Kanjō Shimpō
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 re-enshrined. Evolution of the ''kanjō'' process ''Kanjō'' was originally a Buddhist term and later entered Shinto vocabulary.Smyers (1999:235) A ''kanjō'' was the request of the Buddha's sermon with a sincere heart, and later came to mean the urging of a Nyorai, buddha or bosatsu, bodhisattva to remain in this world to preach and save other human beings. The concept then evolved further to mean the act (and the actual words) of asking buddhas or bodhisattvas to descend to the altar during a Buddhist service. In Japan, the word gradually assumed the present meaning of enshrinement of a buddha or ''kami'' in a building for the first time. The ''kanjō'' process Before it can be transferred to its new location the ''kami'' must be divided. The division sub-process and the divided spirit itself are cal ...
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