The kami have a duty, based on Izanagi's promise, to support birth and life in the world of the living (which, as far as this legend is concerned, means only Japan).Human beings should keep away from anything to do with death.The spirits living in the land of the dead are malicious and lonely, and like to try to drag people from the land of the living.Death and decay are the most potent forms of impurity.Death is a bad thing that disrupts the harmony of the community.Kami have feelings they suffer from bereavement like human beings.When kami die, they rot just like human beings.Kami are not immortal - they are vulnerable to injury and can die.
The next part of the story makes the following points: The land of the dead The land of the dead The couple had sexual intercourse on several other occasions and their other offspring included the other islands of Japan and some of the kami. Their first child, Hiruko, was born deformed and later abandoned by his parents legend says the deformity was caused because Izanami had spoken first in the sexual ritual. Izanagi and Izanami married and discovered sexual intercourse. Izanagi and Izanami thrust a jewelled spear into the ocean, and the first land formed where the spear touched the water. Izanagi means 'he who invites' and Izanami means 'she who invites'. Their relationships gave rise to a brother and sister Izanagi and Izanami. In the beginning, when the universe was created from the pre-existing chaos a number of kami ('gods' in this context) appeared spontaneously. Izanami and Izanagi, by Kobayashi Eitaku c.1885 © Kami are created by the same process as human beings.The female should be subordinate to the male.If the natural order of things is disturbed bad things may happen.If certain rituals are not properly followed bad things may happen.Sexual union is a holy creative process.This part of the story makes the following points: The stories also demonstrate many parallels between human beings and the kami. These texts set out the traditional story of the foundation of Japan and its people, and demonstrate the very close relationship between the gods and the people of Japan. The founding of Japan Core stories of Shinto
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