![]() Like senza-sai these rites are solemn, surrounded by taboos (imi) and performed in an atmosphere of mystery and awe, often in darkness.The Jichinsai ceremony is a Shinto ritual intended to calm the kami (god) of the earth whenever a new building or other construction begins. A ceremony to enshrine, or re-enshrine after some interruption, the kami. They are usually ceremonies of mysterious grandeur carried on with the utmost solemnity during the darkness.".(Jinja: 1958.pg).Chinza-sai "In Shinto, the ceremonies connecting with summoning anew the spirit of a deity are called 'chinza-sai'. Deeper knowledge is important." (Yamamoto Negi of the Tsubaki Grand Shrine at RMSC in 1992). ![]() Salvation is a foreign idea in Shinto.When you look into the mirror you know who you are more deeply. For centuries, Shinto religious festivals and ceremonies have become indistinguishable from the affairs of the government.". As the foundation for Japanese culture, Shinto has also played a significant role in the political realm. This has enabled Shinto to exist in harmony with other religious traditions. Related to the kami is the understanding that the Shinto followers are supposed to live in harmony and peaceful coexistence with both nature and other human beings. In this sense, the kami are not like the all-powerful divine beings found in Western religion, but the abstract creative forces in nature. Shinto understands that the kami not only exist as spiritual beings, but also in nature they are within mountains, trees, rivers, and even geographical regions. ![]() Belief in kami-sacred or divine beings, although also understood to be spiritual essences-is one of the foundations of Shinto. Shinto has been formative in developing uniquely Japanese attitudes and sensitivities, creating a distinct Japanese consciousness. ![]() Shinto has no founder, no official sacred texts, and no formalized system of doctrine. Click Here to View the Main ("the way of the Kami") is the name of the formal state religion of Japan that was first used in the 6th century C.E., although the roots of the religion go back to at least the 6th century B.C.E. ![]()
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