Shiva
Hindu god called the Destroyer. Shiva is the third member of the triad that includes Brahma the Creator and Vishnu the Preserver.
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Shinto
Shinto, which means "Way of the Gods," is the traditional religion of Japan that focuses on nature. Many consider Shinto to be a form of Animism due to the many similarities found between them. Shinto teaches that there is a sacredness of the whole universe and that humans can be in tune with this sacredness. Every mountain, river, plant, animal, and all the diverse phenomena of heaven and earth have spirits, or kami, which inhabit them. Reverence is paid to the ancestors through the practice of ancestor worship.
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Shaman
Somebody who communicates with the spiritual realms on behalf of the living. Seen in many Animistic types of belief systems.
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Samara
In Hinduism, the term given to the endless cycle of birth, death, and rebirth.
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sacred
Worthy of or regarded with religious worship, and/or respect.
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sacraments
Religious practices such as baptism, and receiving the Eucharist.
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river
A moving body of water that usually has its source in an area of high ground.
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rigid social class system
A social class system where there is no mobility. A person remains in the same class their entire life.
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reverence
The respect or devotion that others show someone or something
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religion
A person's beliefs concerning the existence and worship of a god or gods, and divine involvement in the universe and human life.
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