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Shinto Japan definitions

# Definition Sets
1 true 1 set
2 also called a jinja and is marked by a torii (an archway made of two horizontal and vertical beams). houses the shintai (sacred objects of the shrine. 1 set
3 began as an animistic worship of nature spirits, but now is a subtle set of beliefs about harmony of nature and humanity; shinto is a place- and nature-centered religion that considers certain places sacred (e.g., mt. fuji). 1 set
4 was optimistic with no heaven or hell 1 set
5 japanese religion, older. same people practicing zen. 1 set
6 japanese indigenous religion. 1 set
7 700s buddhism was accepted into japanese culture, they didn't give up shinto beliefs, instead they merged (ex: shinto gods were worshiped in buddhist temples) 1 set
8 way of gods, many gods worshiped, love and nature, water fall/moon mabe be a kami 1 set
9 shinto religion worshipped gods that were ancestors and within nature. the emperors claimed to be descendants of gods or semi-divine. the leader of the yamato, the strongest clan, was the descendant of the sun goddess amaterasu. 1 set