WORLD RELIGIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -Shinto holds that nature has a sense of power and presence that is inescapable and beyond human control or understanding, but sensible in our encounters with it. Its respect to the mystery of nature thus presents to us an alternative way of treating our relationship with nature.

Detailed explanation-2: -The essence of Koshintō is nature worship. It is an animistic religion that regards every element of nature as divine. Mountains, seas, and rivers are all kami (divine spirits or gods), as are the sun, the moon, and the North Star.

Detailed explanation-3: -Shinto is an optimistic faith, as humans are thought to be fundamentally good, and evil is believed to be caused by evil spirits. Consequently, the purpose of most Shinto rituals is to keep away evil spirits by purification, prayers and offerings to the kami.

Detailed explanation-4: -Shinto is the traditional religion of Japan. In Shinto, spiritual powers or gods are called kami. The Shinto religion has such a large number of gods, it became called ‘the religion of the million gods’; there are up to 80 million different kami in Japan! More items