| Ko-Ji-Ki- | The “records of ancient matters” composed in 712 A.D., charting the imperial ancestors and the imperial court |
| Mikado | Term used by foreigners to designate the emperor of Japan |
| Nihon-Gi | The “chronicles of Japan” composed around 720 A.D. This work is a history of Japan from its origin until 700 A.D. |
| O-Harai | “The Great Purification.” The greatest of all Shinto ceremonies by which the people go through a national purging of their sins. |
| Ryobu Shinto | Also known as “dual aspect Shinto”; refers to the mixing of Shintoism with Buddhism and Confucianism |
| Shintai | Object of worship, usually an object of little value, housed in inner sanctuary of a Shinto shrine; contains magical powers and viewed as good-luck charm |
| Shinto | Religion that has long characterized Japan and its people; derived from Chinese term, Shen-tao, meaning the way of the higher spirits.” |
| Shinto Myth | Belief that the islands of Japan and the Japanese people are of divine origin |
| State Shinto | The patriotic ritual, established in 1882, which worshipped the emperor as the direct descendant of the gods; abolished at the end of World War II |
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