Bunrei
Encyclopedia
is a Shinto
technical term that indicates both the process of division of a Shinto kami
to be re-enshrined somewhere else, and the divided spirit which is the result of the division.
For details, see the article about the similar term Kanjō
.
Shinto
or Shintoism, also kami-no-michi, is the indigenous spirituality of Japan and the Japanese people. It is a set of practices, to be carried out diligently, to establish a connection between present day Japan and its ancient past. Shinto practices were first recorded and codified in the written...
technical term that indicates both the process of division of a Shinto kami
Kami
is the Japanese word for the spirits, natural forces, or essence in the Shinto faith. Although the word is sometimes translated as "god" or "deity", some Shinto scholars argue that such a translation can cause a misunderstanding of the term...
to be re-enshrined somewhere else, and the divided spirit which is the result of the division.
For details, see the article about the similar term Kanjō
Kanjo
in Shinto terminology indicates a propagation process through which a kami, previously divided through a process called bunrei, is invited to another location and there reenshrined.- Evolution of the kanjō process :...
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