SHINTOISM


Information

Sun Goddess Amaterasu

Moon God Tsukiyomi-no-Mikoto

10 Priciples of Shintoism
02- Do not forget your obligations to ancestors !
03- Do not offend by violating the decrees of the State !
04- Do not forget the profound goodness of the Gods !
05- Do not forget that the world is one great family !
06- Do not forget your own limitations !
07- Do not ever become angry !
08- Do not be inactive in your work !
09- Do not bring blame to the teaching !
10- Do not get influenced by foreign teachings !

Shrine

Shinto Good-Thoughts
Even the wishes of an ant reach to heaven.
Leave the things of this world and come to me daily with pure bodies and pure hearts.
A single sincere prayer moves heaven. You will surely realise the divine presence through sincere prayer.
Where you have sincerity, there also is virtue. Sincerity is a witness to truth. Sincerity is the mother of knowledge. Sincerity is a single virtue that binds Divinity and man in one.
Retribution for good or ill is as sure as the shadow after substance.
To do good is to be pure. To commit evil is to be impure.
To admit a fault is the beginning of righteousness.
The first and surest means to enter into communion with the Divine is sincerity.
If you pray to a deity with sincerity, you will surely feel the divine presence. $$$

Shinto The Legend

Emperor Jinmu

Emperor Jinmu

Kangiten - Ganabachi


Shinto Worship

Ise Grand Shrine at Naiku
1- Shrine architecture

Torli Gate
2- Torli gate

Torli Gate
3- Purification

Harai - Purification
4- Komainu, or guard dogs

Komainu
5- Method of prayer

Komainu
6- Kagura - the Shinto music and dancing
Kagura is a ritual dance with the traditional Japanese Court music called Gagaku, which involves a standard musical instrument called "Sho".

Kagura Dance
The Imperial Household Agency has the Imperial Ensemble and its musicians are hereditary dating from the ninth century. One of them is the Togi family and they are now employees of the Imperial Household Agency.
Kagura and Gagaku are thought to help provide communications between the God and worshipers. There are several Shinto shrines in Japan, however four are superior - Hachiman, Tenjin, Inari and Jingu.
7- Hachimangu

Hachimangu Shrine
Hachimangu enshrines 15th Emperor Ojin, the official first emperor, since all emperors before him were legendary.Hachimangu is mentioned among the most prestigious ones and offers a wide array of Shinto rituals and ceremonies.
8- Tenjin

Shrine of Sugawara Michizane
Tenjin literally means the heaven's god, but is dedicated to the memory of Michizane Sugawara (845-903), the patron deity of scholarship or learning.
9- Inari

Inari - Fox Deity Shrine
Inari is the shrine for the god of harvest and is popularly called fox deity, since the fox is believed to be messengers of this god.
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Norito - Shinto Prayer
The inspiration of the prayer is based on the concept of 'Koto-dama', the spiritual power, which resides in the words. As per the ancient belief, beautiful, correct words bring good omen, while the evil language is the cause of losses.
Norito is praise for the deities and lists of offerings, expressed in elegant, classical language, which was derived from the work compiled in the 10th century.
The wording of the prayers recited at public shrines were determined by the government, when the State Shinto was under the control of political authorities. Now, the chief priest of a shrine recites the Norito on behalf of the worshipers.
Prayer
Takaamahara Ni Kami Tsumari masu.
Kamurogi Kamuromi no Mikoto wo Mochite
Sumemioya Kamu Izanagi No Mikoto
Tsukushi No Himuka No Tachihana No Odo No
Ahagi Hara Ni Misogi Harai Tamau Toki Ni
Narimaseru Haraidono Ookami Tachi
Moromoro No Magagoto Tsumi Kegare Wo
Harai Tamae Kiyome Tamae To Mousu Koto No Yoshi Wo
Tamatsu Kami Kunitsu Kami Yaoyorozu No Kamitachi Tomomi
Ameno Huchikoma No Mimi Furitatete Kikoshimese To
Kashikomi Kashikomi Mo Maosu
Spirits of purification
created for order of and the mother
that they inhabit the Sky,
exactly as when
The God Izanagi no Mikoto
bathed in the narrow estuary
of a covered river with trees
permanently leafy, in the South region.
With all the respect from the depth of our hearts
We ask that they hear us, such as the spirit that hears our
intent, with sharpened ears, together with
Spirits of the Sky and the Land,
Take the badnesses, disasters and sins and purify all.

Norito - Shinto Ritual Prayers
Miroku Oomikami
You bless us and proteject us
Meishu Sama
You bless us and protect us For expansion of our soul
And the fullfillment of your will !


Kagura Dance

Hachimangu Shrine

Shrine of Sugawara Michizane

Inari - Fox Deity Shrine

Norito - Shinto Prayer


Takaamahara Ni Kami Tsumari masu.
Kamurogi Kamuromi no Mikoto wo Mochite
Sumemioya Kamu Izanagi No Mikoto
Tsukushi No Himuka No Tachihana No Odo No
Ahagi Hara Ni Misogi Harai Tamau Toki Ni
Narimaseru Haraidono Ookami Tachi
Moromoro No Magagoto Tsumi Kegare Wo
Harai Tamae Kiyome Tamae To Mousu Koto No Yoshi Wo
Tamatsu Kami Kunitsu Kami Yaoyorozu No Kamitachi Tomomi
Ameno Huchikoma No Mimi Furitatete Kikoshimese To
Kashikomi Kashikomi Mo Maosu
Spirits of purification
created for order of and the mother
that they inhabit the Sky,
exactly as when
The God Izanagi no Mikoto
bathed in the narrow estuary
of a covered river with trees
permanently leafy, in the South region.
With all the respect from the depth of our hearts
We ask that they hear us, such as the spirit that hears our
intent, with sharpened ears, together with
Spirits of the Sky and the Land,
Take the badnesses, disasters and sins and purify all.

Norito - Shinto Ritual Prayers
