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Shintō
Also known as: makoto no kokoro
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  • Shintō shrine
    Shintō
    / Precepts of truthfulness and purification

    …kokoro (“heart of truth”), or magokoro (“true heart”), which is usually translated as “sincerity, pure heart, uprightness.” This attitude follows from the revelation of the truthfulness of kami in humans. It is, generally, the sincere attitude of people in doing their best in the work they have chosen or in…

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    …kokoro (“heart of truth”), or magokoro (“true heart”), which is usually translated as “sincerity, pure heart, uprightness.” This attitude follows from the revelation of the truthfulness of kami in humans. It is, generally, the sincere attitude of people in doing their best in the work they have chosen or in…

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