Flashcards: Shinto

The three wise monkeys (Japanese: 三猿 Hepburn: san'en or sanzaru, alternatively 三匹の猿 sanbiki no saru, literally "three monkeys"), sometimes called the three mystic apes, are a pictorial maxim.

Shimenawa (標縄・注連縄・七五三縄, literally "enclosing rope") are lengths of laid rice straw rope used for ritual purification in the Shinto religion.

Hōnen Matsuri (豊年祭?, "Harvest Festival") is a fertility festival celebrated every year on March 15 in Japan.

Chinese guardian lions or Imperial guardian lions, traditionally known in Chinese simply as Shi (Chinese: 獅; pinyin: shī; literally: "lion"), and often called "Foo Dogs" in the West, are a common representation of the lion in imperial China.

Jindai moji or Kamiyo moji (Japanese: 神代文字 “characters of the Age of the Gods”) are characters said to have been used in ancient Japan.

Kojiki (古事記, "Records of Ancient Matters" or "An Account of Ancient Matters"), also known as Furukotofumi, is the oldest extant chronicle in Japan, dating from the early 8th century (711–712) and composed by Ō no Yasumaro at the request of Empress Gemmei.

The Nihon Shoki (日本書紀), sometimes translated as The Chronicles of Japan, is the second oldest book of classical Japanese history.

O-mikuji (御御籤, 御神籤, or おみくじ o-mikuji) are random fortunes written on strips of paper at Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples in Japan.

A torii (鳥居, literally bird abode, /ˈtɔəri.iː/) is a traditional Japanese gate most commonly found at the entrance of or within a Shinto shrine, where it symbolically marks the transition from the profane to the sacred (see sacred-profane dichotomy).

Izanagi (イザナギ, recorded in the Kojiki as 伊邪那岐 and in the Nihon Shoki as 伊弉諾) is a deity born of the seven divine generations in Japanese mythology and Shinto, and his name in the Kojiki is roughly translated to as "he-who-invites" or Izanagi-no-mikoto.

Kagura (神楽, かぐら, "god-entertainment") is a Japanese word referring to a specific type of Shinto theatrical dance—with roots arguably predating those of Noh.

Norito (祝詞) are ancient Japanese Liturgy.

Autumnal Equinox Day (秋分の日 Shūbun no Hi) is a public holiday in Japan that usually occurs on September 22 or 23, the date of Southward equinox in Japan Standard Time (autumnal equinox can occur on different dates for different timezones).

Tano Kami (田の神) is a kami who is believed to observe the harvest of rice plants or to bring a good harvest, by Japanese farmers.

Inari Ōkami (稲荷大神, also Oinari) is the Japanese kami of foxes, of fertility, rice, tea and sake, of agriculture and industry, of general prosperity and worldly success, and one of the principal kami of Shinto.

Kōshin (庚申) or Kōshin-shinkō (庚申信仰) is a folk faith in Japan with Chinese Taoist origins, influenced by Shintō, Buddhism and other local beliefs.

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A Hadaka Matsuri (裸祭り "Naked Festival") is a type of Japanese festival, or matsuri, in which participants wear a minimum amount of clothing; usually just a Japanese loincloth (called fundoshi), sometimes with a short happi coat, and rarely completely naked.

Ema (絵馬 picture-horse) are small wooden plaques on which Shinto worshippers write their prayers or wishes.

In Japanese mythology, the Namazu (鯰) or Ōnamazu (大鯰) is a giant catfish who causes earthquakes.

In Japan a tōrō (灯籠 or 灯篭, 灯楼 light basket, light tower) is a traditional lantern made of stone, wood, or metal.

A mikoshi (神輿) is a divine palanquin (also translated as portable Shinto shrine).

Yoshida Shintō (吉田神道) also frequently referred to as Yuiitsu Shintō (唯一神道 "One-and-only Shintō") was a prominent sect of Shintō that arose during the Sengoku Period through the teachings and work of Yoshida Kanetomo.

Yakudoshi (厄年) is a set of believed "unlucky" ages in Japan, first proposed in the Heian period.

Kurozumikyō (黒住教), literally "the Teachings of Kurozumi," is a Japanese religion largely derived from Shinto roots and founded in 1846.

Harae or harai (祓 or 祓い) is the general term for rituals of purification in Shinto.

The Japanese term shinbutsu bunri (神仏分離) indicates the separation of Shinto from Buddhism, introduced after the Meiji Restoration which separated Shinto kami from buddhas, and also Buddhist temples from Shinto shrines, which were originally amalgamated.

Suzu (鈴) is a round, hollow Japanese Shinto bell that contains pellets that sound when agitated.

Water-filled basins, called chōzubachi, are used by worshippers for washing their left hands, right hands, mouth and finally the handle of the water ladle to purify themselves before approaching the main Shinto shrine or shaden (社殿).

State Shintō (国家神道 or 國家神道 Kokka Shintō) describes Empire of Japan's ideological use of the native folk traditions of Shinto.

Buddhism has interacted with several East Asian religious traditions since it spread from India during the 2nd century AD.

The Engishiki (延喜式, "Procedures of the Engi Era") is a Japanese book about laws and customs.

Koshintō (古神道 Ko-Shintō) refers to the original animism of Jōmon period Japan which is a basis of modern Shinto practices.