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| Benefits, commonly referred to honorifically as go-riyaku. "Genze riyaku' specifies 'this-worldly benefits" (as against e.g. salvation after death). Go-riyaku may include spiritual power and protection gained from kami or Buddhas by religious practices such as prayer, or may mean the specific beneficial functions performed by a particular kami. See Shintoku, Mi-itsu A Popular Dictionary of Shinto (Brian Bocking) | |||