The Way of the Gods?

According to Wikipedia, "The term 'Shinto' is often translated into English as 'the way of the kami'."

Truth Magazine (about which I know nothing) goes further: "Shinto means 'the way of the kami', who are spirits or divine beings which are not really adequately translated as 'gods.'"

Truth Magazine maintains that Shinto is not a religion in the commonly used sense: "It has no founder, no sacred scriptures ... and no organization ... it has no system of ethical or moral instruction, no absolute right or wrong, no concept of sin and salvation, and no concern for a life after death. This is why most Shinto believers are also Buddhists; Buddhism supplies the religious answers to these issues which are not part of Shinto thought. Shinto is more of a philosophy of living ... "

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