Which of the following statements is true of the number of kami in Shinto religion?

a. The kami are virtually countless.
b. The kami exist in three forms.
c. The kami exist in five forms.
d. There exists only one kami.


a. The kami are virtually countless.

Analysis:
a. Correct. The kami are virtually countless. Shinto focuses on the kami that are important to people and influence human life directly.
b, c & d. Incorrect. The kami are not "gods" as Westerners understand them or even as Mahayana Buddhists see them, but should be understood as powerful natural forces with a spiritual dimension.

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