Japanese & Shinto Terms
Glossary

Japanese & Shinto Terms

Status · Pramāṇita
Source · Uncited
Period · Eternal

Kami — The Shinto term for a deity, spirit, or numinous presence.

Torii — Sacred gate marking the entrance to a Shinto shrine.

Jinja — Shinto shrine.

Matsuri — Shrine festival.

Shinbutsu-shūgō — The medieval syncretic fusion of Shinto kami and Buddhist beings.