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Aikido--Japanese martial art Amaterasu OmiKami, the divinity of the Sun Amatsumi (pollution from above) Ame-no-iwato -- a cave Ame no Minakanushi (the Master of the August Center of Heaven) Ame no Ukihashi, (the Floating Bridge of Heaven) Ameuzume OKami (Ame-no-uzume-no-Kami) --wife of Sarutahiko OKami
bonenkai, year end parties bunke goshintai, a branch of the sacred worship object to represent the spirit of Sarutahiko OKami Butsudo, the way of the Buddha
chinkon --Shinto spiritual exercises chinkonto-- way of spiritual practice chohai or morning worship chowa or harmony
Daijinja (Grand Shrine--OKamiyashiro is another way of reading the same characters) Daishizen--the great cosmos, the Great Nature,the vast cosmic setting into which we are born Do or To is the Japanese word for a "way". It can be the ordinary word for a road
Ebisu (the guardian Kami particularly of merchants and also of rice fields)
fundoshi or loin cloth Furitama ( "Soul Shaking")
gohei --white paper streamers, cut and folded sacred paper Gon-Guji (Associate High Priest) Gon-Negi (or junior priests) Gosaijin or enshrined Kami goshintai or object of reverence gu -- suffix of shrines connected with imperial house Guji --High Priest gyo -- discipline gyoji or events of the year Gyomando --building where spirits of deceased are revered
hachimaki or headband Haiden-- outer worship hall or sanctuary Haraiden -- purification hall harai-gushi, a wand of paper streamers hatsumode -- New Year's celebration Heian age (794-1185) Heiden -- rooted room with walls Honden (or Shinden) main worship sanctuary, main Shrine Honji-Suijaku-Setsu, the idea of the one religion being the manifestation of another hongu or principal shrine
Ibuki ("Breathing") Ichi-no-miya, i.e. number one shrines Ireisai (a memorial ceremony for the war dead) Ise -no-Ichi-no-Miya, which means the first shrine of the Ise district. Izanagi no Mikoto (the Male Who Invites) Izanami no Mikoto (the Female Who Invites) Izumo Taisha, the Great Shrine of Izumo
jinja --shrine Jinja Honcho or Voluntary Association of Shinto Shrines Jinja Shinto (Shrine Shinto) Jingu --shrine with imperial connection
Kagura --a re-enactment of the dance of Ameuzume-no-Mikoto Kami -- divine (either plural or singular) Kamidana, the shelf on which the miniature shrine is placed and the offerings made to the Kami Kami Musubi no Kami (the Divine Producing Wondrous Kami) Kami no Michi --the way of the Kami kannagara, the way of the Kami, the way of the divine as perceived by the Japanese spirit, movements that go "along with the Kami," "Natural Religion" Kannushi which carries more of the nuance of someone who is master in charge or guardian of the house in which the Kami resides. kansha - simply giving things to the powers that make mankind their care kempetai, the special police Ki (which means Spirit in its causal aspect - Ki is a kind of energy source) kigansai a prayer of purification for the peace of the world kikinaoshi (meaning "obedient") Kito a kind of purification and blessing Kogakuin University was originally State Shinto college which was closed briefly after the War. It was under supervision of the Grand Shrines of Ise and was known as Ise-Senmon Gakko. This is now known as Kogaku-kan or Kogaku Center. Kojiki which means "Record of Ancient Matters" Kokka Shinto --State Shinto. Kokuryuon-no-OKami (Kami of water, life and ki) Kon, (the soul) Kotodama the study of the origins of the meaning and use of words by reference to their sound and soul Kotodamagaku the scientific method of studying Kotodama kugyo , a kind of ascetic discipline Kuni Tokotachi no Kami, (the Eternally Standing Heavenly Kami). Kunitokotachi-no-Mikoto (the earthly Kami) Kunistumi (pollution from below)
matsuri --the festivals Mei -- life Michihiko -- leader miko or shrine maidens misogi, the physical act of ritual purification in water misogi harai -- purification under a free-standing waterfall musubi -- horizontal knot; also the power of creativity
naihaiden -- inner sanctuary nakaima -- literally "in the middle of now". naorai -- ceremonial drinking with the Kami Negi -- senior priest Nen-chu-gyo-ji --literally "year-round-discipline-rituals" ni-hai-ni-hakushi-ippai --two bows, two claps and a final bow niju-ni-sha --the twenty-two very important shrines Nihongi, the "Chronicles of Japan" written around the year 720, Nihonshoki --Japanese classic Ninigi-no-Mikoto -- noorito --words of ceremonial, ceremonial address to the Kami
O --an honorific, preceding many terms Obarae --the two great days of national purification (June 30th and December 31st) Obon --Buddhist festival for the souls of the ancestors oharai or purification Okuni-nushi-OKami, the Kami of happiness omamori --a talisman omotte sando, the main road into the shrine precincts Onokoro-jima (the earth) Oshogatsu--New Year
Rei (spirit) Reishoan --Tea House Rinne -- Buddhist term for transmigration of the soul
Saisei-Itchi the union of Religion and State in Kokka Shinto sakaki, the evergreen tree Sakashio, or purifying salt sambo -- offering stand sammi-sangen, the principle of the three elements that constitute existence: gas, liquid and solid sampai or formal shrine worship sando-- pathway Sangen -- Three main factors sangen-no-hosoku -- rule of three main factors Sanshu-no-Jingi, the three sacred treasures of the Imperial Regalia, the Mirror, the Sword and the Jewel Sarutahiko Daihongu-- Dai means great, hon means head and gu is a suffix which means shrine with an imperial connection. The same character for gu can also be read miya which can mean either shrine or palace. Sarutahiko OKami --the head of the earthly Kami, the pioneer of the way of rightness and justice shaku (the wooden flat stick carried by Shinto priests) Shamusho or shrine offices Shichi-Go-San, literally Seven-Five-Three--the children's festival Shimenawa means the rope that marks off a purified area shime-to-naru -- "To be a knot." shinboku, the sacred tree Shinden -- inclusive term for all Shrine halls shinenkai or new year parties Shingon or True Word Buddhism Shinsen -- offerings to the Kami Shinsenho --ancient ritual based on numerology Shinshoku (literally Kami-employment) shinko or faith shinsen, the specially prepared food offerings to the enshrined Kami, rice, the sustainer of life, water the basis of life and salt, the purifier of life. Shishido or Lion Hall Shishimai or lion dance Shi-shi-mai-shinji, the power of the lion dance Showa age (1926-present) Shugendo -- literally, the way of mountain asceticism Susanoo-no-Mikoto the deity of the stars Susuharai, a ceremonial house cleaning Taisai or Great Festival around the third weekend of February each year Taisho Era (1912-1926) Takaamahara (the Plain of High Heaven, i.e. the entire universe, the cosmos Takama-no-Hara can be interpreted as the solar system TaKami Musubi no Kami (the High August producing Kami) Takunan Juku -- a Senmon Gakko, a vocational college tate -- vertical dimension Te-mizu-ya --the ablution pavilion torii --great gate Tsukiyomi (the Deity of the Moon) tsumi or impurity and wrong
Ujiko or Ujiko-sodai (the committee of representatives of the shrine"s parishioners) ukeau --spirit of undertaking a mission Umashi Ashikabi Hikoji no Kami (the Pleasant Reed Shoot Elderly Kami)
Waketama (separated individual souls), which is another way of saying "children of the Kami"
Yakuyuoke means a talisman, or omamori yashiki-gami or household Kami, the guardian of the household Yayoi age (primite, prehistoric age) yoko or horizontal dimension Yomi no Kuni --the underworld, the land of pollution Yukinari Yamamoto -- elder brother of author Yukiteru Yamamoto-- father of author Yukiyasu Yamamoto--adopted son of author
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