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Take-mika-zuchi-no-kami	The warrior-hero kami who according to the was sent with a companion Futsu-nushi-no-kami to destroy the malignant kami and pacify the "central land of reed-plains" before it was taken over by the heavenly kami. Take-mika-zuchi is enshrined at the jingu, Chiba, and Futsu-nushi (as Iwai-nushi-no-kami) at the nearby jingu, Ibaraki. Both kami are widely worshipped throughout Japan
Takeda, Shingen	A general of the period, arch-rival of Uesugi, Kenshin. He is enshrined at the Takeda jinja, Yamanashi. For his festival and Uesugi's see under Uesugi Matsuri
Takenouchi, Shikibu	An eighteenth century scholar influenced by the views of Yamazaki, Ansai who had prescribed reverent devotion to the imperial house. Takenouchi as well as Yamagata, Daini and the nineteenth century scholar Umeda, Umpin are remembered in Shinto history as devotees of the emperor who died after being arrested for the expression of anti-Shogunate views
Taking Your Soul	TYS
Takuno-no-kodomo kagura	A performed by schoolchildren depicting a battle between a kami and a giant snake. It takes place in Takuno-cho, Shimane, from January 1-3
Takusen	An oracle from a kami or spirit conveyed by a medium, often a woman or child who is possessed by the deity, usually through questions and answers. "Foxes" enshrined in houses and usually identified as or his messenger used to be well-known for delivering useful information through oracles in return for worship, as was the deity in a cult which was widespread in the pre-Meiji period. See also the takusen
Tale of Two Rivers	TTR
Tama	Tama has two meanings, depending on the character with which it is written. One character for tama also pronounced "gyoku" means precious jewel, as in the "jewel-fence" surrounding a shrine or a branch offering. The more common meaning of tama in a Shinto context is the tama also pronounced "rei" meaning soul or spirit. Tama is an entity which resides in something to which it gives life and vitality, whether this is human, animal, or a natural feature etc. Disembodied, the tama may be a kami or aspect of a kami, or a spirit of an ancestor or other dead person. The honorific form is or go-rei. Tama is a key and variously interpreted term in the spiritual psychologies related to Shinto, and various kinds and functions of spirit have been distinguished. Shikon, the 'four tama" for example are (1) ara-mitama, a violent or coercive spirit and (2) nigi-mitama, a gentle and pacifying spirit which has two aspects, namely (3) saki-mitama which imparts blessings and (4) kushi-mitama which causes mysterious transformations. Mitama-shiro is the representation or seat of a spirit, i.e. a sacred object through which a kami is worshipped, a Tama-furi refers to spiritual exercises. is a ceremony to prevent the soul from leaving the body. Tama-yori-hime is a maiden in whom the spirit of a kami dwells. Kuni-tama is the spirit of the land. See also
Tama-matsuri	A festival to pray for and appease the souls of the dead. See
Tama-shizume	A traditional ceremony to pacify the of an individual and prevent it leaving the body
Tama-ya	In the minority of cases where a Buddhist funeral is not carried out, a Shinto tama-ya (house for the spirits of the ancestors) is used in place of the It is a small Shinto altar, usually placed below the In it are enshrined, fifty days after the first funeral rites (sosai) symbols representing the resident spirit of the ancestor such as a scroll or mirror
Tamagushi	A branch of sacred tree with zig-zag strips (shide) of paper or cloth, or lengths of tree fibres (yu) attached. Tamagushi may be used as offerings, or as amulets. "Tama" may refer to the hung with jewels mentioned in the account of creation
Tanabata	"Seventh night' usually translated as 'star festival" since it celebrates a legend from old China of the romance between a heavenly cowherd and a weaving girl. They neglected their work through love for each other and were punished by the god of the skies who ordered them to be set apart at each end of the ama-no-gawa, the celestial river or milky way. They were to work hard and could see each other only on the seventh day of the seventh month. On this day they could enter the celestial river because the god of the skies was away attending Buddhist sutra-chanting. The festival was officially recognised in 755 and was one of the five main annual festivals until the restoration. Tanabata involves the whole family and is widely celebrated in homes and schools regardless of religious affiliation. People connected with agriculture and weaving pray for help with these occupations, and youngsters enjoy making their own wishes on paper stars or star-spangled tanzaku (narrow paper strips for poetry) The major venue for the celebration of tanabata is the city of Sendai in the north-east of Japan, where homes display decorations of tanzaku hung from bamboo poles and the streets are decorated with great colourful paper streamers. The date of the festival is July 7th of the lunar calendar and like other big tanabata festivals in the north of Japan, which are based in towns rather than at shrines or temples, the Sendai tanabata takes place in August (6-8th) Tanabata tends to merge with celebrations in mid-August
Taniguchi, Masaharu	A prolific writer and publicist, founder of the religious movement Seicho-no-ie "House of Growth'. He studied English at Waseda university, Tokyo and took an active role in the dissemination of Omoto-kyo teachings. A series of revelations of his own led to the publication of a magazine called Seicho no ie and many other pieces, some of which were collected in a book called 'Seimei no jisso" (the truth of life) which became a best-seller in the 1930's and developed into a continuing series. According to Taniguchi's eclectic thought, derived from Omoto and many other sources including Buddhism, Christianity, Freud and Christian Science, human nature is originally pure and human beings are children of the kami. Before the war Seicho no ie like other religious groups endorsed the shinto aims of emperor-worship and nationalism, but in the new postwar conditions the teachings were revised to embrace universalistic but also nationalistic Shinto-type beliefs grounded in the and
Tanritsu jinja	'Individually-established shrine'. A postwar category of shrine, referred to also as a tanritsu shukyo dantai or 'independent religious body'. It means that the shrine, usually because it is important enough to be self-supporting and self-governing, is affiliated neither with the countrywide Honcho nor with other smaller shrine networks such as the Jinja Honkyo in Kyoto. Examples of tanritsu shrines include the Yasukuni jinja, Fushimi Inari taisha and Omiwa taisha
Tanuki	Spirit-creature similar to a mischievous racoon or badger who can change into a human being or a flask of
Tatari	Spiritual or psychic retribution, the curse of a spirit or kami. This is usually because of insult to a kami or neglect of rites, whether of purification or for ancestors. Setting foot on a holy mountain in an unpurified state might incur tatari from the presiding kami. Sickness or possession by a kami or spirit-fox may occur as a result of tatari. Some ritual or magical (majinai) action is necessary to dispel the tatari
Tayu	A term originally applied to nobles of the fifth court rank. It has acquired a range of meanings including chief actor in a no play, the attached to the Jingu and a kabuki onnagata (female-role) actor. In a Shinto context it is a respectful term of address used for priests in a few shrines
Teaching And Counseling Ministry	TCM
Teaching History Under God	THUG

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