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| Votive talismans designed for the home |
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| Ofuda, andJingū taima when fromIse Jingu |
| Votive paper slips applied to the gates of shrines |
| Senjafuda |
| Amulets sold at shrines for luck and protection |
| Omamori |
| Wooden plaques representing prayers and wishes |
| Ema |
| Paper fortunes received by making a small offering |
| O-mikuji |
| Stamps collected at shrines |
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Ashuin (朱印), also called "Go-shuin (御朱印)" as anhonorific, is a seal stamp given to worshippers and visitors toShinto shrines andBuddhist temples inJapan. The seal stamps are often collected in books calledshuinchō (朱印帳) that are sold at shrines and temples.[1]
The stamps are different from commemorative stamps in that they are made by people who work at the shrines or temples: ShintoKannushi or BuddhistHōshi. To create the shuin, the writer presses down one or more large stamps, and then uses black ink to write, in theirdistinctive calligraphy, the day of the visit, the name of the shrine or temple, as well as sometimes the names of the relevantKami orBuddhist deities, and other messages.
There are various theories about the origin of shuin, though the strongest is that it was a receipt for a dedicatedcopied sutra. There are still temples where one cannot receive a shuin without having donated a sutra or money, but the majority of temples will now accept a small amount of money for a shuin. It usually costs 300 yen,[2] though there are some places that charge up to 1000 yen.[3]
As shuin are given at both Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples, there is some discussion as to whether stamps from both shrines and temples can be written in the sameshuinchō.[4] While ultimately a matter of personal preference, there are rare instances in which a shrine or temple may refuse to write a shuin if theshuinchō containsboth Buddhist and Shinto stamps.[5]
Specialshuinchō (and occasionally hanging scrolls) are available for people who do pilgrimages such as theKansai Kannon Pilgrimage and theShikoku Pilgrimage. People who do the Shikoku Pilgrimage can also get shuin on the white robes they sometimes wear.
A number ofJōdo Shinshū temples do not offer shuin, in order to discourage the practice of visiting for the sake of only collecting shuin.[6]
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