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Details Title: World Religions RS 142 Description: Shinto Total Flash Cards: 8 Created: 05/02/2006 10:56:14	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term Shinto Definition The Japanese religion of kami no mich, the way of the gods. Japanese people participate in Shinto, a combination of religion and patriotism. Term bushido Definition A code of honor for Japanese warriors. It incorporates both Daoist and Zen Buddhist concepts and governed the samurai. Term hara-kiri Definition In Japan, a ritual suicide to preserve or to restore a person's honor. It is considered an act of bravery rather than cowardice. Term shogun Definition In Japan, a military ruler serving, ostensibly, under the emperor. Term kami-dana Definition In Japanese homes, a center of symbols honoring the kami. Sometimes the center is a shelf. Term butsudan Definition A Buddhist altar. Tablets commemorating ancestors are kept on it. Term Tenrikyo Definition A religion of Japan based on the teachings of Miki Nakayama. It reveres the kami of Divine Reason. Term Miki Nakayama Definition In Japan, founder of the new religion, Tenrikyo. She experienced divine healing through the kami of Divine Reason.