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Terms for subject Religion (3849 entries)

Akaki	Purity and cheerfulness of heart. A synonym of
Akama Jingu	A shrine in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi which enshrines emperor Antoku (1178-1185) whose sentei-sai or previous-emperor-matsuri instituted by Antoku's successor, Gotoba, takes place on April 23rd-25th. Antoku was emperor from 1180 to 1185 when he drowned near the site of the shrine during the naval battle of Dan-no-ura, in which the Taira were finally defeated by the Minamoto or Genji clan. Antoku was eight when he died and the toys he played with have been preserved at the jinja, the Taira (Heike) family shrine. The Akama jingu was completely destroyed by bombing in the second world war and has been rebuilt with a gate (suitenmon) in the or "dragon palace" style, a reference to the watery manner of Antoku's death.
Akazawa, Bunji	Founder of Konkokyo. See Daijin
Aki-matsuri	Autumn festivals. A broad category of overlapping with natsu (summer) They are held in late summer/ autumn mainly to thank the kami for the rice or other harvest. In the past aki-matsuri were often preceded by a month of taboo or abstention (imi) which coincided with the Examples of aki-matsuri include the mega-no-kenka matsuri (clash of deer festival) at Matsubara Hachimangu, Hyogo on October 14-15th in which three collide with each other as they are carried through the streets. At the Kameyama Hachiman aki-matsuri in Ikeda-cho, Kagawa, mikoshi with five layers of large cushions (zabuton) are whirled around. Notable examples of autumn festivals with public processions include the Hachinohe sanja of Hachinohe, Aomori from August 1st-3rd, in which kabuki and folk tale scenes are performed on elaborate floats. The Morioka Hachimangu matsuri (September 14-16th) features floats with dolls representing Japanese heroes in a parade accompanied by drummers. In the Horai matsuri at Kinkengu jinja, Ishikawa on October 2nd-3rd, huge four-metre high "dolls" are displayed, decorated with harvest produce such as rice, chestnuts, carrots and aubergines. For shrine rites associated with autumn see Kanname-sai
Akiba-san hongu akiba jinja	A shrine at Mt. Akiba in Shizuoka said to have been founded in 709AD. The kami of fire, known here by the name of hi-no-kagu-tsuchi-no-kami is worshipped for protection from fire. Hi-no-mai (fire dances) are performed at the shrine on December 16th by priests whirling flaming torches
Aku	'Evil'. Its range of meaning includes unhappiness, inferiority, misfortune, disturbance and moral evil
Alabama Alliance Of Churches	AAC
Albanian Autocephalous Orthodox Church	AAOC
All Africa Conference Of Churches	AACC
All American Indoor Sports	AAIS
All Believe Confess	ABC
All Knowing	AK
All Prayer Bulletin	APB
All Saints Association	ASA
All Saints Lutheran Church	ASLC
All Saints' Episcopal School of Fort Worth	ASES
All Seeing Eye	ASE
All Souls Are Precious	ASAP
All The Children	ATC
Allentown Congregational Methodist Church	ACMC