In Shinto, shintai (神体; "body of the kami"), or go-shintai (御神体; "sacred body of the kami") when the honorific prefix go- is used, are physical objects worshipped at or near Shinto shrines as repositories in which spirits or kami reside. Shintai used in Shrine Shinto (Jinja Shinto) can be also called mitamashiro (御霊代; "spirit replacement" or "substitute").
In Shinto, shintai (神体; "body of the kami"), or go-shintai (御神体; "sacred body of the kami") when the honorific prefix go- is used, are physical objects worshipped at or near Shinto shrines as repositories in which spirits or kami reside. Shintai used in Shrine Shinto (Jinja Shinto) can be also called mitamashiro (御霊代; "spirit replacement" or "substitute").
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