Kojiki:
The world wide population of
Shinto is 5 million or 0.07%.
Shinto is Japanese centered faith. The holy book of Shinto faith is Kojiki.
Kojiki
"Records of Ancient Matters" or "An Account of Ancient
Matters"), also known as Furukotofumi,
is the oldest extant chronicle in Japan, dating from the early 8th
century (711–712) and composed by Ō no Yasumaro at the request of Empress
Genmei. The Kojiki
is a collection of myths concerning the origin of the four home islands of
Japan, and the Kami. Along with the Nihon
Shoki, the myths contained in the Kojiki
are part of the inspiration behind many practices. Later, the myths were
re-appropriated for Shinto practices including the misogi purification ritual.
The Kojiki is divided
into three parts: the Kamitsumaki
("first volume"), the
Nakatsumaki ("middle
volume") and the Shimotsumaki
( "lower volume"). It contains various songs/poems. While the
historical records and myths are written in a form of Chinese with a heavy
mixture of Japanese elements, the songs are written with Chinese characters
that are only used to convey sounds. This special use of Chinese characters is
called Man'yōgana, a knowledge
of which is critical to understanding these songs, which are written in Old
Japanese.
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