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SHINTO - Essay and Term Paper
St Marys Senior High School
Studies of Religion II
Preliminary Course
Assessment Task Four
Topic: Religions of Ancient Origins
Student:
Teacher:
Due Date: Friday 22nd September
Weighted Mark: 20%
Shinto
Q1. Identify the principle beliefs of the religion.
The name Shinto comes from Chinese characters for Shen - 'divine being', and Tao - 'way'; and means 'Way of the Gods' or 'Way of the Spirits', or, best of all, 'Way of the Kami'.Within
Shinto, the Buddha was viewed as another "Kami". Buddhism in Japan regarded the Kami as being an expression of various Buddha’s. Shinto does not have as fully developed divinity as do most other religions because it does not have its own moral code. Ancestors are deeply admired and worshipped. All of humanity is regarded as "Kami's child." Thus all human life and human nature is sacred. Believers admire "musuhi", the Kamis' creative and harmonizing ......
Total Word Count: 2402
Page Count: 9.6 (250 words a page / double spaced)
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