shintai 神体
KEY WORD : art history / iconography
 
Lit. Body of the *kami 神; a sacred object which is worshiped as a symbol of the divine Shinto spirit. Shintai may be are mirrors *mishoutai 御正体, swords, jewels *shinpou 神宝, or images of Shinto deities, kami, in painting and sculpture *shinzou 神像.
 
 

 
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