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Shinto , also called Shintoism, is a religion originating in Japan. Classified as an East Asian religions, East Asian religion by Religious studies, scholars of religion, it is often regarded by its practitioners as Japan's indigenous religion and as ...

technical term that indicates both the process of dividing a Shinto ''

kami are the Deity, deities, Divinity, divinities, Spirit (supernatural entity), spirits, mythological, spiritual, or natural phenomena that are venerated in the traditional Shinto religion of Japan. ''Kami'' can be elements of the landscape, forc ...

'' to be re-enshrined somewhere else (such as a house's ''

kamidana are miniature household altars provided to enshrine a Shinto . They are most commonly found in Japan, the home of worship. The is typically placed high on a wall and contains a wide variety of items related to Shinto-style ceremonies, the mos ...

''), and the spirit itself produced by the division. Shrines conduct ''bunrei'' to distribute them to "child" shrines elsewhere. The spirit of ''kami'' does not decrease through this act, and a ''bunrei'' functions the same way as the original spirit. The reason for conducting ''bunrei'' is often to make a ''kami'' more accessible to worshipers far from the main shrine. For details, see the article about the similar term Kanjō.

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