WORLD RELIGIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -It can take place in the home or in shrines. Although all Shinto worship and ritual takes place within the patterns set when the faith was centralised in the 19th century, there is much local diversity.

Detailed explanation-2: -Shinto is primarily found in Japan, where there are around 100, 000 public shrines, although practitioners are also found abroad. Numerically, it is Japan’s largest religion, the second being Buddhism.

Detailed explanation-3: -Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples are dotted around Japan-but how are they different? Shrines are built to serve the Shinto religious tradition and are characterized by a torii gate at the entrance. Temples are built to serve the Buddhist religious tradition and are characterized by a sanmon gate at the entrance.