Mystery - Mystery

Japanese: 密儀 - みつぎ（英語表記）mystery

Also called a mystery. A mystical ritual that allows only those with special qualifications to participate, or that is performed to grant new special qualifications. The Greek etymology means "mystery." Originally, it was a concrete form (system) that expressed religious mysteries in order to solidify faith, but it also has important social functions such as maintaining secrecy externally, raising the sense of chosenness among members, and maintaining order and solidarity internally. Examples include the Christian sacraments, the incantations and ablutions in Shingon Buddhism, other secret societies with a strong religious character, coming-of-age ceremonies in societies that lead very traditional lives, and private ceremonies in sorcery.

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Japanese:

秘儀ともいう。特別の資格をもつ者だけに参加を許し，また新たに特別の資格を与えるために行う神秘的儀礼。ギリシア語の語源は「奥義」を意味する。元来は信仰を固めるために，宗教上の奥義を具体的な形 (制度) に表わしたものであるが，対外的には秘密性の保持，成員の選民意識の高揚，内部的には秩序と連帯の維持という重要な社会的機能をもつ。キリスト教の秘跡，真言密教における加持や灌頂 (かんじょう) の類，その他宗教的性格の強い秘密結社，きわめて伝統的生活をおくる社会の成年式，呪術などにおいて行われる非公開の儀礼がその例である。

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