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@@In_Our_Timeline Yea, I thought Subarus performance was accounted for by their unique strategic and patent placement of used fleshlights as part of the exhaust pipe?
Congratulations for doing an excellent job at summarizing what Shinto is. As a person who actually served at a small local shrine as an assistant priest for 9 years, I can testify the accuracy of the information on this video. ⛩
@@bhministry I'd say there's a pretty damn big difference between someone who probably has a waifu and someone serving as an assistant Shinto priest for almost a decade. That was such an unnecessary and disrespectful comment.
@@semaj_5022 The internet has rotted peoples minds so much its become completely normal to shame anyone interested in Japan. Its basically just racism at this point or xenophobia
D.T. Suzuki (鈴木 大拙 貞太郎) once wrote: "The more you suffer the deeper grows your character, and with the deepening of your character you read the more penetratingly into the secrets of life. All great artists, all great religious leaders, and all great social reformers have come out of the intensest struggles which they fought bravely, quite frequently in tears and with bleeding hearts"
From top of my head I can think of cases where they did not come from any particular struggles. From Jesus through da Vinci to Martin Luther, all had some of their greatest achievements done before encountering any intensest struggles.
Next time do Aztec or Inca religion. Both absolutely fascinating, and I think sharing these cultures with incredible legacies with more people will do much good.
I just want to thank you for this excellent video on Shinto. There's so much more to cover, but this is a great introduction to Shinto in a very general sense. It's great to see creators showing Shinto to the world. There's even shrines outside of Japan with a couple in the USA.
@@AnuDugala so it really comes down to how you define religion. Most Japanese won't say they practice Shinto, but if your dig into it with them, point out all the Shinto stuff they do, and learn their beliefs about kami they'll quickly realize that they actually do, do Shinto. I think the issue comes from two distinct sources, the first was the history of State Shinto which basically remade Shinto into a tool of the state and declared it was not a religion. Then you also have the word that's used for religion which is nearly exclusively used for monotheistic religions and it basically means to follow a teaching, whereas Shinto is to follow a way. I hope they helps answer your question.
The water purification ritual makes sense though. Notice that when you feel angry, tired or anxious, taking a shower balances and "purifies" you. So that may be one of the reasons for the ritual
@@j.j.714 In some branches of Christianity, such as Roman Catholicism, holy water blessed by a priest is used for blessing, purification, and other purposes.
yep!! even in islam, we were told to use water (in a practice called wudhu) everytime we feel wrath or lust. so water as purification ritual always make sense in every practice, culture, and religion
To summarize this video Shinto is such a spiritual practice in which humans are directly connected with all that exists in the earth. For example, forests, waterfalls, rivers, trees, flowers, animals, the sun, the moon, the stars, volcanos, etc. Each one of these has its own spirit, therefore humans worship them in order to acknowledge their existence as well as to request their protection. Literally, Shinto may mean something like " We all are part of the Whole as well as the Whole is part of us all"
A beautiful way of looking at the world. If all could understand this concept our world would be so different. There would be hope for the future of all. The endangered wildlife, the environment, the people of earth the earth herself. 😥
I was raised (partially) in a Nichiren/Shinto household in Japan. All I had were the kid stories and none of the deeper adult details. Thanks for this - really helped clarify things for me.
There are some Kami's inspired from Hinduism via Buddism also. Like Benzaiten, who is similar to goddess Saraswati (associated with art and knowledge) and Durga (associated with motherhood and war); Kangiten, who is similar to lord Ganesha (associated with good luck and wisdom); Bishamonten, who is similar to Kubera (the God of wealth and guardian of north direction); Daikokuten similar to Mahakala, a Buddhist version of Shiva; and Kisshoten similar to goddess Lakshmi (associated with beauty and prosperity). I learned about this from wikipedia. I like how major eastern religions took inspiration from each other.
@@atharvapradeephedaoo12bgn21 This. None of them are Shinto's gods.. they are totally different. Buddhism's gods are inspired by India of course, that's where it was born.
@@atharvapradeephedaoo12bgn21 Well I haven't been to Japan. So, my knowledge is incomplete :) The wikipedia pages do mention their Buddhist origin, although they also mention that many of these have been assimilated in Shinto religion also. Of course wikipedia pages might be wrong. I just wanted to point out how older eastern religions have been open to accepting new ideas from other religious philosophies.
"And many japanese practice shinto alongside buddhism" Honestly, before this video, I thought shinto was a subgroup of buddhism.... I blame Total War Shogun II :p
In many Buddhist cultures, there is a mixing of Buddhism with local beliefs, because Buddhism really doesn't have a central deity, it focuses more on the practice, than on a belief in God.
@@corsaircaruso471 yeah some principles came from there, I forget the article I read on it but it was some people who migrated from there to Japan created Shintoism from Buddhism.
@@Whatever-mx3bt really that article is must be ignorable I think. It's not right to say but for example it is a kind of blend of Hinduism and Buddhism.(saying example because without research I should not say that it is kind sub-religion or blended or mix religion)
I love Shintoism. it’s so whimsical yet impactful and it seems pretty positive overall. I love the idea of Musubi and humans not being a source of good or bad, just being a part of the celebration of nature and the universe. looking forward to visiting shrines and learning more.
This is one of many theories. There is a theory that a shrine is not a place to make a request, but a place to make a vow before God. I like that theory very much. I also like the fact that Japanese gods are not omniscient and omnipotent, and that there is a custom of "taking a break once in a while" from the gods who are always watching over us.
Ed from Ed edd and Eddy was right : being a Sumo wrestler is just a habit , it's a way of life. Not sure what writers were trying to do with Jimmy's character back then but whatever .
@@KeganTheTowel I think it was Eddy who is exploitation and appropriation. I mean it was his idea to make Jimmy fat to make money off sumo wrestling without having any idea about it. But only the feeding and not exercise or ritual part. Even Edd had to point the basic idea of Sumo being Japanese to Eddy.
I read once in my Japanese class that many Japanese people nowadays "are born Shinto, marry Christian, and die Buddhist." I know you did a video on Taoism/Daoism already (great video by the way), but I really hope that you will make one on Chinese mythology and folk religion, which is a religion so not centralized that people still can't agree on a term for its name. Though, given its long history and coexistence with Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism, they've become extremely closely intertwined with one another so I understand that it would be difficult to research.
Is that the one that’s related to the Shang dynasty religion of the Lord on High? Later dynasty’s turned it into the mandate of Heaven to justify imperial rule
@@Joyride37 Perhaps? I meant more like the rituals practiced by common people though. Growing up in China, my parents and grandparents would make offerings to pur ancestors, the kitchen god, the land god (sort of just like the god of the region?), and Tian. But obviously we are not emperors and do not make those offerings to secure our mandate of heaven, so I want to see the religion from a different perspective than the imperial one.
@@crystalbarnes4876 of course, that makes sense. I imagine that the Lord on High/Heaven and related practices existed long before the dynasties used them to justify their power too. Folk religious practices are mind bogglingly ancient, and im fascinated by what geographic/climate/social pressures they came from
@@crystalbarnes4876 Sounds to me they were practicing their Daoist customs. I believe the habit of giving money as a gift is also Daoist, but I'm not sure. If they carried beads or pray for Amida / Buddha, or meditate, or having a fat Buddha around, there you have some sort of Buddhism. You might also have a Kuan-yin around, and a Ba-gua, both Daoist. I guess, so far, that Confucianism is harder to "see", since they appear as strict moral and social codes, which are also very strong among Chinese people.
@Crystal Barnes Chinese folk religion would be really difficult to do research on, you are right. It probably would last a life time as learning the language, and lots of field work would be required! But it is really interesting how folk religion expresses itself somewhat in all the Three Teachings of China (Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism), and I would love to see that, at least, be explored. One would probably have to piece together aspects from those three to find out a few more things about Chinese folk religion: the ancestor worship, festivals, and rituals of Confucianism, the animism and cosmic view of early Daoism (see Li Sao), and the regional-Gods-turned-Boddhisattvas (like Guanyin and others) in Buddhism. Perhaps one could deconstruct from these elements to see a wider picture of what Chinese folk religion could be. The only reason why we recognize Shinto as 'Shinto' is because of the intensive research put into its themes and developments (both by Japanese and Western scholars), and, from those we were able to come to a conclusion. That has yet to happen for Chinese folk religion. The subject is just so vast and regional at the moment. But, yes, it would be cool to get a lead on some of these things! Sorry about this whole nerding out! Your post got me thinking.
Japan really is a beautiful country! Some places there just feel alive. It's not hard to believe ancient Japanese people felt that everything had a soul because I felt that way when I was in japan. (Especially enoshima Island and places in tohoku)
@@breekwhal oh, and they are hated for it. Absolutely no denying it. I live in South Korea right now and I see the result of their brutality all around me... but that also doesn't change the fact that I've been to Japan and it's nature is stunning. The imperial regime of Japan is terrible but enoshima island remains a beautiful and magical place regardless of the government that claims to rule it.
@@stacie1595 Japan is a really interesting place in that their culture and history, and the magical landscape they developed in, hav3 lead to both some of the most cruel, horrific acts in history, and some of the most polite, respectful and generous people in the world. I'd imagine the beauty and near magic nature of the land and it's feature has helped keep many of Japan's people connected to life, nature and the kindness it inspires, even through everything they've experienced.
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Shinto is very easy. All you need to do is bless and awe nature, and know you are simply a part of them. No practice, no hail to specific godlike characters, just remembering everything around you are part of great system. Only a practice you might wanna do is going nearest shrine at 1st day in new year, then slow coins amount you wish and pray for your family safe and world peace.
My elderly Japanese Aikido grandmaster was at a monastery for ten years. He always likes pointing out that the nature is not there for the shrines, but the shrines are there for the nature kami. At times indeed in a single tree or rock. He laments that modern Japanese see the shrine as the main event.
Great informative video. I've always been interested in Shintoism and how it has successfully and peacefully fused with other dominant religions in the East like Buddhism and Confucianism. This goes to show that yes, we can learn to live and accept other faiths when we focus on common goals rather than differences.
As a Hindu, the parallels with Hinduism are just astounding. Maybe all polytheist beliefs arose from common ancient themes where nature awed our ancestors. Particulary I find the concept of "yoki" intriguing, it sounds very similar to "yaksha" of Hinduism that are basically the same thing, beneficial or malevolent nature spirits. The kami that's submerged in a body of water is similar to that of Ganesha. Most likely Shintoism goes back thousands of years
@@kdjoshi726 dude shintoism is too young for hinduism and vedas are literally 6000 to 7000 years old and there are oldest hindu idols found around 10000 years old
Your videos are all so good! I am a fairly worldly and educated person (history teacher) but every single one of your videos has taught me tons of new things
as a bolivian I find there's similarities between shinto and it's kamis with andean cosmovision and it's wakas. Considering the indigenous americans have a asiatic genotype that according to some studies is most similar to ainu peoples, I wonder if these two religions have a similar distant common origin as the peoples that practice them
Shinto practices are very interesting and I honestly kinda adore, respect, and love the concept of having a connection with the supernatural and nature, while not curtailing modernization or demanding religious devotion. Can't say I'm religious, but there's a certain appeal to the idea that kami and people live in respectful harmony.
I think Kami is similar to Bramhun or Bramhan in Hinduism and have similarities to Confuscianism as well. Great to see so many similarities with Shintoism!
Yeah, because many Hindu Devas were actively syncretised with Japanese Kami. Bishamonten and Kubera, Indra and Raikou, etc. And because Buddhist teachings were incorporated back into Hinduism so completely, that once the great universities of India were destroyed, Many Buddhists just kept practising their faith and were just termed as Hindus anyway.
Although I was trying to talk about similarities in another post 🤦I do not agree completely with the correlation. If you say that kami is more or less like Maya or PrakRti, I would agree: because kami manifests everywhere, but hindu gods are depicted very personally. While kami are abstract, mystical. The devotional deva looks a lot like Buddhist merged divinities. Kami is more a broader idea: you would have to include asuras (yokais, ayakashis), celestial nimphs, any other being that are not human (alive or dead) and videhas (souless ghosts), I mean, everything that is not human, is kami. So I try not to mix the two. But maybe you hit a nerve! Seeing the whole world as sacred is a very nice contribution from the idea of kami. That's why, even being a yogin myself, I try to think on any living being as kami, divine, instead of just maya, illusion. Brahma manifests in everything. 🙏 Another thought: I do think the ideas are compatible, though: I'm not kami because I die. But because I die, I do not perish. My spirit is ethernal. (Khata Upanishad: "Those who die do not die...") The kami, that remain in the world for thousands of years, do perish on the end of Brahma's breath, the Universe's destruction. But they do not cease to exist. They come again in the next Manvantara. So the immortal gods disappear, and the mortal beings do not perish.
Bro I just love your videos they are very informative and you know how make it interesting too and thanks for this and sharing knowledge about things that we do not know much about.
First off, I really dig your accent. Secondly your articulation and accurate depictions are beyond excellent and your humor a total bonus. Love the video and thank you
The more you are making video , the more cuteness of those characters and animations quality is increasing . And you really did a very great job in explaining what is Shinto. I don't know why but it sounds so foreign and similar at the same time . Great video Cogito 😊🙏
Does modern Shinto really "worship" Kami or does it merely teach respect for Kami? When you see it like this, it is easier to see the modern Japanese relationship with the philosophy of Shinto and why so few call themselves "religious". Imagine Kami, not as interventionist beings, but as the essence of a thing. By respecting the essence of a thing for what it is, not what you want it to be, we can then see the rituals and cleansing as more like mindfulness. An internal acceptance of what a thing is. Reminding ourselves of the nature of a thing and to find a way to live in harmony with it. Daoism has long been taught alongside Shinto and it is easy to see how over time that might have influenced some schools of Shinto philosophy. There are of course those who have the more traditional "religious" approach and believe kami to be conscious beings who can be persuaded to help or at least not hinder us.
I also have a question cause I watched this video twice and I still don’t understand the Kami part. So uh- does a human become a god or does Kami just means spirit as well? Cause I’m trying to understand the difference between a spirit and a deity.
@@FireFoxGaming_ i think its more like a thankful figure and a person becoming a kami is just also a symbolic figure of his work that can people benefit on or appreciate...japan where gods aren't gods and worshippers aren't religious (watch this)
Travel tip! Fushimi Inari is never closed, so for crowdless visits with really cool photo ops, go there at night. Of course the trains are not running all night though, so consider your transportation if you want to go late!
Love this video. When trying to explain about how all the diverse ethnic groups of precolonial Philippines worshipped the ideas of ancestor veneration, respect of local nature spirits, and prayers to deities for larger phenomena such as war or weather run parallel with a lot of religions that are commonly described as “animism” or “folk religions” which is essentially what Shinto is. Even aspects such as sacrificing food, valuables, burning incense, etc are the same with how the many different precolonial Filipino ethnic groups worshipped. Japanese religion is a perfect example of how a folk religion can blend into the modern times without colonizing religions like Christianity or Islam forced upon them.
I'm Japanese, and the first story of this video is from one of the oldest book in Japan written by yamato tyoutei that is the administration connecting to the current emperor, and the name of that book is nihonnshoki. And now, most shrines have thoughts based on this story. But originally, Some Japanese people had believed in gods who don't relate to the current emperor or Amaterasu before Japan united by yamato tyoutei. But these gods are also still in Japan and being believed the same as other kamis. Therefore, Japanese gods aren't relating to one origin. Thankyou for being interested in Japanese culture!
Strangely enough, the Nihon Shoki and Kojiki record that 《the earthly world was ruled not by Yamato but by Izumo (present-day Shimane Prefecture), and was later ceded to Yamato. 》 Although this may seem to be an inconvenient history for Yamato, it can be interpreted that the land was handed over peacefully to some extent, and it provides an important clue to understanding the role that the relationship between the imperial family and Izumo played in the formation of the Japanese nation.
Kami are like devtas of Japan and in india village also have own devtas and in india people also workship ancestors I think due to non conflicting beliefs Shinto can peacefully coexist with Buddhism Chicken pox and small pox also have someone like kami in india it is called mata it means something like female demigod
I grew up in Japan. And from being Catholic Christian, I became non-religious, to Agnostic with a way of living of Shintoism and Buddhism. Japanese people take care of nature because of fear of Kami. And we should all learn from that. Though they aren't perfect, they do very well in preserving their history and culture and I am a big believer that it's because the Gods love their people who love them back. Thank you for this!
I really enjoy this video. You're very thorough and explain things that are not often found in other sources and I love your presentation style. This is a subject of infascinated by for years now and I'm always interested to learn more so thank you
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Such a cute and great video about Shinto. Making me feel very nostalgic. What more, it's pretty fascinating how Shinto shares similarities with other cultures "in the area." Like it makes sense, but I just like what each culture has done with those similarities to make these figures more uniquely their own.
8:51 "Restoration" or "rectification" would be a more adequate translation compared to "un-disaster.” In relation to that, tsunamis were thought to be caused by a kind of super-catfish (namazu) flailing around in anger, which was thought to be the causal agent for the immense wave smashing the shore -- obliterating and killing. However, I happened to see an extremely old Japanese broadsheet drawing that actually depicted another paranormal catfish walking on land and helping to rebuild the houses and buildings previously smashed as a consequence of the other catfish's actions! That is to say, the second paranormal catfish was shown trying to repair some of the damage that had been caused by the first paranormal catfish. Interestingly, the second one was captioned in translation as a "world-rectifying namazu," or a world-rectifying catfish. It was trying to counterbalance the evil that had been inflicted before.
As a Hindu, I am blown away by the stark similarities between Shinto and Rituals in Hindu Dharma. Let me point them out. 1. We have three gods or deities related to creation called the Tridev. 2. We have seven pairs of ancient sages from whom we trace our lineages. We called them the seven rishis or saptarshi. We associate our gotra to these 7. 3. We also have gods or devata of natural elements like sun, moon, planets, stars , rivers and many many other. 4. We also have deities for death, greed, lust, disease, hunger, and others. 5. We also have deities for house like kuladevata and deities of village called gramadevata, just like the kami. 6. We also bow down and show respect to the entrance or doors of temples and sacred sites like tori. 7. We also wash our hands and legs before entering temples. We also have purification ritual by taking dip in the sacred rivers like Ganga. 8. Shinto shrines have many hindu gods and goddesses like Ganesh, Saraswati, Brahma, Yama, Indra and many others with their Shinto names and japanese version of idols but still recognisable. 9. We also ring bells and give coins or cash as donations in the temples and the Japanese greeting is namaste. 10. We also worship trees and tie thread around their trunk and held them sacred but this is especially for some special treees like neem, Banyan, peepal, shami and some others. There are many more. All in all, I must admit the eastern faiths and philosophies are all about respect and harmony among humans, nature and all living and non-living entities on earth and universe. These are way more than religion but are way of life.
@@parisan9985 Shintoism and Sanatan Dharma (Hinduism) are based on the same philosophy of divine resides everywhere.... and also I think you were taking wrong classes of history back in your school.... Because Hinduism and shintoism has no connection with invasions... Because they all belong to the same family of religion which is known as eastern religion or what you called pagan religions in the west....
@@holeesheet8582😂 you guys keep changing name's, first Hindunism and now SANATAN. And how stupid you are Santan is not evan a NOUN it's a adjective.😂. Tell me the naam of your religion?
This sounds so similar to Hinduism, example: Kami is related Atma. In Hinduism, Punyatma is Kami of great person who served and helped the society. Also Initial you mentioned about 7 pairs who gave birth to different groups, similarly Hindus have 7 main Gotra (Atri, Bharadvaja, Bhrigu, Gotama, Kashyapa, Vasishtha, and Vishvamitra) and they are basically your ancestor line. Basically so much similarity but different region, maybe all these religions where connected in past but modern humans failed to recognize it.
@Giovanni Balbosa-Mc Intosh You never know what was in past, most of the history is not documented. However, my view is that there are many similarities.
Pretty sure it's normal for most ancient religions to have multiple deities based on nature, which with the lack of science seemed mystical and magical, thus being eligible to be worshipped.
@Giovanni Balbosa-Mc Intosh they have tons of connection, you coconut westerner. From Buddhist religion to Bishamonten's shenanigans to even the current obsession of the locals to curry (im not joking... their curry is fucking sweet tho)
*They also pray to hindu gods. Benzaiten is saraswati. They have ganesh as well. Search hindu influence on shintoism.* They have a saptarishi concept too.
After Japan lost World War II, GHQ's instructions stopped teaching anything about Shinto at school. There are many Japanese people who don't know the knowledge of Shinto in detail, and it's very sad.
神道及び八百万の神は公的に教わるものじゃなく、受け継がれるものやからGHQが教えようがどうでもいい。（いただきます、お天道様、ご来光、御神木しかり） Shinto and the eight million gods are not officially taught, but are passed down, so it doesn't matter whether GHQ teaches them or not. (The same goes for Itadakimasu, Otento-sama, Goraiko, and Oshinboku.)
I am Japanese. Just as it is difficult to explain Shinto in the West, it is very difficult for the Japanese to understand "God", and the concept of Separation of church and state and atheists. Shinto is far from a tolerant religion, and by Shinto-nizing everything, it pretends to coexist with Buddhism and Christianity. There is also the word "Japanese religion". In my experience, most people who have stated that they believe in Buddhism or Christianity have a Shinto idealistic understanding of society and the world. I think this is because the Japanese are unaware of their religion more than the difference in thinking. It's not about good or bad. All Japanese believe that Japan has ordinary society and ideal, and that there is no big difference between foreign countries even with different backgrounds and religion. It is very difficult for a third party like you to explain an unaware religion. Thanks for the video.
I'm not even japanese though I find the idea of Shintoism to be much better than western religion, I never enjoyed morality being forced against my will. I just want to find the worship in nature much like the natives in America had, I'm Cherokee to some degree and native beliefs revolve around the worship of nature in a similar way Japan had.
With the separation of religion and state in countries such as America it is more.theoretical thanks to fundamentalists Christian who use their political power to push laws that suit their view. When people speak their right to practice their religion it is always this group and they are only interested in in pushing their own religion and view others in negative light. They are vary big in absolutes and one of their major goals along with the out law of abortion and porn is to put Christian prayer back into school.
Shinto inherently sees everything as interconnected yes? American concept of separation of church and state would be very strange indeed from that lens. It may help to understand that American and other western branches of Christianity (Judaism and Islam too but there are many varieties of all three Abrahamic religions and I don’t want to mispeak for them) see God, the Divine Creator of the Universe, as an all powerful being that is separate from their creation. There is a sense of God being part of the universe because it cannot exist without them, but God does not need the Universe to exist. Like a painter and a painting. I believe this philosophical separation informs why things can be seen as separate and divided into categories in western thought Then there is a long history of religious wars to have the most “correct” version of the religion. So then refugees and outcasts are made. Eventually a concept of protecting all differing interpretations of religion emerges from these outcast groups (or at least, just protecting themselves). In this context, a law of separation of church and state is, theoretically, to prevent a theocracy of one particular religion. I hope that helps simplify the idea since you’re coming from a different background
@@stephennootens916 The thing with seperation of church and state is whether you are talking about freedom of religion praciticed by the US and freedom FROM religion practiced by the French. "Of" refers to how the federal government isn't allowed to screw around with religions or establish a state church but the government is allowed to accomodate the religions ( granting exceptions to Amish from conscription) or mention or do religious stuff like school prayer or having the US motto being "In God We Trust". The main goal of this is to prevent a theocracy, a state religion and persecution of religions. "From" refers to total secularization, meaning the government isn't allowed or won't accomodate religions like in France. Meaning you can't wear a burka or wear a rosary in lets say a government meeting or in a public school. (the reason why many Muslims hate the French is percisely because of this). The main point of this is to push religion out of the public sector.
. The Supreme Court has already rule that prayer in school is against the Constitution sometime. In the US in theory the government cannot favor and religion over others due to the fact it would be seen as establishing a religion. People have fighting against the fanatics for years on this subjects.
You have a voice which melts butter warming seriously you could read bad news seem not worrying because you have calming tone you know those "ahh there's this but it's not that bad" people would listen to its not that bad mostly glad I subscribed
It's the same in China. People in China do religious rituals, but they don't tend to identify WITH a religion. I was really confused when I would go to all these temples in Beijing, where I lived for 6 months, and just see so many Chinese do Buddhist and Taoist rituals in their temples. Yet no one in China--apart from the Hui Muslims with their little white hats--ever identified as a religious person. Most were pretty meh about organized religion. Yet those temples were quite full of people praying and such. It's a very different concept from what exists in the West...
i was looking at his religion playlist, and i couldnt find shinto a few days before this was published, then BAM not only a new cogito upload, but just the one i was hoping to see
Inari is a fascinating kami. They can appear as male or female and in addition to what you mentioned in the video, I read they are also a good kami to have for those who work in entertainment, those who are in the trades or creative fields like blacksmiths, etc. I would like to go to one of their shrines one day. It's difficult trying to honor a deity or kami when you live in an area that discriminates based on religion/spirituality. Especially within your own house. I love these videos very much.
The main Inari shrine in Kyoto is nice to visit. The main path with its thousands of Tori is what most people walk, but I also walked around the mountain and up the really steep path with tons of steps on the back of the mountain. The view from the top is amazing, and you get to see hundreds of smaller shrines and sacred spaces like the spring the water comes from. Kifune shrine is also really nice in Kyoto.
that same "way of life" 🙏🏾✨ is in multiply continents. ITS CALLED DIFFERENT NAME but its the same. - this is the source where Abrahamic faiths took their leads from. the 1st faith that was on earth has been removed [ this is just a light reminisce of it ] but lol they all forgot or dont know the 1st
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Japanese religion commentary by me who is not good at English According to a recent survey, the number of Shinto followers in Japan was 107 million, there were 91 million Buddhists, and 2.6 million Christians. But the total number of people who belong to these three major religions is about 200.6 million, more than the entire population. This means most Japanese belong to both the Shinto and Buddhist religions. Shintoism and Buddhism have co-existed in Japan since the 6th century, when Buddhism was intro- duced from Korea, partly because of the tolerant nature of Shintoism. Shinto is an indigenous religion based on the worship of nature. It has no founder, no dogma, no scripture and its most important concept is purity. The great- est Shinto impurity is death, and it's always considered taboo. On the contrary, Buddhism teaches how to escape the agonies of life and to reach nirvana, or enlightenment. Therefore, most Japanese go to Shinto shrines for occasions related to this life such as Omiyamairi, baby's first shrine visit, or weddings, and go to Buddhist temples on occasions related to life after death, such as funerals.
Shinto only believers are a very small number in Japan. When Buddhism came to Japan Shinto gods become bodyguards of Buddhism. Just like Hindu gods are bodyguards of Buddhism.
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It's always great to see another video from Cogito! This one feels like a concise and more fun summary of the excelent series about Shinto made by the Religion for Breakfast channel. I mean it as a compliment.
Despite the historical bad treatment of christians, I'm glad that shinto is one of the few remaining animistic religions that survived the expanse of monotheist religions
I was thinking about studying Shinto recently, but early on I realized that a big part of it has to do with the spirit of Japan itself... Like, the land. The physical space.
In Hinduism we have gram deveta which means God of particular area We have kul deveta mean god of a particular family. These things are same in both religion. Shintoism is Japanese version of Hinduism
Shinto did have conflict with Buddhism, but somehow resolved and managed to coexist. Some shrine were even built by the monks. Only with Emperor Meiji was Shinto elevated to a national belief. Today the Buddhists and Christians in Japan still often sue Shinto for being sponsored by the government
As a Filipino it’s pretty easy for me to understand the concept of kami since we have similar beliefs this is before Christianity and islam came to our islands and the belief still persists today in the rural areas
These videos are so wonderfully and respectfully done; they are an excellent introduction to each religion. This is a niche request, but I would love to see a video on traditional Celtic or Germanic polytheism if you wanted to! As a pagan I noticed a lot of similarities in this video between Shinto and my own faith. Household shrines, local gods, nature spirits, the core concepts of reciprocity and honor, as well as the concept of ritual purity as seen in Greek religion (miasma).
I'd like to see it too. It's a shame that many animistic and polytheistic religions got killed of by monotheist ones (mainly christianity and islam). On a personal level I find the stories of animistic religions such as shinto or the beliefs of the aboriginals in australia (particulary those in wa were I live) to be far more interesting than monotheist ones.
again: 🙄 ALL HISTORY IS BLACK. blame your school system for not telling you who were the 1st Germans or Celtics and blame your school system for not telling you who sat on the land of Japan 1st. who do you think founded Athens, Greece? ................................... if you want to sit here and think every continent came up with the SAME family dynamic. 💅🏾 be my (guess🧐) ..........weird how they all wear white clothing. use water, fire, and other nature elements. .....weird how they all have water gods. 🤔 THINK OF IT LIKE MUSIC GENRE'S just because you sing it in your language; doesnt mean you are the source.
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yes i will
Excited to watch this :DDD
Alhamdulillah brother you make a religion video again i wanted to request a video religion abaout Druze and manichaeism
Can you make the next vid about illyria?
@@scratomicpokemonfaaan6847 sound like a great idea thank for the recomendation
Shinto blessings must explain why Japanese cars last so long
no it dose not
@@In_Our_Timeline Yea, I thought Subarus performance was accounted for by their unique strategic and patent placement of used fleshlights as part of the exhaust pipe?
😂
@@In_Our_Timeline yes it does.
Allah is not true
@@BeautifulBlond Totally untrue, Fleshlights don't rust anywhere near as fast as a Subaru's Exhaust System.
Congratulations for doing an excellent job at summarizing what Shinto is. As a person who actually served at a small local shrine as an assistant priest for 9 years, I can testify the accuracy of the information on this video. ⛩
@@bhministry One thing hasn't anything to do with the other, stop being disrespectful.
weeb moment
@@bhministry what....
@@bhministry I'd say there's a pretty damn big difference between someone who probably has a waifu and someone serving as an assistant Shinto priest for almost a decade. That was such an unnecessary and disrespectful comment.
@@semaj_5022 The internet has rotted peoples minds so much its become completely normal to shame anyone interested in Japan. Its basically just racism at this point or xenophobia
D.T. Suzuki (鈴木 大拙 貞太郎) once wrote:
"The more you suffer the deeper grows your character, and with the deepening of your character you read the more penetratingly into the secrets of life. All great artists, all great religious leaders, and all great social reformers have come out of the intensest struggles which they fought bravely, quite frequently in tears and with bleeding hearts"
Once you learn enough you wish to unknow knowing.
From top of my head I can think of cases where they did not come from any particular struggles.
From Jesus through da Vinci to Martin Luther, all had some of their greatest achievements done before encountering any intensest struggles.
HA THE MORE I STRUGGLE I WANNA TAKE REVENGE ON THE UNIVERSE AND MAKE PEOPLE STRUGGLE ALONG WITH ME!!!
@@SkywalkerWroc You can't know what goes on inside a man and what history did not record.
@@Lethargie55 Indeed. Quite presumptuous to think that all great X, Y, Z had "intensest struggles".
Next time do Aztec or Inca religion. Both absolutely fascinating, and I think sharing these cultures with incredible legacies with more people will do much good.
And the Norse
Egyptian!!,
Ancient
@@Name-dv4qu Could you send me a link to some videos about them? I'm really curious to learn about them.
Nobody talks about Finnish mythology and the kalevala
I just want to thank you for this excellent video on Shinto. There's so much more to cover, but this is a great introduction to Shinto in a very general sense. It's great to see creators showing Shinto to the world. There's even shrines outside of Japan with a couple in the USA.
@@AnuDugala so it really comes down to how you define religion. Most Japanese won't say they practice Shinto, but if your dig into it with them, point out all the Shinto stuff they do, and learn their beliefs about kami they'll quickly realize that they actually do, do Shinto. I think the issue comes from two distinct sources, the first was the history of State Shinto which basically remade Shinto into a tool of the state and declared it was not a religion. Then you also have the word that's used for religion which is nearly exclusively used for monotheistic religions and it basically means to follow a teaching, whereas Shinto is to follow a way. I hope they helps answer your question.
@@tavmminqat thank you for the explanation! Much appreciated
@@tavmminqat Wow this is a great expanation
@@tavmminqat Exactly, the word religion is completely inappropriate for eastern mindset. Or for anything outside Christianism, actualy... 🤔
The water purification ritual makes sense though. Notice that when you feel angry, tired or anxious, taking a shower balances and "purifies" you. So that may be one of the reasons for the ritual
We in Christianity are using water too. Even more I think
@@kazutama3902 when in Christianity, besides baptisms, is water used?
@@j.j.714 Our Lord is like water.
@@j.j.714 In some branches of Christianity, such as Roman Catholicism, holy water blessed by a priest is used for blessing, purification, and other purposes.
yep!! even in islam, we were told to use water (in a practice called wudhu) everytime we feel wrath or lust. so water as purification ritual always make sense in every practice, culture, and religion
To summarize this video Shinto is such a spiritual practice in which humans are directly connected with all that exists in the earth. For example, forests, waterfalls, rivers, trees, flowers, animals, the sun, the moon, the stars, volcanos, etc. Each one of these has its own spirit, therefore humans worship them in order to acknowledge their existence as well as to request their protection. Literally, Shinto may mean something like " We all are part of the Whole as well as the Whole is part of us all"
This is an amazing explanation! Thank you!
A beautiful way of looking at the world. If all could understand this concept our world would be so different. There would be hope for the future of all. The endangered wildlife, the environment, the people of earth the earth herself. 😥
@@RoseWitchRose That's why it's recommendable to take some walks around Nature to get in touch with our spiritual element.
Masuk akal sehat 🙏!
bad summary tbh
I didn't expect to learn about Shinto this afternoon, but I'm glad I did.
What an amazingly produced video; I'll have to check out more!
I was raised (partially) in a Nichiren/Shinto household in Japan. All I had were the kid stories and none of the deeper adult details. Thanks for this - really helped clarify things for me.
the amount of research and handwork and fun and animation is insane man. Keep up.
There are some Kami's inspired from Hinduism via Buddism also. Like Benzaiten, who is similar to goddess Saraswati (associated with art and knowledge) and Durga (associated with motherhood and war); Kangiten, who is similar to lord Ganesha (associated with good luck and wisdom); Bishamonten, who is similar to Kubera (the God of wealth and guardian of north direction); Daikokuten similar to Mahakala, a Buddhist version of Shiva; and Kisshoten similar to goddess Lakshmi (associated with beauty and prosperity). I learned about this from wikipedia. I like how major eastern religions took inspiration from each other.
They are Buddhist god's worshipped in Japan, not Shinto gods.
@@atharvapradeephedaoo12bgn21 This. None of them are Shinto's gods.. they are totally different. Buddhism's gods are inspired by India of course, that's where it was born.
Shinto accepts everything. Japanese people do not distinguish between the origins of gods.
@@atharvapradeephedaoo12bgn21 Well I haven't been to Japan. So, my knowledge is incomplete :) The wikipedia pages do mention their Buddhist origin, although they also mention that many of these have been assimilated in Shinto religion also. Of course wikipedia pages might be wrong. I just wanted to point out how older eastern religions have been open to accepting new ideas from other religious philosophies.
日本には神道、仏教、道教、ヒンドゥー教の神々が集まったユニット、七福神と言うのがあります。その中の弁財天、大黒天、毘沙門天はヒンドゥー教由来の神ですが、神道の考えと混ざり合って本来のヒンドゥー教の神々と性質が違っていたりします。
日本は祝福を与えてくれる神ならばオープンに受け入れて、悪く言えば節操なしにいいとこ取りをしようとするのです。
"And many japanese practice shinto alongside buddhism"
Honestly, before this video, I thought shinto was a subgroup of buddhism.... I blame Total War Shogun II :p
In many Buddhist cultures, there is a mixing of Buddhism with local beliefs, because Buddhism really doesn't have a central deity, it focuses more on the practice, than on a belief in God.
It was part of Buddhism before, it originated from the middle East.
@@Whatever-mx3bt Shinto originated from the Middle-east?
@@corsaircaruso471 yeah some principles came from there, I forget the article I read on it but it was some people who migrated from there to Japan created Shintoism from Buddhism.
@@Whatever-mx3bt really that article is must be ignorable I think.
It's not right to say but for example it is a kind of blend of Hinduism and Buddhism.(saying example because without research I should not say that it is kind sub-religion or blended or mix religion)
Before the war there was a dedicated shrine to Amaterasu in Palau, and after the war they built a separate shrine for the war dead.
I love Shintoism. it’s so whimsical yet impactful and it seems pretty positive overall. I love the idea of Musubi and humans not being a source of good or bad, just being a part of the celebration of nature and the universe. looking forward to visiting shrines and learning more.
Can I just say- I'm blown away by the sheer research you had done. Incredible storytelling, guys.
This is one of many theories.
There is a theory that a shrine is not a place to make a request, but a place to make a vow before God.
I like that theory very much.
I also like the fact that Japanese gods are not omniscient and omnipotent, and that there is a custom of "taking a break once in a while" from the gods who are always watching over us.
Ed from Ed edd and Eddy was right : being a Sumo wrestler is just a habit , it's a way of life. Not sure what writers were trying to do with Jimmy's character back then but whatever .
This made my day 😂😂
Ed was an example of cultural appreciation and Jimmy was exploitation and cultural appropriation.
& also Ben Tennyson is a Big Sumo Fan.
@@KeganTheTowel I think it was Eddy who is exploitation and appropriation.
I mean it was his idea to make Jimmy fat to make money off sumo wrestling without having any idea about it. But only the feeding and not exercise or ritual part.
Even Edd had to point the basic idea of Sumo being Japanese to Eddy.
I remember that episode lol
I read once in my Japanese class that many Japanese people nowadays "are born Shinto, marry Christian, and die Buddhist."
I know you did a video on Taoism/Daoism already (great video by the way), but I really hope that you will make one on Chinese mythology and folk religion, which is a religion so not centralized that people still can't agree on a term for its name. Though, given its long history and coexistence with Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism, they've become extremely closely intertwined with one another so I understand that it would be difficult to research.
Is that the one that’s related to the Shang dynasty religion of the Lord on High? Later dynasty’s turned it into the mandate of Heaven to justify imperial rule
@@Joyride37 Perhaps? I meant more like the rituals practiced by common people though. Growing up in China, my parents and grandparents would make offerings to pur ancestors, the kitchen god, the land god (sort of just like the god of the region?), and Tian. But obviously we are not emperors and do not make those offerings to secure our mandate of heaven, so I want to see the religion from a different perspective than the imperial one.
@@crystalbarnes4876 of course, that makes sense. I imagine that the Lord on High/Heaven and related practices existed long before the dynasties used them to justify their power too. Folk religious practices are mind bogglingly ancient, and im fascinated by what geographic/climate/social pressures they came from
@@crystalbarnes4876 Sounds to me they were practicing their Daoist customs. I believe the habit of giving money as a gift is also Daoist, but I'm not sure. If they carried beads or pray for Amida / Buddha, or meditate, or having a fat Buddha around, there you have some sort of Buddhism. You might also have a Kuan-yin around, and a Ba-gua, both Daoist. I guess, so far, that Confucianism is harder to "see", since they appear as strict moral and social codes, which are also very strong among Chinese people.
@Crystal Barnes Chinese folk religion would be really difficult to do research on, you are right. It probably would last a life time as learning the language, and lots of field work would be required! But it is really interesting how folk religion expresses itself somewhat in all the Three Teachings of China (Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism), and I would love to see that, at least, be explored. One would probably have to piece together aspects from those three to find out a few more things about Chinese folk religion: the ancestor worship, festivals, and rituals of Confucianism, the animism and cosmic view of early Daoism (see Li Sao), and the regional-Gods-turned-Boddhisattvas (like Guanyin and others) in Buddhism. Perhaps one could deconstruct from these elements to see a wider picture of what Chinese folk religion could be. The only reason why we recognize Shinto as 'Shinto' is because of the intensive research put into its themes and developments (both by Japanese and Western scholars), and, from those we were able to come to a conclusion. That has yet to happen for Chinese folk religion. The subject is just so vast and regional at the moment. But, yes, it would be cool to get a lead on some of these things!
Sorry about this whole nerding out! Your post got me thinking.
This explains why the Uchiha are so overpowered. Their techniques are name after the freaking gods.
I see you are a man of culture.
I was thinking the same, tsukuyomi, susano, amaterasu....
@@arkscrew Izanagi, Izanami
@@Wraith96518 o that of course. So many of the naruto characters are actually based on their tales
There are no uchiha in the video
Japan really is a beautiful country! Some places there just feel alive. It's not hard to believe ancient Japanese people felt that everything had a soul because I felt that way when I was in japan. (Especially enoshima Island and places in tohoku)
Let me clap cheeks. It would make kami happy cmon.
And yet they violently colonized other countries
@@breekwhal oh, and they are hated for it. Absolutely no denying it. I live in South Korea right now and I see the result of their brutality all around me... but that also doesn't change the fact that I've been to Japan and it's nature is stunning. The imperial regime of Japan is terrible but enoshima island remains a beautiful and magical place regardless of the government that claims to rule it.
@@stacie1595 Asia is a pretty brutal place
@@stacie1595 Japan is a really interesting place in that their culture and history, and the magical landscape they developed in, hav3 lead to both some of the most cruel, horrific acts in history, and some of the most polite, respectful and generous people in the world. I'd imagine the beauty and near magic nature of the land and it's feature has helped keep many of Japan's people connected to life, nature and the kindness it inspires, even through everything they've experienced.
Keep up the work man. People like you give meaning to internet. You deserve a million views. Your videos are truly educational and your animation is awesome. Hope you will continue to make educational videos.👍👍👍
Shinto is very easy. All you need to do is bless and awe nature, and know you are simply a part of them.
No practice, no hail to specific godlike characters, just remembering everything around you are part of great system.
Only a practice you might wanna do is going nearest shrine at 1st day in new year, then slow coins amount you wish and pray for your family safe and world peace.
I have been hoping for this video ever since I found this channel! I'm so excited to learn about Shinto!
My elderly Japanese Aikido grandmaster was at a monastery for ten years. He always likes pointing out that the nature is not there for the shrines, but the shrines are there for the nature kami. At times indeed in a single tree or rock. He laments that modern Japanese see the shrine as the main event.
Great informative video. I've always been interested in Shintoism and how it has successfully and peacefully fused with other dominant religions in the East like Buddhism and Confucianism. This goes to show that yes, we can learn to live and accept other faiths when we focus on common goals rather than differences.
Just like hinduism did with the spectrum of religions in india..
As a Hindu, the parallels with Hinduism are just astounding. Maybe all polytheist beliefs arose from common ancient themes where nature awed our ancestors. Particulary I find the concept of "yoki" intriguing, it sounds very similar to "yaksha" of Hinduism that are basically the same thing, beneficial or malevolent nature spirits. The kami that's submerged in a body of water is similar to that of Ganesha. Most likely Shintoism goes back thousands of years
Some say Shintoism is the earliest form of Hinduism that our ancestors practiced wayy before uh... Vedas were written? Idk my dad says this
@@kdjoshi726 dude shintoism is too young for hinduism and vedas are literally 6000 to 7000 years old and there are oldest hindu idols found around 10000 years old
@@Rohanvertthe world only existed 6000 Years old
@@JMB_focus according to who lmao???
@@kdjoshi726bhuddism was spread by hindu kings and bhuddist scholar to Japan and thus a mixture of hinduism and bhuddism, Shinto was born
Excellent presentation on what Shinto is all about!! Loved it!!
Brilliantly made video plus it's so fun learning about different cultures and they're creation myths are so fun.
really appreciate this video using it as research for my shintoism project and was able to learn something new!!
This is such a great presentation, absolutely wonderful. Thank you so much for this.
Your videos are all so good! I am a fairly worldly and educated person (history teacher) but every single one of your videos has taught me tons of new things
There is always something to learn.
@@celticchild8024 there sure is. Kinda one of the best things about being alive isn't it?
as a bolivian I find there's similarities between shinto and it's kamis with andean cosmovision and it's wakas. Considering the indigenous americans have a asiatic genotype that according to some studies is most similar to ainu peoples, I wonder if these two religions have a similar distant common origin as the peoples that practice them
Love Native Americans to Asiatic cousins
Shinto practices are very interesting and I honestly kinda adore, respect, and love the concept of having a connection with the supernatural and nature, while not curtailing modernization or demanding religious devotion. Can't say I'm religious, but there's a certain appeal to the idea that kami and people live in respectful harmony.
exactly the way i think!
I think Kami is similar to Bramhun or Bramhan in Hinduism and have similarities to Confuscianism as well. Great to see so many similarities with Shintoism!
It's will Deva not Brahman
Yeah, because many Hindu Devas were actively syncretised with Japanese Kami. Bishamonten and Kubera, Indra and Raikou, etc. And because Buddhist teachings were incorporated back into Hinduism so completely, that once the great universities of India were destroyed, Many Buddhists just kept practising their faith and were just termed as Hindus anyway.
@@mvalthegamer2450 well I agree with your analogy. Are you Indian??
@@shivamchandrol8641 yes
Although I was trying to talk about similarities in another post 🤦I do not agree completely with the correlation. If you say that kami is more or less like Maya or PrakRti, I would agree: because kami manifests everywhere, but hindu gods are depicted very personally. While kami are abstract, mystical. The devotional deva looks a lot like Buddhist merged divinities. Kami is more a broader idea: you would have to include asuras (yokais, ayakashis), celestial nimphs, any other being that are not human (alive or dead) and videhas (souless ghosts), I mean, everything that is not human, is kami. So I try not to mix the two.
But maybe you hit a nerve! Seeing the whole world as sacred is a very nice contribution from the idea of kami. That's why, even being a yogin myself, I try to think on any living being as kami, divine, instead of just maya, illusion. Brahma manifests in everything. 🙏
Another thought: I do think the ideas are compatible, though: I'm not kami because I die. But because I die, I do not perish. My spirit is ethernal. (Khata Upanishad: "Those who die do not die...") The kami, that remain in the world for thousands of years, do perish on the end of Brahma's breath, the Universe's destruction. But they do not cease to exist. They come again in the next Manvantara. So the immortal gods disappear, and the mortal beings do not perish.
Wow, this was really well done and informative. Thank you.
Thank you! This has brewed my interest in Shintoism!
I've lived in Japan almost 7 years now and learned alot from this. Thanks very much mate, one of your best vids, very well researched!
I love this. Concise, engaging and put together in an easy to follow pathway. Thanks!
Bro I just love your videos they are very informative and you know how make it interesting too and thanks for this and sharing knowledge about things that we do not know much about.
First off, I really dig your accent. Secondly your articulation and accurate depictions are beyond excellent and your humor a total bonus. Love the video and thank you
The more you are making video , the more cuteness of those characters and animations quality is increasing . And you really did a very great job in explaining what is Shinto. I don't know why but it sounds so foreign and similar at the same time .
Great video Cogito 😊🙏
I was literally just wondering when this Channel was going to release a new video or if I had missed one and then: boom. Shows up
Does modern Shinto really "worship" Kami or does it merely teach respect for Kami?
When you see it like this, it is easier to see the modern Japanese relationship with the philosophy of Shinto and why so few call themselves "religious".
Imagine Kami, not as interventionist beings, but as the essence of a thing. By respecting the essence of a thing for what it is, not what you want it to be, we can then see the rituals and cleansing as more like mindfulness.
An internal acceptance of what a thing is. Reminding ourselves of the nature of a thing and to find a way to live in harmony with it.
Daoism has long been taught alongside Shinto and it is easy to see how over time that might have influenced some schools of Shinto philosophy.
There are of course those who have the more traditional "religious" approach and believe kami to be conscious beings who can be persuaded to help or at least not hinder us.
I also have a question cause I watched this video twice and I still don’t understand the Kami part. So uh- does a human become a god or does Kami just means spirit as well? Cause I’m trying to understand the difference between a spirit and a deity.
But what is wrong with them possibly being interventionalist beings? That is the interpretation of them that I personally prefer.
Am I wrong for this?
@𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔗𝔥𝔦𝔯𝔡 𝔈𝔶𝔢 Thanks, friend!
Kami almost always clear paths and help make life better for my family. I appreciate my local shrine. It always comforts my mind.
@@FireFoxGaming_ i think its more like a thankful figure and a person becoming a kami is just also a symbolic figure of his work that can people benefit on or appreciate...japan where gods aren't gods and worshippers aren't religious (watch this)
I love the background animated clouds and anime water transitions.
Travel tip! Fushimi Inari is never closed, so for crowdless visits with really cool photo ops, go there at night. Of course the trains are not running all night though, so consider your transportation if you want to go late!
写真を撮りたいならば夜に行くのが良いのは確かですが、神社は通常、陽が落ちてから行くべきところではありません。
夜は神以外の妖怪や悪霊が出るので、訪れた人が呪われてしまいます。
お気をつけて。
I've always been interested in Shinto. Glad I found the channel. New subscriber👍
Great video as usual, Cogito! You should do one on Celtic/Druidic traditions.
Shinto worship involves trees, mountains, rivers, etc. Druids are right in there. Celts?? The circles of birth, life, and death.
Geez I thought something happened to you. Glad you're back 😃
Shinto really highlights how in life everything is interconnected and interdependent.
Love this video.
When trying to explain about how all the diverse ethnic groups of precolonial Philippines worshipped the ideas of ancestor veneration, respect of local nature spirits, and prayers to deities for larger phenomena such as war or weather run parallel with a lot of religions that are commonly described as “animism” or “folk religions” which is essentially what Shinto is.
Even aspects such as sacrificing food, valuables, burning incense, etc are the same with how the many different precolonial Filipino ethnic groups worshipped.
Japanese religion is a perfect example of how a folk religion can blend into the modern times without colonizing religions like Christianity or Islam forced upon them.
I'm Japanese, and the first story of this video is from one of the oldest book in Japan written by yamato tyoutei that is the administration connecting to the current emperor, and the name of that book is nihonnshoki. And now, most shrines have thoughts based on this story.
But originally, Some Japanese people had believed in gods who don't relate to the current emperor or Amaterasu before Japan united by yamato tyoutei. But these gods are also still in Japan and being believed the same as other kamis. Therefore, Japanese gods aren't relating to one origin. Thankyou for being interested in Japanese culture!
Kojiki?
L0VE FROM HOKKAIDO
Ohh so in fire force, they emperors created Amaterasu in order to control the masses and made one of the origin stories the national one
Strangely enough, the Nihon Shoki and Kojiki record that 《the earthly world was ruled not by Yamato but by Izumo (present-day Shimane Prefecture), and was later ceded to Yamato. 》
Although this may seem to be an inconvenient history for Yamato, it can be interpreted that the land was handed over peacefully to some extent, and it provides an important clue to understanding the role that the relationship between the imperial family and Izumo played in the formation of the Japanese nation.
Kami are like devtas of Japan and in india village also have own devtas and in india people also workship ancestors
I think due to non conflicting beliefs Shinto can peacefully coexist with Buddhism
Chicken pox and small pox also have someone like kami in india it is called mata it means something like female demigod
Kami Is more like Atman+Deva
More like Gandharvas then Devas though.
@@mvalthegamer2450 yeah
We also have Diwatas in the philippines. They are like spirits or dieties in ancient philippine mythology Diwatas=Devtas
@@kevin080592 pre colonial Philippine had more common with india
I grew up in Japan. And from being Catholic Christian, I became non-religious, to Agnostic with a way of living of Shintoism and Buddhism.
Japanese people take care of nature because of fear of Kami. And we should all learn from that. Though they aren't perfect, they do very well in preserving their history and culture and I am a big believer that it's because the Gods love their people who love them back.
Thank you for this!
? Why do you have to always associate a god with everything?And who this god is since there about 800 of them!! 🤣 Quit mentioning god!😠
@@phineasp.quimby3162 I always do? I don't even know you lol
@@Daisiesandcherryblossom I know! And you don't even know WHO's your god, either! LMAO!!🤣🤣
@@Daisiesandcherryblossom See, you've grown inside your clothing without a bit of inclination about what a god really is..😜😜
@phineasp.quimby3162 lol I'm agnostic
I really enjoy this video. You're very thorough and explain things that are not often found in other sources and I love your presentation style. This is a subject of infascinated by for years now and I'm always interested to learn more so thank you
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Such a cute and great video about Shinto. Making me feel very nostalgic. What more, it's pretty fascinating how Shinto shares similarities with other cultures "in the area." Like it makes sense, but I just like what each culture has done with those similarities to make these figures more uniquely their own.
Great work. You did amazing work explaining this to an outsider.
Beautifully done video! Can't wait to see videos on Celtic Paganism and the history of the Telugu people!
OOoo me too.
I don't think westerners have any roots to their ancestors, the japanese are the same just a little more
@@shiverarts8284 What?
History of telugu people?
8:51 "Restoration" or "rectification" would be a more adequate translation compared to "un-disaster.” In relation to that, tsunamis were thought to be caused by a kind of super-catfish (namazu) flailing around in anger, which was thought to be the causal agent for the immense wave smashing the shore -- obliterating and killing. However, I happened to see an extremely old Japanese broadsheet drawing that actually depicted another paranormal catfish walking on land and helping to rebuild the houses and buildings previously smashed as a consequence of the other catfish's actions! That is to say, the second paranormal catfish was shown trying to repair some of the damage that had been caused by the first paranormal catfish. Interestingly, the second one was captioned in translation as a "world-rectifying namazu," or a world-rectifying catfish. It was trying to counterbalance the evil that had been inflicted before.
I was literally thinking yesterday when you were going to make another one of your videos👍👍
As a Hindu, I am blown away by the stark similarities between Shinto and Rituals in
Hindu Dharma. Let me point them out.
1. We have three gods or deities related to creation called the Tridev.
2. We have seven pairs of ancient sages from whom we trace our lineages. We called them the seven rishis or saptarshi. We associate our gotra to these 7.
3. We also have gods or devata of natural elements like sun, moon, planets, stars , rivers and many many other.
4. We also have deities for death, greed, lust, disease, hunger, and others.
5. We also have deities for house like kuladevata and deities of village called gramadevata, just like the kami.
6. We also bow down and show respect to the entrance or doors of temples and sacred sites like tori.
7. We also wash our hands and legs before entering temples. We also have purification ritual by taking dip in the sacred rivers like Ganga.
8. Shinto shrines have many hindu gods and goddesses like Ganesh, Saraswati, Brahma, Yama, Indra and many others with their Shinto names and japanese version of idols but still recognisable.
9. We also ring bells and give coins or cash as donations in the temples and the
Japanese greeting is namaste.
10. We also worship trees and tie thread around their trunk and held them sacred but this is especially for some special treees like neem, Banyan, peepal, shami and some others.
There are many more. All in all, I must admit the eastern faiths and philosophies are all about respect and harmony among humans, nature and all living and non-living entities on earth and universe. These are way more than religion but are way of life.
Wtf are you talking about. Hindus Indians are Indo-European Caucasoids, Japanese are Mongoloids Japano-Ryukyuan. They're not the same. 😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@parisan9985 Shintoism and Sanatan Dharma (Hinduism) are based on the same philosophy of divine resides everywhere.... and also I think you were taking wrong classes of history back in your school.... Because Hinduism and shintoism has no connection with invasions... Because they all belong to the same family of religion which is known as eastern religion or what you called pagan religions in the west....
@@holeesheet8582😂 you guys keep changing name's, first Hindunism and now SANATAN. And how stupid you are Santan is not evan a NOUN it's a adjective.😂. Tell me the naam of your religion?
For anyone unaware: Gotra is our lineage. These 7 sages/spatarshis are kinda like our ancestors whome we trace back our lineage to
@@parisan9985 Jokes on you, paganism itself is a lot Hindu inspired.
This sounds so similar to Hinduism, example: Kami is related Atma. In Hinduism, Punyatma is Kami of great person who served and helped the society.
Also Initial you mentioned about 7 pairs who gave birth to different groups, similarly Hindus have 7 main Gotra (Atri, Bharadvaja, Bhrigu, Gotama, Kashyapa, Vasishtha, and Vishvamitra) and they are basically your ancestor line.
Basically so much similarity but different region, maybe all these religions where connected in past but modern humans failed to recognize it.
@Giovanni Balbosa-Mc Intosh You never know what was in past, most of the history is not documented. However, my view is that there are many similarities.
Exactly my thought. Their gods sound so similar to ours
Pretty sure it's normal for most ancient religions to have multiple deities based on nature, which with the lack of science seemed mystical and magical, thus being eligible to be worshipped.
@Giovanni Balbosa-Mc Intosh they have tons of connection, you coconut westerner. From Buddhist religion to Bishamonten's shenanigans to even the current obsession of the locals to curry (im not joking... their curry is fucking sweet tho)
*They also pray to hindu gods. Benzaiten is saraswati. They have ganesh as well. Search hindu influence on shintoism.* They have a saptarishi concept too.
After Japan lost World War II, GHQ's instructions stopped teaching anything about Shinto at school. There are many Japanese people who don't know the knowledge of Shinto in detail, and it's very sad.
神道及び八百万の神は公的に教わるものじゃなく、受け継がれるものやからGHQが教えようがどうでもいい。（いただきます、お天道様、ご来光、御神木しかり）
Shinto and the eight million gods are not officially taught, but are passed down, so it doesn't matter whether GHQ teaches them or not. (The same goes for Itadakimasu, Otento-sama, Goraiko, and Oshinboku.)
Well-researched, well-presented and well-paced. A very nice watch.
I am amazed to see the common philosophies and concepts in Shinotoism and Indian religions.
The fox kami are my favorite. Thanks for representing them in your video! 🦊
There is no fox god. Foxes are messengers of the gods. In some parts of Japan, foxes are worshipped as gods, but don't get confused.
such a great vid thx so much, Ive watcheda ton of videos of Shinto and this is one of the most informative, best narrated and really nice edited
I am Japanese. Just as it is difficult to explain Shinto in the West, it is very difficult for the Japanese to understand "God", and the concept of Separation of church and state and atheists.
Shinto is far from a tolerant religion, and by Shinto-nizing everything, it pretends to coexist with Buddhism and Christianity. There is also the word "Japanese religion".
In my experience, most people who have stated that they believe in Buddhism or Christianity have a Shinto idealistic understanding of society and the world.
I think this is because the Japanese are unaware of their religion more than the difference in thinking.
It's not about good or bad.
All Japanese believe that Japan has ordinary society and ideal, and that there is no big difference between foreign countries even with different backgrounds and religion.
It is very difficult for a third party like you to explain an unaware religion. Thanks for the video.
I'm not even japanese though I find the idea of Shintoism to be much better than western religion, I never enjoyed morality being forced against my will.
I just want to find the worship in nature much like the natives in America had, I'm Cherokee to some degree and native beliefs revolve around the worship of nature in a similar way Japan had.
With the separation of religion and state in countries such as America it is more.theoretical thanks to fundamentalists Christian who use their political power to push laws that suit their view. When people speak their right to practice their religion it is always this group and they are only interested in in pushing their own religion and view others in negative light. They are vary big in absolutes and one of their major goals along with the out law of abortion and porn is to put Christian prayer back into school.
Shinto inherently sees everything as interconnected yes? American concept of separation of church and state would be very strange indeed from that lens.
It may help to understand that American and other western branches of Christianity (Judaism and Islam too but there are many varieties of all three Abrahamic religions and I don’t want to mispeak for them) see God, the Divine Creator of the Universe, as an all powerful being that is separate from their creation. There is a sense of God being part of the universe because it cannot exist without them, but God does not need the Universe to exist. Like a painter and a painting. I believe this philosophical separation informs why things can be seen as separate and divided into categories in western thought
Then there is a long history of religious wars to have the most “correct” version of the religion. So then refugees and outcasts are made. Eventually a concept of protecting all differing interpretations of religion emerges from these outcast groups (or at least, just protecting themselves).
In this context, a law of separation of church and state is, theoretically, to prevent a theocracy of one particular religion.
I hope that helps simplify the idea since you’re coming from a different background
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The thing with seperation of church and state is whether you are talking about freedom of religion praciticed by the US and freedom FROM religion practiced by the French.
"Of" refers to how the federal government isn't allowed to screw around with religions or establish a state church but the government is allowed to accomodate the religions ( granting exceptions to Amish from conscription) or mention or do religious stuff like school prayer or having the US motto being "In God We Trust". The main goal of this is to prevent a theocracy, a state religion and persecution of religions.
"From" refers to total secularization, meaning the government isn't allowed or won't accomodate religions like in France. Meaning you can't wear a burka or wear a rosary in lets say a government meeting or in a public school. (the reason why many Muslims hate the French is percisely because of this). The main point of this is to push religion out of the public sector.
. The Supreme Court has already rule that prayer in school is against the Constitution sometime. In the US in theory the government cannot favor and religion over others due to the fact it would be seen as establishing a religion. People have fighting against the fanatics for years on this subjects.
I love how democratic and free shinto is and how you don’t have to submit to an ultimate divinity or choose between a struggle of divine powers.
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It's the same in China. People in China do religious rituals, but they don't tend to identify WITH a religion. I was really confused when I would go to all these temples in Beijing, where I lived for 6 months, and just see so many Chinese do Buddhist and Taoist rituals in their temples. Yet no one in China--apart from the Hui Muslims with their little white hats--ever identified as a religious person. Most were pretty meh about organized religion. Yet those temples were quite full of people praying and such. It's a very different concept from what exists in the West...
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Inari is a fascinating kami. They can appear as male or female and in addition to what you mentioned in the video, I read they are also a good kami to have for those who work in entertainment, those who are in the trades or creative fields like blacksmiths, etc.
I would like to go to one of their shrines one day. It's difficult trying to honor a deity or kami when you live in an area that discriminates based on religion/spirituality. Especially within your own house. I love these videos very much.
The main Inari shrine in Kyoto is nice to visit. The main path with its thousands of Tori is what most people walk, but I also walked around the mountain and up the really steep path with tons of steps on the back of the mountain. The view from the top is amazing, and you get to see hundreds of smaller shrines and sacred spaces like the spring the water comes from.
Kifune shrine is also really nice in Kyoto.
@@joelgoetze Cool. Thanks! I didn't know about the mountain path.
Yes! Another video!
Nice video,i always wanted learn about Shintoism. It is nice to know that it is still practiced in Japan. A way of life just like Hinduism.
that same "way of life" 🙏🏾✨ is in multiply continents. ITS CALLED DIFFERENT NAME but its the same.
- this is the source where Abrahamic faiths took their leads from.
the 1st faith that was on earth has been removed [ this is just a light reminisce of it ] but lol they all forgot or dont know the 1st
Japanese SHINTOISM & Indian HINDUISM are same ....
1) Japan { KangiTen / bVinayak Ten } = GANESHA = Remover of Obstacles & Good Fortune . !
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2) Japan { Benzai Ten } = SARASWATI = Goddess of Music , Art & Knowledge . ! She was represented with Musical instrument called ( Biwa / Veena )
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3) Japan { Kichijjo Ten } = LAXMI = Goddess of Fortune, Prosperity & Beauty . Nyoihoju Gem ( Golden Put ) She was represented with Gold Coins in her Hand & Standing on Lotus Flower.
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4) Japan { NaraenTen } = VISHNU / NARAYAN = Possesses unusual Physical Strength & Rides on Eagle ( Garuda / in Japanese it called Karura-Garuda ) . !
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5) Japan ( DaijizaiTen / DaikokuTen ) = SHIVA / MAHAKAAL = Lord of Cosmic Destruction & Rides on a Bull ( Nandi )
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6) Japan ( Bon Ten ) = BRAHMA = Represented with Four Faces & Four Arms .
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7) Japan ( Emma Ten ) = YAMMA = He rides on a Buffalo , After death everyone has to appear before Emma Ten . He is a Chief Judge of our good work or Sins .
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8 ) Japan ( Taishaku Ten ) = INDRA = King of Heaven & Rides on a Elephant. He is a Chief among demigods .
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9) Japan ( Bishukatsuma Ten ) = BISWA KARMA = God of Carpenter & Builder.
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10 ) Japan ( BisyamonTen / BishamonTen ) = KUBER / BaisRaavan = God & Protector of Wealth, Money , Prosperity & Good Luck . He brings good fortune during war & battle.
Location :-
Yoshiwara Jinja / Daigoji Temple - Kyoto
Ginkakuji Shrine - Kyoto
Bentenshu - Osaka
Onjoji Temple Museum - Shiga
Taishakuten Daikyogi Temple - Kyoto
Inoji Temple - Kyoto
Koyasan Museum
Takahata Fudo Temple
Meguro Ryusenji Temple
Kofukuji Temple Nara .
@@dj7068😂😂 average hindu when he see's buddist culture..
Your video is incredibly thorough!! I give tours in japan and this video has been a great help to explain shintoism in easy to understand words!
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Japanese religion commentary by me who is not good at English
According to a recent survey, the number of Shinto followers in Japan was 107 million, there were 91 million Buddhists, and 2.6 million Christians. But the total number of people who belong to these three major religions is about 200.6 million, more than the entire population. This means most Japanese belong to both the Shinto and Buddhist religions. Shintoism and Buddhism have co-existed in Japan since the 6th century, when Buddhism was intro- duced from Korea, partly because of the tolerant nature of Shintoism. Shinto is an indigenous religion based on the worship of nature. It has no founder, no dogma, no scripture and its most important concept is purity. The great- est Shinto impurity is death, and it's always considered taboo. On the contrary, Buddhism teaches how to escape the agonies of life and to reach nirvana, or enlightenment. Therefore, most Japanese go to Shinto shrines for occasions related to this life such as Omiyamairi, baby's first shrine visit, or weddings, and go to Buddhist temples on occasions related to life after death, such as funerals.
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Shinto only believers are a very small number in Japan. When Buddhism came to Japan Shinto gods become bodyguards of Buddhism. Just like Hindu gods are bodyguards of Buddhism.
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Very fascinating
So happy to see this video
I've been to Meiji Shrine in Tokyo. If anyone here ever visits Japan, that is a must visit. What a beautiful place.
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It's always great to see another video from Cogito! This one feels like a concise and more fun summary of the excelent series about Shinto made by the Religion for Breakfast channel. I mean it as a compliment.
cogito is great youtuber
Despite the historical bad treatment of christians, I'm glad that shinto is one of the few remaining animistic religions that survived the expanse of monotheist religions
Yeah if they let Christianity spread there it would have done the same to shinto. Probably even worse.
This makes the Ghibli films make sense! Thank you!
I was thinking about studying Shinto recently, but early on I realized that a big part of it has to do with the spirit of Japan itself... Like, the land. The physical space.
In Hinduism we have gram deveta which means God of particular area
We have kul deveta mean god of a particular family. These things are same in both religion. Shintoism is Japanese version of Hinduism
Devata of Hindu=Divine, Deity and Deus of European
Devata of Hindu=/=Kami for Japan
Shinto did have conflict with Buddhism, but somehow resolved and managed to coexist. Some shrine were even built by the monks.
Only with Emperor Meiji was Shinto elevated to a national belief. Today the Buddhists and Christians in Japan still often sue Shinto for being sponsored by the government
Shinto creation story is so scarily similar to modern science but in symbolic form. AMAZING!
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As a Filipino it’s pretty easy for me to understand the concept of kami since we have similar beliefs this is before Christianity and islam came to our islands and the belief still persists today in the rural areas
I love your content...
5:15 is that where the name Spirited Away by studio ghibli originated from? It basically means shinto?
im Japanese. Yes, that is.
Thank you very much for the video. 😃
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These videos are so wonderfully and respectfully done; they are an excellent introduction to each religion. This is a niche request, but I would love to see a video on traditional Celtic or Germanic polytheism if you wanted to! As a pagan I noticed a lot of similarities in this video between Shinto and my own faith. Household shrines, local gods, nature spirits, the core concepts of reciprocity and honor, as well as the concept of ritual purity as seen in Greek religion (miasma).
I'd like to see it too. It's a shame that many animistic and polytheistic religions got killed of by monotheist ones (mainly christianity and islam). On a personal level I find the stories of animistic religions such as shinto or the beliefs of the aboriginals in australia (particulary those in wa were I live) to be far more interesting than monotheist ones.
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again: 🙄 ALL HISTORY IS BLACK.
blame your school system for not telling you who were the 1st Germans or Celtics and blame your school system for not telling you who sat on the land of Japan 1st.
who do you think founded Athens, Greece?
................................... if you want to sit here and think every continent came up with the SAME family dynamic. 💅🏾 be my (guess🧐)
..........weird how they all wear white clothing. use water, fire, and other nature elements.
.....weird how they all have water gods.
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THINK OF IT LIKE MUSIC GENRE'S just because you sing it in your language; doesnt mean you are the source.
Shinto shrines are the chillest places to visit.