WORLD RELIGIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -In the most general sense, it refers to all divine beings of heaven and earth that appear in the classics. More particularly, the kami are the spirits that abide in and are worshipped at the shrines. In principle human beings, birds, animals, trees, plants, mountains, oceans-all may be kami.

Detailed explanation-2: -There are considered to be three main variations of kami: Amatsukami (, the heavenly deities), Kunitsukami (, the gods of the earthly realm), and ya-o-yorozu no kami (, countless kami).

Detailed explanation-3: -Kami are the divine spirits or gods recognized in Shinto, the native religion of Japan. There are eight million kami-a number that, in traditional Japanese culture, can be considered synonymous with infinity.

Detailed explanation-4: -Kami are the divine spirits of Japan’s native religion, Shinto. According to Japanese folktales, there are 8 Million kami, a number considered synonymous with eternity in Japanese traditions and culture.

Detailed explanation-5: -Kami are thought to have been worshiped through concrete objects. Celestial bodies, for example, the sun, the moon, and the stars, were often worshiped as the kami itself. Natural phenomena such as thunder or wind were mostly considered as the workings of kami.