1. Omamori: I-Omamori ingenye yezinhlobo ezidume kakhulu zezigqizo zaseJapan. Zincane, izikhwama zendwangu ngokuvamile ezenziwe ngosilika noma i-brocade, futhi zigcwele imithandazo, imibhalo, noma ezinye izinto ezingcwele. Ama-Omamori ngokuvamile athengiswa ezindaweni ezingcwele zamaShinto nasemathempelini amaBuddha, futhi kukholakala ukuthi anikeza izinhlobo ezihlukahlukene zesivikelo, inhlanhla, nezibusiso kumphathi. Angathwalwa ngezikhwama noma alengiswe ezindlini, ezimotweni, noma kwezinye izindawo.

2. UDoli waseDaruma: Unodoli we-Daruma uyi-talisman yaseJapane yendabuko emele u-Bodhidharma, umsunguli we-Zen Buddhism. Ivamise ukuba yindilinga futhi iyigobongo, inobuso obunombala oqinile futhi ayinazo izingalo noma imilenze. Lapho ethenga unodoli weDaruma, elinye iso lishiywa lingenalutho, elinye ligcwale. Umuntu wenza isifiso noma azibekele umgomo abese egcwalisa ngeso lesibili lapho sigcwaliseka. Unodoli weDaruma uwuphawu lokuphikelela, ukuzimisela, kanye nenhlanhla.

3. I-Maneki-neko: I-Maneki-neko, eyaziwa nangokuthi "ikati elincengayo," iyintelezi edumile yaseJapan okukholakala ukuthi iletha inhlanhla nenhlanhla kumnikazi wayo. Ngokuvamile umfanekiso we-ceramic noma wepulasitiki wekati onesidladla esisodwa esiphakanyiswe kusenzo sokuncenga. I-paw ephakanyisiwe kukholakala ukuthi iheha ingcebo namakhasimende, iyenze ivame ukuvezwa ezitolo nasemabhizinisini. I-Maneki-neko itholakala ngemibala eyahlukene, futhi ukuma kwesidladla esiphakanyisiwe kungaba nezincazelo ezihlukene, njengokumema amakhasimende noma ukuletha inhlanhla evamile.

4. Inari-zushi: I-Inari-zushi iwuhlobo lwe-amulet ehlotshaniswa nonkulunkulu wamaShinto u-Inari, unkulunkulu werayisi nezolimo. Kuyisikhwama esincane esenziwe ngesikhumba se-tofu noma indwangu, egcwele irayisi futhi ngezinye izikhathi neminye iminikelo. I-Inari-zushi ivame ukubunjwa njengobuso bempungushe, njengoba izimpungushe kukholakala ukuthi ziyizithunywa zika-Inari. Lezi zigqizo zinikezwa ezindaweni ezingcwele zase-Inari ukuze kufuneke ukuvikelwa, isivuno esichichimayo, nokuchuma kwebhizinisi.

5. Ema: Ama-Ema ayizingcwecwe zokhuni ezivame ukutholakala ezindaweni ezingcwele zobuShinto. Zivame ukubunjwa njengonxande noma izikwele futhi zibe nohlangothi olungenalutho lapho abantu bengabhala khona izifiso zabo noma imithandazo. Uma umlayezo usubhaliwe, i-ema ilengiswa endaweni ekhethiwe noma odongeni ngaphakathi kwenkundla yethempeli. Inkolelo iwukuthi onkulunkulu bazofunda izifiso futhi basize ekugcwalisekeni kwazo. I-Ema ingatholakala ngosayizi nemiklamo ehlukahlukene, enezithombe zezilwane, izimpawu zezinkanyezi, noma izinhlamvu ezidumile.

6. Ofuda: I-Ofuda i-amulet yephepha ebusiswa umpristi wamaShinto futhi ngokuvamile inanyathiselwa odongeni noma endaweni yotshwala ekhaya noma emsebenzini. Imelela ukuba khona kukankulunkulu othile wamaShinto futhi kukholelwa ukuthi inikeza isivikelo nezibusiso endlini. Ngokuvamile i-Ofuda ivuselelwa minyaka yonke phakathi nomkhosi okhethekile oba sezindlini ezingcwele zobuShinto. Zibhekwa njengezingcwele futhi kufanele ziphathwe ngenhlonipho.

7. Shichifukujin: I-Shichifukujin, noma Onkulunkulu Abayisikhombisa Benhlanhla, iqembu lonkulunkulu abavela kuzo zombili izinganekwane zamaJapane nezamaShayina. Zivame ukuvezwa ndawonye ezigqilini, emiqulwini, noma emifanekisweni. Unkulunkulu ngamunye umelela uhlobo oluhlukile lwenhlanhla noma isibusiso, njengengcebo, ukuphila isikhathi eside, injabulo, noma impumelelo. Ukuthwala noma ukuveza isithombe seShichifukujin kukholakala ukuthi kuletha inhlanhla nenala ezicini ezihlukahlukene zokuphila.

8. Hamaya: I-Hamaya, eyaziwa nangokuthi "imicibisholo ephula amademoni," imicibisholo yokhuni esetshenziswa njengezigqizo ezivikelayo kumlando wamaJapane. Avame ukuthengiswa ngesikhathi sikaNcibijane futhi kukholakala ukuthi axosha imimoya emibi futhi alethe izinhlanhla. I-Hamaya ingavezwa ezindlini, ilengiswe ezindongeni, noma ifakwe ngaphakathi kwezimoto njengendlela yokuzivikela.

9. I-Goshuin: I-Goshuin iwuhlobo lwe-amulet etholakala emathempelini amaBuddha nasezindaweni zokukhulekela zamaShinto eJapane. Iqukethe uphawu lwe-calligraphic noma umbhalo, ovame ukugxivizwa noma ubhalwe ngesandla umpristi wethempeli noma we-shrine, ephepheni lephepha lokuhlobisa. I-Goshuin isebenza njengobufakazi bokuvakashelwa futhi iqoqwa izivakashi njengendlela yokwamukela izibusiso ezivela konkulunkulu nokuveza ukuzinikela. Abantu bavame ukugcina lezi zigqizo ezincwadini ezikhethekile ezibizwa ngokuthi "goshuincho."

10. Koma-inu: I-Koma-inu, eyaziwa nangokuthi "izinja zamabhubesi" noma "amabhubesi agadayo," izidalwa zenganekwane ezivame ukutholakala ekungeneni kwezindawo ezingcwele zamaShinto namathempeli amaBuddha. Lezi zithombe zamatshe noma zokhuni zivame ukuvezwa njengezidalwa ezinjengengonyama, eyodwa inomlomo ovulekile (Agyo) kanti enye inomlomo ovaliwe (Ungyo). I-Koma-inu kukholakala ukuthi ivikela indawo engcwele futhi ixosha imimoya emibi. Zibhekwa njengezigqila zokuvikela futhi zivame ukubonwa njengezimpawu zamandla, isibindi, nokugcinwa kwaphezulu.

11. Fuda: I-Fuda yiziphandla zephepha ezincane ezibhalwe imibhalo yenkolo noma imithandazo. Zivame ukusetshenziswa ku-esoteric Buddhism futhi zihlotshaniswa nezithixo ezithile noma imikhuba yamaBuddha. I-Fuda ingaphathwa ngezikhwama zemali noma emaphaketheni, ibekwe kuma-altare asekhaya, noma ixhunywe ezintweni zomuntu siqu. Kukholakala ukuthi banikeza isivikelo esingokomoya, ukuphulukisa, noma isiqondiso esisekelwe kunkulunkulu noma umkhuba abawumelelayo.

Khumbula, lezi zigqizo zibambe ukubaluleka kwamasiko nezenkolo e-Japan futhi zivame ukutholwa futhi zisetshenziswe ngaphakathi kwezimo ezithile nemikhuba ethile. Izincazelo nezinkolelo zabo zingahluka phakathi kwabantu nezifunda, kodwa ngokuvamile zisebenza njengezikhumbuzo ezibambekayo zengokomoya, ukuvikelwa, kanye nezibusiso ngesiko lamaJapane.

Qalisa uhambo oluyimilingo ngokufinyelela okukhethekile ekuhlakanipheni kwasendulo kanye nomlingo wesimanje esithangamini sethu esiku-inthanethi esikhanyisiwe. Vula izimfihlo zendawo yonke, kusukela ku-Olympian Spirits kuya ku-Guardian Angels, futhi uguqule impilo yakho ngamasiko anamandla neziphonso. Umphakathi wethu unikeza umtapo wolwazi omkhulu wezinsiza, izibuyekezo zamasonto onke, nokufinyelela ngokushesha lapho ujoyina. Xhuma, funda, futhi ukhule nabanye odokotela endaweni esekelayo. Zitholele ukunikwa amandla komuntu siqu, ukukhula ngokomoya, kanye nokusetshenziswa komhlaba wangempela komlingo. Joyina manje futhi uvumele uhambo lwakho lomlingo luqale!