jinja (In the Shinto religion of Japan

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• Shinto Directive —    The Shinto Directive (in Japanese translation shinto shirei) was a short document produced, under the direction of the American William K.Bunce, by the Religions Division of the Civil Information and Education Section, Supreme Commander of… …   A Popular Dictionary of Shinto

• Jinja Honcho —    Usually translated into English as The Association of Shinto Shrines or The Shrine Association , Jinja Honcho is the present co ordinating or governing body for most of shrine Shinto (jinja shinto). The word honcho actually means not… …   A Popular Dictionary of Shinto

• Jinja-kyoku —    Shrine Office, or Bureau of Shrine Affairs. Established in 1900 in the Naimusho (Home Ministry), the Jinja Kyoku provided for the central administration of shrines and priests throughout the country. A Bureau of Religions (Shukyo Kyoku) in the …   A Popular Dictionary of Shinto

• Shinto music — is ceremonial music for Shinto (神道) which is the native religion of Japan. It is a subcategory of music under gagaku called Ancient Song and Dance (雅楽) or old festival music. Some terms include:*Kagura Entertainment of The gods (神楽, かぐら): Refers… …   Wikipedia

• Shinto sects and schools — Torii gate typical from Shinto shrines Shinto (神道, shintō?), the …   Wikipedia

• Shinto — Shintoist, n., adj. /shin toh/, n. 1. Also, Shintoism. the native religion of Japan, primarily a system of nature and ancestor worship. adj. 2. Also, Shintoistic. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Shinto. [ < Japn shinto, earlier shintau …   Universalium

• Jinja — /jin jah/, n. a city in SE Uganda, on Lake Victoria. 47,300. * * * In the Shintō religion, a place where a god is enshrined or to which it is summoned. Originally rural sites of great natural beauty, jinja now include urban shrines. They vary in… …   Universalium

• Yasukuni Jinja —    The Yasukuni (the name means pacification of the country) Shrine was constructed after the Meiji Restoration to enshrine the 7,751 spirits of those loyalists who had died during battles related to the restoration. It was first known (until… …   A Popular Dictionary of Shinto

• Japan — • Called in the language of the country Nihon or Nippon (Land of the Rising Sun), and Dai Nihon or Dai Nippon (Great Japan), situated north west of the Pacific Ocean and east of the Asiatic continent Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006.… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Shrine Shintō — ▪ Japanese religion Japanese  Jinja Shintō,         form of the Shintō religion of Japan that focusses on worship in public shrines, in contrast to folk and sectarian practices (see Kyōha Shintō); the successor to State Shintō, the nationalistic… …   Universalium

• Shinto Taikyo —     Great Teaching of Shinto . One of the thirteen groups of sect Shinto (kyoha shinto). An organisation with no single founder, it was established in 1873 by pro Shinto Meiji administrators as the Temple of the Great Teaching (Taikyo in) to… …   A Popular Dictionary of Shinto