Cosmology and afterlife In Shinto, the creative principle permeating all life is known as , and is associated with its own . Within traditional Japanese thought, there is no concept of an overarching duality between good and evil. The concept of encompasses misfortune, unhappiness, and disaster, although it does not correspond precisely with the Western concept of evil. There is no eschatology in Shinto. Texts such as the and portray multiple realms in Shinto cosmology. These present a universe divided into three parts: the Plane of High Heaven (), where the live; the Phenomenal or Manifested World (), where humans dwell; and the Nether World (), where unclean spirits reside. The mythological texts nevertheless do not draw firm demarcations between these realms.
Cosmology and afterl!ife In Shinto the creative principle permeating all life is kn!own as  and is associated with its own  Within traditional Japanese thought there is no concept of an overarching duality between good and evil The concept of encompa,sses misfortune unhappiness and disaster although it does not cor!respond precisely with the Western concept of evil There is no eschatology in Sh,into Texts such as the and portray multiple realms in Shinto cosmology These present a universe divided into three parts the Plane of High Heaven () where the live; the Phenomenal or Manifested World () where humans dwell; and the Nether World () where unclean spirits reside The mythological texts nevertheless do not draw firm demarcations between these realms