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When a person dies, the reikon leaves the body and joins the souls of its ancestors, provided the correct funeral and post-funeral rites have been performed. | When a person dies, the reikon leaves the body and joins the souls of its ancestors, provided the correct funeral and post-funeral rites have been performed. | ||
However, when a person dies in an unexpected manner or with an excess of emotion, or when he or she hasn't been given an appropriate funeral, the Reikon may become a [[ | However, when a person dies in an unexpected manner or with an excess of emotion, or when he or she hasn't been given an appropriate funeral, the Reikon may become a [[Yūrei]], a tormented ghost who remains among the living in order to seek revenge or take care of unfinished business. | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:03, 19 December 2008
Reikon, in Shinto, is the equivalent to the soul or 'spirit' in western culture.
When a person dies, the reikon leaves the body and joins the souls of its ancestors, provided the correct funeral and post-funeral rites have been performed.
However, when a person dies in an unexpected manner or with an excess of emotion, or when he or she hasn't been given an appropriate funeral, the Reikon may become a Yūrei, a tormented ghost who remains among the living in order to seek revenge or take care of unfinished business.