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Terms for subject Religion (3987 entries)

Joe	A white silk version of the ; a -style garment used by priests and others in religious ceremonies
Jogan gishiki	A work dating from the end of the ninth century which, along with the tenth century Engi-shiki codified the rituals of the imperial family and its attendant clans
Joint Christian Chaplaincies	JCC
Joint Church Aid	JCA
Joint Cultural Appeal	JCA
Joseph Smith History	JSH
Jotosai	A carpenters' ritual carried out during the construction of a building. See under its alternative name
Joy	J
Js Stands	JS
Judaism Activism And Mitzvah	JAM
Juni-shi	The twelve Chinese "branches'. The twelve signs of the zodiac, the symbolism and motifs of which are widely used in Japan in connection with calendar customs, almanacs and religious items such as The branches are used for years (e.g. 'the year of the snake') for horary (hour) signs (e.g. 'the hour of the hare') and in conjunction with the 'ten stems" (jikkan) in the counting system of eto or kanshi (stems and branches) or with the five elements (go-gyo; wood, fire, water, earth, metal) to make a cycle of sixty. Each of the twelve divisions is named after a creature, as follows: 1.rat (ne) 2.ox (ushi) 3.tiger (tora) 4.rabbit or hare (u) 5.dragon (tatsu) 6.snake (mi) 7.horse (uma) 8.sheep (hitsuji) 9.monkey (saru) 10.cock (tori) 11.dog (inu) 12.wild boar
Junior Missions For All	JMA
Junpai	A round of pilgrimages. A term common to Shinto and Buddhism, it refers to the practice of visiting a series of shrines, temples and holy sites such as caves, waterfalls etc in a defined circuit, usually of 33 or 88 shrines and/or temples. It may be carried out as an act of piety, in order to gain merit from the kami and buddhas, to pray, to atone for something or as an ascetic practice (shugyo) In the Tokugawa period pilgrimage provided a legitimate reason for travel and a rare opportunity for adventure, as reflected in and the popularity of Ise-ko groups. In the past pilgrims walked the routes and some still do, but the majority now use some form of transport. There are examples of pilgrimage circuits developed around railway routes by consortia of temples, shrines and transport companies, such as the Hankyu railway's shichifukujin route from Osaka. The best-known example of a pilgrimage circuit is the '88 stations of Shikoku', famous for its associations with It now comprises only Buddhist temples, but before bunri many doubled as shrines, enshrining a statue credited to Kobo Daishi, for example. There are similar circuits in Kyushu and the Western provinces (saikoku) and various 33-station routes in Tokyo and Kyoto
Junrei	A religious pilgrimage. It can mean a circuit but tends to have a wider meaning of any pilgrimage including a wandering journey by ascetics
Jurojin	A Taoist deity of longevity, in Japan one of the shichifukujin
Jusan mairi	Visit at thirteen (years of age) A rite similar to for children of thirteen, which seems to have spread from the Kansai (Kyoto/Osaka) area to other parts of Japan
Just A Sinner	JAS
Just Advocating God	JAG
Just Another Christian	JAC
Just Enough Salvation U See	JESUS