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Shintoism
Shintoism
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Prepared by:
Danielle Anne E. Reodica
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Shinto Theology
Absolute loyalty to the Sovereign
Emperor, who is regarded as a direct
descendant and representative of the
highest God, respect for ancestors,
profound feeling of piety towards the
parents and love for children form the
fundamental structure of the Great
Universal Way.
Shinto Theology
The mirror, the sword and the jewel have a
figurative meaning in the course of the
development of Shinto. They symbolize wisdom,
courage and benevolence or intelligence, will and
love in Shinto theology. These three are the holy
ensigns of royalty of the Sovereign Emperor. They
are supposed to symbolize the dynamic working of
the Great Way and so they are found in the
forefront of every Shinto shrine, popularly known as
Mistu-tomo-e or the three big commas.
Shinto Theology
There are many Gods in Shinto, but the
ancestral Sun-God, Anaterasu-omi
Kami, stands supreme above them.
Shinto Ethics
Purity is one of the fundamental virtues of Shinto
ethics.
There are two significations of purity.
One is outer purity or bodily purity and the
other inner purity or purity of heart.
If a man is endowed with true inner purity of
heart, he will surely attain God-realization or
communion with the Divine.
Sincerity is also the guiding ethical principle
of Shinto.
Shinto Sayings
The heart of the person before you is a
mirror. See there your own form.
Even the wishes of an ant reach to
heaven.
Leave the things of this world and
come to me daily with pure bodies
and pure hearts.
Shinto Sayings
To do good is to be pure. To commit
evil is to be impure.
To admit a fault is the beginning of
righteousness.
The first and surest means to enter into
communion with the Divine is sincerity.
If you pray to a deity with sincerity, you
will surely feel the divine presence.
Conclusion
The Way to God is as much important as
the end or destination or God itself. The
Way to God is righteousness or Dharma.
He who shows the Way is the Guru or the
spiritual preceptor. Guru and God are
one.
If you stick to the Way, you soon reach
God. If you stick to your Guru, you will
surely attain God-realization. Way, Truth,
Life-everlasting is one.