Executive Briefing: Aath Million Kami (Yaoyorozu no Kami)
Shintoism Khuda ko kisi baahar ke alaqa-e-ghair ya ma’awara badshah ke taur par nahi manta; muqaddas hasti (*Kami*) wo khauf aur hairat mein daal dene wali zindgi ki qoowat hai jo qudrat ke manazir mein maujood hai: aabsharain, puranay cedar ke darakht, aatish-fishan paharon, aur buzurgo ki yaadon mein.
1. Shimenawa aur Chinju no Mori: Muqaddas Jangal
Shinto mandir gheray hue muqaddas aurq-e-kohan janglon (*Chinju no Mori*) mein gehrai se paywast hain, jahan ghaas ya tinka ki rasiyan (*Shimenawa*) insani aloodgi se paak qudrati panahgahon ki nishandahi karti hain.
2. References
- Kasulis, T. P. (2004). Shinto: The Way Home. University of Hawaii Press.
- Ono, S. (1962). Shinto: The Kami Way. Tuttle Publishing.