Yaoyorozu no Kami

Yaoyorozu no Kami (八百万の神; lit. "Eight million gods") refers to the multitude of kami in Shinto. The expression does not indicate an exact number of eight million deities; rather, it is an idiomatic expression meaning an innumerable or vast number of kami.[1][2]

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References

  1. ↑ McMillan, Christian; Main, Roderick; Henderson, David (2019-12-06). Holism: Possibilities and Problems. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-000-76828-2.
  2. ↑ "Kami: the Eight Million Gods of Shinto - Tale of Ronin". 2022-09-22. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
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