• KAMI = A spirit, God or Deity. This could also include forces of nature, both good and evil. 

• YORISHIRO = An object capable of summoning and containing a Kami for a period of time. 

• MONOMŌDE = A sacred pilgrimage to either one or multiple temples and shrines. 

• MANDALA = A symbolic picture or diagram of the ideal universe and also as the place in which the Buddha resides.  

• KŪKAI = Japanese Buddhist monk (774AD – 835AD) who founded the Esoteric Shingon school of Buddhism.  

• SAICHŌ  = Japanese Buddhist monk (767-822AD) who founded the Tendai school of Buddhism

• HARAE = A purification ceremony.

• MONONOKE = Vengeful or evil spirits capable of possessing individuals and causing diseases.

• HEIANKYŌ = Modern day Kyoto. The capital of Japan during the Heian Period.

• SHINKOKU = Meaning divine nation or Sacred land.