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Terms for subject Religion (3849 entries)

"Water kami"	Water is vital both spiritually and materially; it is a purifying agent used in shrine rites (see Misogi) and a reliable supply is essential for Japanese agriculture, especially for rice-cultivation which requires the fields to be kept flooded. Suijin is a general term for the kami of springs, wells and other important sources of irrigation. Despite the general name "suijin" the phenomenon of suijin is rather complex. Water-kami receive frequent worship under various names, particularly from women in agricultural communities and often at a small shrine set up near the water-source. The main water-kami found in large shrines and widely worshipped is Mizu-ha-no-me who was born from the urine of Shrines of suijin under this name are found at the Kumano, Atsuta, Dewasanzan, Sumiyoshi, and other shrines. Suijin like to receive as offerings kyuri (cucumbers) and other such products of the field and are often represented in the form of a snake, fish, eel or Rivers in Japan traditionally have a multitude of different names according to the different localities they pass through, so water-kami are attached to particular stretches, torrents, waterfalls (also worshipped as the Buddhist divinity Fudo-myo) etc. rather than to a river as a whole
Kodomo-no-hi	'May dolls', all symbolising courage and loyalty. Two characters often represented by dolls are the ferocious Shoki-san, a Chinese hero shown crushing a devil underfoot and Kintaro, a devoted son who leads a bear and carries a hatchet over his shoulder. Cloth streamers in the shape of carp (magoi, black carp for the father, higoi, red carp for the mother) representing bravery and longevity are flown above the house on poles
-zukuri	'...construction style'. In a Shinto context it usually refers to the architectural style of a Shinto shrine. There are more than a dozen distinctive types of shrine architecture. The branch shrines (bunsha) of a major shrine are often built in the same style as the main shrine, but each shrine has its own individual history and it is not uncommon to find a mixture of styles. Brief descriptions of the main types may be found under the following entries: Gongen-zukuri, Hachiman-zukuri, Nagare-zukuri, Kasuga-zukuri, Kibitsu-zukuri, Otori-zukuri, Sengen-zukuri, Shinmei-zukuri, Sumiyoshi-zukuri, Taisha-zukuri, Yatsu-mune-zukuri
1Cor	First Epistle to the Corithinas
1Jn	First Epistle of John
1Kgs	1 Kings
1Pt	First Epistle of Peter
1Sm	I Samuel
1Thes	First Epistle to the Thessalonians
1Tim	First Epistle to Timothy
2Cor	Second Epistle to the Corithinas
2Jn	Second Epistle of John
2Pt	Second Epistle of Peter
2Rgs	2 Kings
2Sm	2 Samuel
2Thes	Second Epistle to the Thessalonians
2Tim	Second Epistle to Timothy
3Jn	Third Epistle of John
Shinto Taikyo	Ame-no-Minakanushi-no-kami, Takami- musubi -no-kami and Kami-musubi-no-kami, as well as Amaterasu, Izanagi and Izanami, and the The teachings of the sect are closely aligned with the major features of shinto They include an emphasis on the eternal bond between Shinto and Japan, purification (harae) the closeness of kami and humans, festivals and enshrinement of the dead. After the second world war Shinto Taikyo reformed its teachings to emphasise a way of peace founded on respect for the emperor in place of the more overt nationalism of prewar days, and looks back to the Meiji period when the 'Japanese spirit" flourished. It was recognised as a hojin in 1951. In deference to its origins Shinto Taikyo is regarded as the representative of all the sect Shinto groups
Jedism	Jediism	Shabe