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    Shinto – Speech Shinto is the native religion in Japan with its roots stretching back to 500 B.C.‚ and is a poly-theistic one venerating almost any natural objects ranging from mountains‚ rivers‚ water‚ rocks‚ trees. Shintoism is a purely Japanese religion‚ the origins of which are buried in the hazy mists of ancient Japanese history. It is one of the world’s oldest religions. The Japanese people have a fierce love for their land and believe that the Japanese islands were the very first divine

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    Shinto: A Japanese Religion Uncovering the religious significance and practices of Japanese Shinto As an ancient religion of Japan‚ Shinto was originally a combination of nature worship‚ divination techniques‚ and shamanism. Meaning “the way of the Gods”‚ the origins of Shinto are not apparent in comparison to other religions‚ especially other Asian religions and beliefs. With no obvious founder‚ as well as original written scriptures and authentic laws‚ a number of theories exist about the

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    Japan has a religious tradition with the central being the canon Japanese religion Shinto and the greatly flourished imported religion Buddhism. These two main religions are further influenced be ideas and values from Confucianism. This incorporation between multiple concepts allows Japanese people to be more acceptances toward the approach of multiple religious beliefs. Japanese in general‚ see many religious principles as traditional ways‚ and participate in religious events and practices as

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    Meaning: The word Shinto was adopted from the written Chinese (神道‚ pinyin: shén dào)‚ combining two words: "shin" (神?)‚ meaning "spirit"”gods” or kami; and "tō" (道?)‚ meaning a philosophical path or study This is about “ the study of Kami”‚ what is KAMI? Kami are defined in English as "spirits"‚ "essences" or "deities"‚ there are many ways to understanding this; in some cases being human-like‚ can be animals‚ and more abstract nature power in the world (mountains‚ rivers‚ lightning‚ wind‚ waves

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    On the Sino-Japanese Relationship Bibliography: 1. Jacques Gernet. A history of Chinese civilization. Cambridge University Press. 1996. 2. Asakawa‚ K.. The Early Institutional Life of Japan: A Study in Reform of 645‚ Japan. 1963. 3. B. ‚ Barbara; Changgen‚ Yu. Chinese Foreign Policy during the Cultural Revolution. New York: Columbia University Press. 1998. 4. Hagström‚ Linus. Japan’s China Policy: A Relational Power Analysis‚ London and New York‚ 2005.

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    The Japanese Shinto attitudes towards art is that the elements of nature are the pure and beautiful children of the kami‚ and the humans are to cooperate with the kami to promote this goodness and beauty in nature. They use art to express the way in the land itself being pure‚ sacred and beautiful as created by the kami so therefore the presence of the kami is revealed not only by words but through the aesthetic awareness of the beauty of nature. The arts are also used as entertainment for the kami

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    Japanese Nationalism and its Impacts in East Asia Introduction Led by a new group of conservative leadership‚ Japan is undergoing a rise in nationalism fueled by complex mixture of causes spanning from internal politics‚ economy‚ perception of new threat from China‚ and external influence know in Japan as Gaiatsu. Meanwhile‚ East Asia is experiencing a dramatic shift in regional dominance from Japan to China. Due to the rapid growth in China’s economy‚ East Asian nations‚ having depended on Japan

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    Amalgamation of Shinto and Buddhism Japan‚ just east of Korea and China‚ is an island rich in religion and culture. During ancient Japan‚ the indigenous people of Japan believed in the Shinto religion‚ and worshipped kami‚ or spirits that inhabited many parts of nature. However‚ in the mid-sixth century‚ Buddhism started to appear in Japan. As Buddhism started to become more popular in Japan‚ it started to intermingle with Shinto and created a relationship between the two religions. I believe

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    With the advanced of technology in current Japan‚ the role of religion has change dramatically‚ it is not only a simply faith in Japanese heart but also a consuetude carry out in daily life. However‚ it is not easy for people to know all changes of religion from ancient time to nowadays. This paper endeavor to sort out the main changes of traditional religion to new religion and new new religion base on the convention‚ spirit‚ role of ancestor and the place of Japan. To do this‚ I will first briefly

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    A thing said walks in immortality if it has been said well Being said with absolute accuracy‚ some words have a remarkable feature of going into the eternity. What is the reason for such viability? It seems to me‚ that the words fulfilled with the emotions and illustrating some valuable ideas can delve deeply into the recesses of human psyche. First and foremost‚ in some climax situations‚ namely during the heated quarrel‚ it is simple to cut a partner to the heart. To put it differently

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