The history of Japan, together with a description of the kingdom of Siam, 1690-92 - Volume 2
 |
| The history of Japan |
excerpt:
he Temples of the Sintoists are not attended by priests and ecclesiastical persons, but by laymen, who are generally speaking entirely ignorant of the grounds and reasons of the Religion they profess, and wholly unacquainted with the History of the Gods, whom they worship. Some few however there are among the Sintosju, or adherents of the Sintos Religion, chiefly of the order of the Canusi’s, who will now and then make a sermon to the people, and be at some pains in instructing young children.
During my stay in Japan, one of these Canusis came from Miaco to preach at the temple of Tensi, and afterwards at that of Suwa. He made a Sermon every day, in order to explain the Law, or Commandment Nacottominotarrai, or Nacottomibarrai, but his Sermons, at best, were ill
details :
Download PDF book