Japanese Shinto- History and Geography- Person B

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Historical Details The indigenous folk religion, which later became known as _______, most likely began during the prehistoric times around a feeling of awe for sacred _______, or gods (called kami) that brought life to the land as well as _______ beings. The religion was believed to have begun as animism. The Shinto religion cannot be traced to its exact beginning- (there is no one _______, written scripture or dogma)- due to _______ transmission which lasted until the 5th century. A written documentation of the rituals, _______ and ancient beliefs first appeared in the _______ (record of ancient matters) in the 6th century. In the 8th century, the religion took its name from shin tao (meaning way of the _______) and its main origins lie here. With the coming of Buddhism somewhere between the 6th and 8th centuries CE, the two religions formed a strong _______ connection. This was a result of the followers of Shinto regarding death as unclean and so they were _______ to be involved in anything to do with Buddhists as they took care of death and funerals. Another reason these two religions were highly _______ was due to adherents of Shinto regarding Buddha as another kami. As a result, Shintoism took on many Buddhist elements. Today Shinto is the traditional indigenous religion of Japan, still practiced by a large percentage of Japanese people. It is regarded as the _______ religion of Japan. It is much more than a simple animistic religion. At its heart is love and worship of Japan as a land. The Japanese consider their homeland the

_______ of the world in which every feature brings forth significance in which the Japanese have encountered some form of sacred _______. The Geography of Shintoism Shintoism is mainly practiced in _______ (in which 80% of the population in Shinto), however adherents can be found in spread throughout other countries. The religion is practiced mainly in shrines and Japanese _______ with each shrine and temple having great _______ inclusive of its natural features or existence as a result of _______ _______. There are over 110,000 shrines and temples for the kami in Japan in which adherents are expected to visit to celebrate significant events in the life cycle. Many Japanese homes have small shrines within referred to as a _______ -_______. The mountainous terrain of Japan has had an immense impact upon the Japanese religious _______. Many shrines are located on the _______ of mountains where many go to heighten and purify their _______ life. The most famous of these is Mount Fuji.