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 Raijin (Raiden)

 Further reading:

• Shinto
 Related Resources
• Sikh religion
Related terms:

• Torii
• Kami
• kamadogami
• Reisai
• Aku
• saifuku
• Animism
• kamidana
• Sanbo

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The Shinto God of thunder and rain, who manifests as a snake or a young child.

Alternate Spellings: Raiden

Related Resources:

Shinto
Learn about the beliefs and customs of Shinto, Asia's most ancient ancestral religion.

Taoism/Daoism
Taoism (also known as Daoism)is both a religion and a philosophy, and an influence on Asian society for two thousand years. Learn what makes Taoism so unique. includes links to texts, information about deities, beliefs, pictures and biographies.

Elsewhere on the Web:

The way of the Kami- An online biography of a Shinto priest.

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