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Sickhism

Shinto is a Chinese word meaning “Way of the Gods”. The Shinto Religion has no fonder, no sacred scriptures, and no moral code, and no ruling body. It is believed to be the most common religion amongst the Japanese today and was one of the earliest religions in that area. When the Shinto religion first started is mainly consisted of military groups also known as samurais. They wanted to distinguish them selves from Buddhism and Confucianism and were considered to be at the top of the social ladder in Japan.

Shinto’s have and optimistic view of life and believe in no absolute right or wrong and that nobody is perfect also that all humans are good and evil is caused by evil spirits. Shinto’s creation story starts with the two gods Izanamo (goddess of earth) and Izanagi (god of sky and heaven). Together they formed the Japanese islands as their children but Izanamo died after giving birth to the last island and from here three more gods were created Amaterasu (sun goddes...

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