HISTORY
CIVILIZATIONS OF ASIA
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Nirvana
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animal spirits, personifications of the forces of nature, and mountains.
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Heaven
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natural objects, personifications of the forces of nature, and important ancestors.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Lesson Summary. Shinto is the indigenous religion of Japan. It is built around the worship of kami, which are spirit/deities embodied within the essence of three basic categories: nature, family ancestors, and community-venerated dead.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Sun Goddess Amaterasu is considered Shinto’s most important kami. Some prominent rocks are worshiped as kami. In contrast to many monotheistic religions, Shinto does not have absolutes.
Detailed explanation-3: -Traditional Shinto was not organized into a religion. It reveres kami, the indigenous folk deities of Japan – spirits present in animals, plants, and even stones and waterfalls.
Detailed explanation-4: - Inari () Initially the god of good harvests in a country where rice cultivation is ubiquitous, today Inari is worshipped as the god of successful business. He is one of the most popular and most represented kami of Japan.