WORLD RELIGIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -Introduction. Shinto does not have a founder nor does it have sacred scriptures like the sutras or the Bible.

Detailed explanation-2: -The highest rank of shinshoku is the gūji (chief priest). In large shrines he generally has serving under him the gon-gūji (associate chief priest), negi (priest, or senior priest), and gon-negi ( junior priest).

Detailed explanation-3: -The religion has no single creator or specific doctrine, and instead exists in a diverse range of local and regional forms. Although historians debate at what point it is suitable to refer to Shinto as a distinct religion, kami veneration has been traced back to Japan’s Yayoi period (300 BCE to 300 CE).