god-way

To change from metaphor to matter of fact, modern "pure Shint [= o]" is mainly a mass of speculation and philosophy, with a tendency of which the ancient god-way knew nothing.

The Religions of Japan From the Dawn of History to the Era of Méiji William Elliot Griffis 1885

Among the common people the real basis of the god-way was ancestor-worship.

The Religions of Japan From the Dawn of History to the Era of Méiji William Elliot Griffis 1885

Its organic connection with the god-way may be clearly shown.

The Religions of Japan From the Dawn of History to the Era of Méiji William Elliot Griffis 1885

In the ancient god-way the temple or shrine was called a miya.

The Religions of Japan From the Dawn of History to the Era of Méiji William Elliot Griffis 1885

These sects also adopted many elements derived from the god-way and thus became Shint [= o] ized.

The Religions of Japan From the Dawn of History to the Era of Méiji William Elliot Griffis 1885

By combining the forms of the Yoshida sect, which is based on the Buddhism of the Shingon sect, with the materialistic philosophy of Chu Hi, he adapted the old god-way to what he deemed modern needs.

The Religions of Japan From the Dawn of History to the Era of Méiji William Elliot Griffis 1885

Modern taste has removed from sight what were once the common people's symbols of the god-way, that is of ancestor worship.

The Religions of Japan From the Dawn of History to the Era of Méiji William Elliot Griffis 1885

There are no codes of morals inculcated in the god-way, for even its modern revivalists and exponents consider that morals are the invention of wicked people like the Chinese; while the ancient Japanese were pure in thought and act.

The Religions of Japan From the Dawn of History to the Era of Méiji William Elliot Griffis 1885

How closely and directly phallicism is connected with the god-way, and why there were so many Shint [= o] temples devoted to this latter cult and furnished with symbols, is shown by study of the "Kojiki."

The Religions of Japan From the Dawn of History to the Era of Méiji William Elliot Griffis 1885

Yoshida applied the tenets of the Shingon or True Word sect of Buddhists to the understanding and practice of the ancient god-way.

The Religions of Japan From the Dawn of History to the Era of Méiji William Elliot Griffis 1885