Kami must be appeased in order to gain their favor and avoid their wrath. They can nurture and love when respected, or they can cause destruction and disharmony when disregarded. In the ancient traditions there were five defining characteristics of kami: The Kojiki also includes descriptions of various kami. While Shinto has no founder, no overarching doctrine, and no religious texts, the Kojiki (Records of Ancient Matters), written in 712 CE, and the Nihon Shoki(Chronicles of Japan), written in 720 CE, contain the earliest record of Japanese creation myths. The reduplicated term generally used to refer to multiple kami is kamigami. When a singular concept is needed, -kami ( 神) is used as a suffix. In his Kojiki-den, Motoori Norinaga gave a definition of kami: ".any being whatsoever which possesses some eminent quality out of the ordinary, and is awe-inspiring, is called kami." īecause Japanese does not normally distinguish grammatical number in nouns (the singular and plural forms of nouns in Japanese are the same), it is sometimes unclear whether kami refers to a single or multiple entities.The matter of the words' origins is still a subject of debate but it is generally suggested that the word kami was derived from Ainu word kamuy. In the Ainu language, the word kamuy refers to an animistic concept very similar to Japanese kami.It is written with the kanji 神, Sino-Japanese reading shin or jin. Kami may, at its root, simply mean spirit, or an aspect of spirituality.Īlthough deity is the common interpretation of kami, some Shinto scholars argue that such a translation can cause a misunderstanding of the term. It has been used to describe mind, God, supreme being, one of the Shinto deities, an effigy, a principle, and anything that is worshipped. Kami is the Japanese word for a deity, divinity, or spirit. Etymology Īmaterasu, one of the central kami in the Shinto faith : 22 To be in harmony with the awe-inspiring aspects of nature is to be conscious of kannagara no michi ( 随神の道 or 惟神の道, "the way of the kami"). Kami are believed to be "hidden" from this world, and inhabit a complementary existence that mirrors our own: shinkai ( 神界, "the world of the kami"). They are manifestations of musubi ( 結び), the interconnecting energy of the universe, and are considered exemplary of what humanity should strive towards. In Shinto, kami are not separate from nature, but are of nature, possessing positive and negative, and good and evil characteristics. Traditionally, great leaders like the Emperor could be or became kami. Many kami are considered the ancient ancestors of entire clans (some ancestors became kami upon their death if they were able to embody the values and virtues of kami in life). They can be elements of the landscape, forces of nature, or beings and the qualities that these beings express they can also be the spirits of venerated dead people. A monk should enter on the arduous course of discipline which leads to Bodhisattvahood and Buddhahood.Kami ( Japanese: 神, ) are the deities, divinities, spirits, phenomena or "holy powers" that are venerated in the Shinto religion. The mahāsattva is sufficiently advanced to become a Buddha and enter nirvāṇa, but according to his vow he remains in the realm of incarnation to save all conscious beings. All conscious beings having the Buddha-nature are natural bodhisattvas, but require to undergo development. In general it is a Mahayanist seeking Buddhahood, but seeking it altruistically whether monk or layman, he seeks enlightenment to enlighten others, and he will sacrifice himself to save others he is devoid of egoism and devoted to helping others. of bodhisattva was 大道心衆生 all beings with mind for the truth later it became 大覺有情 conscious beings of or for the great intelligence, or enlightenment. the śrāvaka and pratyekabuddha, seek their own salvation, while the bodhisattva's aim is the salvation of others and of all. According to Mahāyāna the Hinayanists, i.e.
'The Bodhisattva is indeed the characteristic feature of the Mahāyāna.' Keith. While the idea is not foreign to Hīnayāna, its extension of meaning is one of the chief marks of Mahāyāna. (n,n-suf) (1) bodhisattva one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha (n,n-suf) (2) High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court) (n,n-suf) (3) (See 本地垂迹説) title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory (surname) Mizoroīodhisattva, cf. More info & calligraphy: Bodhisattva Bodhisattva (Buddhism)
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