WORLD RELIGIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -The holy books of Shinto are the Kojiki or ‘Records of Ancient Matters’ (712 CE) and the Nihon-gi or ‘Chronicles of Japan’ (720 CE).

Detailed explanation-2: -Introduction. Shinto does not have a founder nor does it have sacred scriptures like the sutras or the Bible. Propaganda and preaching are not common either, because Shinto is deeply rooted in the Japanese people and traditions. “Shinto gods” are called kami.

Detailed explanation-3: -Kami is the Japanese word for a deity, divinity, or spirit. It has been used to describe mind, God, supreme being, one of the Shinto deities, an effigy, a principle, and anything that is worshipped.

Detailed explanation-4: -The word Shinto means “the way of kami.” Kami are superior powers that Shintoists honor. They may be natural objects and creatures (such as the spirits of mountains and animals), worthy human beings (such as emperors), or gods and goddesses. Shintoists believe that the kami are the source of human life.

Detailed explanation-5: -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