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In Shinto, , or when the honorific prefix go- is used, are physical objects worshipped at or near Shinto shrines as repositories in which spirits or kami reside. Shintai used in Shrine Shinto (Jinja Shinto) can be also called .
In spite of what their name may suggest, shintai are not themselves part of kami, but rather just temporary repositories which make them accessible to human beings for worship. Shintai are also of necessity yorishiro, that is objects by their very nature capable of attracting kami.
Usage examples of "shintai".
No matter what it was-the Katei document, the shintai or something else altogether-the consequences were dire for Fat Boy.
Michael recalling his father's death poem: In falling snow/ Egrets call to their mates/Like splendid symbols/of shintai on earth.
Thinking of the shintai in his father's death poem, Michael smiled to himself.
With every step they took, evidence of the presence of the kami could be discerned: in the banners that floated from the walls, in the shintai, the sacred spirit of the shrine-in this case, the burled center of one of the hallowed trees near which Tsuyo was buried, in the mirrors-in which was reflected only pure light, in the gohei stand of paper offerings and in the haraigushi, the wand used by priests to purify an object or an individual.