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A {{nihongo|'''shuin'''|[[Wiktionary:朱印|朱印]]}} is a seal stamp given to worshippers and visitors to [[Shinto shrine]]s and Buddhist temples in [[Japan]]. The seal stamps are often collected in books called {{nihongo|''shuinchō''|朱印帳}} that are sold at shrines and temples.<ref name=powerspot>{{cite book|title=開運ご利益東京・下町散歩: スカイツリー周辺・下町・江戶パワースポット|year=2011|isbn=978-4056064513|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fWFRMYi6JggC&q=%E6%9C%B1%E5%8D%B0%E3%80%80%E3%81%8A%E5%AF%BA&pg=PA50|author1=学研パブリッシング・編}}</ref> | A {{nihongo|'''shuin'''|[[Wiktionary:朱印|朱印]]}} is a seal stamp given to worshippers and visitors to [[Shinto shrine]]s and Buddhist temples in [[Japan]]. The seal stamps are often collected in books called {{nihongo|''shuinchō''|朱印帳}} that are sold at shrines and temples.<ref name=powerspot>{{cite book|title=開運ご利益東京・下町散歩: スカイツリー周辺・下町・江戶パワースポット|year=2011|isbn=978-4056064513|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fWFRMYi6JggC&q=%E6%9C%B1%E5%8D%B0%E3%80%80%E3%81%8A%E5%AF%BA&pg=PA50|author1=学研パブリッシング・編}}</ref> | ||
The stamps are different from commemorative stamps in that they are made by people who work at the temples: Buddhist | The stamps are different from commemorative stamps in that they are made by people who work at the temples: Buddhist ''[[Bhikkhu|Hōshi]]'', or Shinto ''[[Kannushi]]''. To create the shuin, the writer presses down one or more large stamps, and then uses black ink to write, in his [[Japanese calligraphy|distinctive calligraphy]], the name of the temple, the day of the visit, and other messages on and around the stamped portions. | ||
There are various theories about the origin of shuin, though the strongest is that it was a receipt for a dedicated [[Sutra copying|copied sutra]]. There are still temples where one cannot receive a shuin without having donated a sutra or money, but the majority of the temples will now accept a small amount of money for a shuin. It usually costs 300 yen,<ref name=ichinomiya>{{cite book|title=全国「一の宮」徹底ガイド|year=2007|isbn=978-4569669304|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=72U6AkIGRacC&q=%E6%9C%B1%E5%8D%B0%E3%80%80%E3%81%8A%E5%AF%BA&pg=PA1|author1=恵美嘉樹}}</ref> though there are some places that charge up to 1000 yen.<ref name=chunichi>{{cite news|title=専用色紙に朱印もらおう 津で「七福神めぐり」|url=http://www.chunichi.co.jp/article/mie/20121204/CK2012120402000024.html|access-date=24 December 2012|newspaper=Chunichi|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive. | There are various theories about the origin of shuin, though the strongest is that it was a receipt for a dedicated [[Sutra copying|copied sutra]]. There are still temples where one cannot receive a shuin without having donated a sutra or money, but the majority of the temples will now accept a small amount of money for a shuin. It usually costs 300 yen,<ref name=ichinomiya>{{cite book|title=全国「一の宮」徹底ガイド|year=2007|isbn=978-4569669304|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=72U6AkIGRacC&q=%E6%9C%B1%E5%8D%B0%E3%80%80%E3%81%8A%E5%AF%BA&pg=PA1|author1=恵美嘉樹}}</ref> though there are some places that charge up to 1000 yen.<ref name=chunichi>{{cite news|title=専用色紙に朱印もらおう 津で「七福神めぐり」|url=http://www.chunichi.co.jp/article/mie/20121204/CK2012120402000024.html|access-date=24 December 2012|newspaper=Chunichi|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130221001620/http://www.chunichi.co.jp/article/mie/20121204/CK2012120402000024.html|archive-date=21 February 2013}}</ref> At [[Itsukushima Shrine]], there is a sign that asks people to dedicate their feelings.{{Citation needed|date=June 2016}} | ||
Special shuinchō (and occasionally hanging scrolls) are available for people who do pilgrimages such as the [[Kansai Kannon Pilgrimage]] and the [[Shikoku Pilgrimage]]. People who do the Shikoku pilgrimage can also get shuin on the white robes they sometimes wear. | Special shuinchō (and occasionally hanging scrolls) are available for people who do pilgrimages such as the [[Kansai Kannon Pilgrimage]] and the [[Shikoku Pilgrimage]]. People who do the Shikoku pilgrimage can also get shuin on the white robes they sometimes wear. | ||
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[[Category:Temples in Japan]] | [[Category:Temples in Japan]] | ||
[[Category:Shinto | [[Category:Shinto religious objects]] | ||
[[Category:Buddhist symbols]] | [[Category:Buddhist symbols]] | ||