How is that working out for you? Worshipping Kami?
Kami answer your prayers?
Shinto (神道, shintō?) is the native religion of Japan and was once its state religion. It involves the worship of kami (神, kami?), gods. Some kami are local and can be regarded as the spiritual being/spirit or genius of a particular place, but other ones represent major natural objects and processes: for example, Amaterasu, the Sun goddess, or Mount Fuji. Shinto is an animistic belief system. The word Shinto was created by combining two kanji: "shin" (神, "shin"?), meaning gods or spirits (when read alone, it is pronounced "kami"); and "tō" (道, "tō"?), meaning a philosophical way or path (originally from the Chinese word dao. As such, Shinto is commonly translated as "The Way of the Gods".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinto
2007-02-21 01:49:29 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
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2007-02-21 01:58:53 · update #1
Thank you for the sermon on Oriental religion. Some of us are forever in search of knowledge.
And may the great God Kami bless your ah-soul.
2007-02-21 02:09:18 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually you may not find anyone because very few people actually follow shinto...sorry man. From what I know in shito and other eastern religions god or gods are not important. In shinto they are more concerned with the present life than the afterlife. I really don't understand your question are you trying to degrade Shinto? It sounds like a pretty cool religion!
2007-02-21 01:55:52 · answer #2 · answered by Assad 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just follow the 4 Affirmations, although I am unable to attend the Matsuri, not being anywhere near a Shinto temple. Shinto has become more of a way of life nowadays more than the absolute worship of the supreme beings.
2007-02-21 01:54:52 · answer #3 · answered by Southpaw 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Shinto is accepted on the worship of the myriad deities called kami. The kami embody what's numenous, or religious. he liturgy is a few thing that "the full Christ", Head and physique, celebrates — Christ, J
2016-11-24 21:53:17 · answer #4 · answered by donegan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's a book called "The Deities Are Many" (you can find it on Amazon) which talks about indigenous Chinese and Japanese religion.
In China, they have a good market. People don't donate to a temple unless its god helps them out, so temples fall into disrepair when their gods stop working.
2007-02-21 01:53:44 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Get a real life and a real job.
We have an opening at Mystery Inc. are you interested. That way you can focus your energy in a more productive manner.
2007-02-21 01:53:34 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I got the shinto disease... cant keep my shinto together and always mess up my shinto.
2007-02-21 01:55:37 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey, man. Don't be baggin' on the Shinto.
They is cool.
2007-02-21 01:53:15 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
There is only one GOd found in Christ through the Holy Bible The Word of /GOD
2007-02-21 01:52:45 · answer #9 · answered by Tribble Macher 6 · 1⤊ 6⤋