Why Is the Building at Ise Jingu Rebuilt Every Twenty

question 4

Multiple Choice

Why is the building at Ise Jingu rebuilt every twenty years?

• A) because the wood used to build it lasts precisely that long
• B) because that is how long Amerataerasu Omikami lived
• C) because nature is cyclical and the shrine, too, must be renewed and refreshed
• D) because if rebuilding it was postponed any longer the next generation would not know how it was built
• E) all of the other answers

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