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Asian Religions

Asian Religions. Shinto. Ancient Japanese Religion 500 BC. Shin (gods) tao (way). Derived from the Chinese words "The Way of the Gods" M ix of nature worship, hero worship, & shamanism. NO. Real Founder Written scriptures Religious law Organized Priesthood Wrath of god.

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Asian Religions

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  1. Asian Religions

  2. Shinto Ancient Japanese Religion 500 BC

  3. Shin (gods) tao (way) • Derived from the Chinese words "The Way of the Gods" • Mix of nature worship, hero worship, & shamanism

  4. NO.. Real Founder Written scriptures Religious law Organized Priesthood Wrath of god

  5. Kami: means "god" or "gods“ 84% of the population of Japan follow both Shinto & Buddhism

  6. 4 Affirmations • Tradition and the family (Main celebrations relate to birth & marriage) • Love of nature: (Nature is sacred & a way to be close to the gods) • Physical cleanliness • Matsuri (worship)

  7. All of humanity is regarded as "Kami's child.“ All human life & human nature is sacred. "musuhi“ or true heart Morality is based on the of benefit to the group

  8. Tao (Dow) • Translated into English as path, or the way. Indefinable & has to be experienced. • It "refers to a power which envelops, surrounds and flows through all things, living and non-living. The Tao regulates natural processes and nourishes balance in the Universe. It embodies the harmony of opposites (i.e. there would be no love without hate, no light without dark, no male without female.)"

  9. Founder : Lao-Tse (604-531 BCE), a contemporary of Confucius. He was searching for a way that would avoid the constant feudal warfare & other conflicts that disrupted society during his lifetime. • Started as a combo of psychology & philosophy evolved into religious faith in 440 CE when it was adopted as a state religion

  10. What do the following Taoist statements mean? "Be still like a mountain and flow like a great river." Lao Tse.

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