Classification of Shintō Types

The head of each ______ was in charge of worshiping the clan's tutelary deity.

The ______ culture originated in the northern area of Kyushu island in about the 3rd or 2nd century BCE.

According to Buddhist teachings, the deva are said to be undergoing the same ______ within the endless cycle of death and rebirth.

______ was officially introduced into Japan in 552 CE.

______ Shinto was the first theoretical school of anti-Buddhist Shinto.

For Watarai Shinto, ______ was the basic kami of the universe.

______ Shintō is also known as Jinja Shintō and has been in existence from the beginning of Japanese history to the present day, constituting a main current of Shintō tradition. ______ Shintō includes within its structure the now defunct State Shintō (Kokka Shintō) based on the total identity of religion and state and has close relations with the Japanese Imperial family. Select Shinto is a part of ______ Shintō.

______ Shintō is a relatively new movement consisting of 13 major sects that originated in Japan around the 19th century and of several others that emerged after World War II. Each sect was organized into a religious body by either a founder or a systematizer. ______ Shintō is also known as Kyōha Shintō.

______ Shintō is an aspect of Japanese folk belief that is closely connected with the other types of Shintō. It has no formal organizational structure nor doctrinal formulation but is centred in the veneration of small roadside images and in the agricultural rites of rural families. ______ Shintō is also known as Minzoku Shintō.

Shintō can be roughly classified into the following ______ major types: Shrine Shintō, Sect Shintō, and Folk Shintō. Shrine Shintō (Jinja Shintō) has been in existence from the beginning of Japanese history to the present day, and constitutes a main current of Shintō tradition.

Shrine Shintō includes within its structure the now defunct ______ Shintō (Kokka Shintō)—based on the total identity of religion and state—and has close relations with the Japanese Imperial family. Select Shinto is a part of Shrine Shintō.

Folk Shintō is an aspect of Japanese folk belief that is closely ______ with the other types of Shintō. It has no formal organizational structure nor doctrinal formulation but is centred in the veneration of small roadside images and in the agricultural rites of rural families.