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The Religions of Japan

William Elliot Griffis

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. . .These, the 'Kojiki' and 'Nihongi' are their [the Shint[=o]ists] canonical books, ... and almost their every word is considered undeniable truth."

"The Shint[=o] faith teaches that God inspired the foundation of the Mikadoate, and that it is therefore sacred."—Kaburagi.

"We now reverently make our prayer to Them [Our Imperial Ancestors] and to our Illustrious Father [Komei, + 1867], and implore the help of Their Sacred Spirits, and make to Them solemn oath never at this time nor in the future to fail to be an example to Our subjects in the observance of the Law [Constitution] hereby established."—Imperial oath of the Emperor Mutsuhito in the sanctuary in the Imperial Palace, T[=o]ki[=o], February 11, 1889.

"Shint[=o] is not our national religion. A faith existed before it, which was its source. It grew out of superstitious teaching and mistaken tradition. The history of the rise of Shint[=o] proves this."—T. Matsugami.

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