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Shintoism

In 1882 the government separated into State Shinto and Sectarian Shinto. Sectarian Shinto was popular among the common people. With the end of World War II and American occupation of Japan, the shrine Shinto system was dismantled and Shinto as a whole was disassociated from the state. Following that, Shinto shrines were revitalized and today remain one of the sacred focuses of Japanese religious sentiment. .
             Shinto has many things that apply as sacred text. The Common Shinto Prayer is: "Our eyes may see some uncleanliness, but let not our mind see things that are not clean. Our ears may hear some uncleanliness, but let not our mind hear things that are not clean." The Ten Precepts of Shinto: 1) Do not transgress the will of the gods. 2) Do not forget you obligations to ancestors. 3) Do not offend by violating the decrees of the State. 4) Do not forget the profound goodness of the gods, through which calamity and misfortunes are averted and sickness is healed. 5) Do not forget that the world is one great family. 6) Do not forget the limitations of your own person. 7) Do not become angry even though others become angry. 8) Do not be sluggish in your work. 9) Do not bring blame to the teaching. 10) Do not be carried away by foreign teachings. Some Shinto sayings are: -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.- A single sincere prayer moves heaven. You will surely realize the divine presence through sincere prayer.- Where you have sincerity, there also is virtue. Sincerity is a witness to truth. Sincerity is the mother of knowledge. Sincerity is a single virtue that binds Divinity and man in one.- Retribution for good or ill is as sure as the shadow after substance.- To do good is to be pure. To commit evil is to be impure.


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