	Shintosim Photo Dictionary - Japanese Shrine Types & Classification
		Shinto is the ancient native religion of Japan still practiced in a form modified by the influence of Buddhism and Confucianism.
		Imperial House Shinto involves rituals performed by the emperor, who the Japanese Constitution defines as the "symbol of the state and the unity of the people." The most important ritual is Niinamesai, an annual offering by the emperor to the deities of the first fruits of each year's grain harvest.
		Sect Shinto arose from religious movements during the Tokugawa Era, an era during which the shogunate extended official protection to established religious groups.
	www.onmarkproductions.com /html/shrine-guide.shtml (2914 words)

	Religious Movements Homepage: Shintoism
		Shintoism is rooted in the ancient history and mythology of Japan.
		Because writings on Shintoism were relatively nonexistent prior to the arrival of Buddhism in the sixth century, the nature of its beliefs and worship during ancient times remains indefinite.
		Today, Shinto may be divided into four forms: 1) Koshitsu Shinto (Shinto of the Imperial House), 2) Shuha Shinto (Sect Shinto), 3) Folk Shinto (Observances and Rites of Passage), and 4) Jinja Shinto (Shrine).
	religiousmovements.lib.virginia.edu /nrms/shinto.html (2659 words)

	Shuha Sect Shinto
		Shinto perceives the sacred in nature and the presence of deities in trees, rivers, thunder, stones, waterfalls, mountains, and valleys.
		Observation of Shinto Rites with attentiveness, purity of heart, and authenticity; gratitude for the blessings of the Kami and the beneficence of ancestors; and helpful service to others and the world without regard for reward are some of the Shinto virtues to be emulated.
		Sect Shinto are groups of Shinto believers (Kurozumikyo, ShintoShuseiha, Izumo Oyashirokyo, Fusokyo, Jikkokyo, Shinshukyo, Shinto Taiseikyo, Ontakekyo, Shintotaikyo, Misogikyo, Shinrikyo, Konkokyo, and Tenrikyo) that started individual religious activities (before 1868 and after 1882) when Shinto shrines were secluded from other religious institutions as the place for rites and festivals conducted by the state.
	www.blessingscornucopia.com /Shintoism_Shinto_Shrine_Kami_Way_Shuha_Sect_Shinto.htm (657 words)

	World Religions-Shinto
		Shinto (the way of the gods), traditionally dating back to 660 B. is a loosely organized religion of the Japanese people embracing a wide variety of beliefs and practices.
		Shinto almost died out as a viable religion but in the seventeenth century it was revitalized by tough-minded military leaders.
		Shinto had become such an inseparable part of Japanese militarism the American occupation forces felt it necessary to direct the abolition of state support of Shinto in December of 1945.
	allaboutsikhs.com /religion/shinto1.htm (814 words)

	Shinto — Infoplease.com
		Sect Shinto, deriving from sects that developed during the 19th and 20th centuries, continues to thrive in Japan.
		Shinto - Shinto Shinto, ancient native religion of Japan still practiced in a form modified by the...
		Shinto: History and Development - History and Development Shinto cannot be traced to its beginnings, because until the 5th cent.
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0001472.html (490 words)

	Shinto, Shintoism - ReligionFacts
		Shinto became political by the 8th century when Yamato writers ascribed divine origins to the imperial family and so claimed legitmacy for rule.
		Shinto kami were made equivalent to deva (the Buddhist Sanskrit term for “gods”) who rank highest in the Realm of Ignorance, according to Buddhist notions.
		There are other Shinto rites for occupations or daily life, such as a ceremony of purifying a building site or for setting up the framework for a new building, a purifying ceremony for the boilers in a new factory, a completion ceremony for a construction works, or a launching ceremony for a new ship.
	www.religionfacts.com /shinto (2517 words)

	Circumlectio- First Quarter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Shinto has no sacred scripture, but it does have numerous folk myths, compiled officially by the impirial court in the 8th c.
		Shrine Shinto, the orthodox shinto free of foreign pollution, was defined by the Japanese government in the 18th century as the state religion.
		Shinto was divided from buddhism, and became a state religion, associated with the emperor and patriotism.
	circumlectio.blogspot.com /2004_03_01_circumlectio_archive.html (2495 words)

	SHINTO
		Shinto established itself as an official religion of Japan, along with Buddhism.
		Shinto is a tolerant religion which accepts the validity of other religions.
		" The Jinja Shinto (The Shrine Shinto)," is at: http://www.jinja.or.jp/
	www.religioustolerance.org /shinto.htm (1667 words)

	buddhism.htm
		The goal of the early sects was the understanding of the universe and thus they were extremely esoteric and difficult to comprehend, confining the religion to initiates and clerics.
		Shinto and Buddhism did come to coexist later through a fusion in which the Japanese were able to reconcile the various dogmas of the two religions with the Shinto gods being subsumed into the Buddhist pantheon.
		The demise of the Nara sects which arose during this period is attributable to their descent into corruption, interference in politics and their special privileges, particularly immunity from taxation.
	www.frontiernet.net /~mmulford/buddppr.htm (4240 words)

	Shinto - Way of the gods
		Shinto (Way of the Gods) is the term used to refer to an assortment of beliefs and practices indigenous to Japan that predate the arrival of Buddhism but that have in turn been influenced by it.
		The Shinto worldview is of a pantheistic universe of kami, spirits or gods with varying degrees of power.
		Sect Shinto (Kyoha Shinto) consists of more than eighty private religious sects, which conduct services in houses of worship or lecture halls rather than in shrines.
	japan-101.com /culture/shinto.htm (546 words)

	BBC - Religion & Ethics - Shinto Subdivisions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Shrine shinto is closest to the traditional form of Shinto that is said to date back to prehistoric times.
		Secto Shinto started in the 19th Century and includes 13 major independent sects which are officially recognised by the Japanese governement.
		This is the name given to the traditional Shinto that was practiced by ordinary Japanese people at their local shrines, and that was not instutionalised by the various national reforms.
	www.bbc.co.uk /religion/religions/shinto/subdivisions/index.shtml (157 words)

	World Religions - Shintoism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Because of this, an isolated portrait of Shintoism is somewhat misleading.
		Shintoism is an undeveloped primitive religion which centers on the worship of nature deities and deified people.
		In Shintoism, salvation is achieved by observing the many social and physical taboos which have become a part of Japanese life.
	www.refuge-outreach.org /religions/shintoism.html (972 words)

	shinto - shintoism, canon, themes
		Folk Shinto (Minzoku Shinto) is a sub-string of this, centered on the veneration of small roadside images, with a particular focus on agricultural rites.
		Sect Shinto (Kyoha Shinto) has developed during and since the 19th century, with about 13 forms currently in existence, each one having a founder who sought to systemise Shinto belief.
		A fourth, State Shinto (Kokka Shinto) was an attempt to identify religion and state together, effectively rendering the Japanese monarch as Divine, but was discontinued after the Second World War (1939-1945).
	www.comparative-religion.com /shinto (385 words)

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