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    A mitamaya (御霊屋, literally mitama "soul [of the dead]" + ya "house"; also called, otamaya, tamaya, or soreisha 祖霊社, or "Reibyo" 霊廟) is an altar used in...
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    lit. 'tama, "soul [of the dead]" + ya, "house"') - also called otamaya, mitamaya, or soreisha Tokonoma Shinto shrines also enshrine a shintai, which can...
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