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In the context of the Japanese Shinto religion, shintai/shin-tai or 神体 is an object of worship believed to contain the spirit of a deity, typically housed in a shrine.
This may not the the Shintai that you are looking for. This is NOT the Shintai massage technique.
身体 (body/health) and 心体 (heart/mind body) also romanize as Shintai. But I don't know what Saul Goodman is referring to as "light body" though the second character should be 体 which means body.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your shintai search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
真諦 真谛 see styles |
zhēn dì zhen1 di4 chen ti shintai; shintei / shintai; shinte しんたい; しんてい |
More info & calligraphy: True Essence(1) {Buddh} (esp. しんたい) (See 俗諦) ultimate truth; (2) (esp. しんてい) essence; (person) Paramartha (499-569 CE) |
神体 see styles |
shintai しんたい |
More info & calligraphy: Shintai |
神幸 see styles |
shinkou; jinkou / shinko; jinko しんこう; じんこう |
More info & calligraphy: Miyuki / Shinkou / Shinko |
審諦 审谛 see styles |
shěn dì shen3 di4 shen ti shintai |
to look at something carefully; to examine true |
心體 心体 see styles |
xīn tǐ xin1 ti3 hsin t`i hsin ti shintai |
essence of mind |
新体 see styles |
shintai しんたい |
new style; (place-name) Shintai |
新帯 see styles |
shintai しんたい |
(surname) Shintai |
眞體 眞体 see styles |
zhēn tǐ zhen1 ti3 chen t`i chen ti shintai |
real essence |
身體 身体 see styles |
shēn tǐ shen1 ti3 shen t`i shen ti shintai |
the body; one's health body |
進退 进退 see styles |
jìn tuì jin4 tui4 chin t`ui chin tui shintai(p); shindai(ok) しんたい(P); しんだい(ok) |
to advance or retreat; knowing when to come and when to leave; a sense of propriety (noun/participle) (1) advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; movement; (noun/participle) (2) course of action; behaviour; conduct; attitude; (noun/participle) (3) remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving advancing and regressing; vacillation |
還幸 see styles |
kankou / kanko かんこう |
(n,vs,vi) (1) return of the Emperor (from a visit); (n,vs,vi) (2) {Shinto} (See 神体) return of a shintai to its shrine |
ご神体 see styles |
goshintai ごしんたい |
(Shinto) (honorific or respectful language) shintai; object of worship believed to contain the spirit of a deity, typically housed in a shrine |
四眞諦 四眞谛 see styles |
sì zhēn dì si4 zhen1 di4 ssu chen ti shi shintai |
four noble truths |
御神体 see styles |
goshintai ごしんたい |
(Shinto) (honorific or respectful language) shintai; object of worship believed to contain the spirit of a deity, typically housed in a shrine |
新田井 see styles |
shintai しんたい |
(surname) Shintai |
眞諦地 眞谛地 see styles |
zhēn dì dì zhen1 di4 di4 chen ti ti shintai chi |
the ground of absolute truth |
神幸祭 see styles |
shinkousai / shinkosai しんこうさい |
{Shinto} (See 神体) festival celebrating the (temporary) transfer of a shintai away from its main shrine |
見眞諦 见眞谛 see styles |
jiàn zhēn dì jian4 zhen1 di4 chien chen ti ken shintai |
to see the truth |
還幸祭 see styles |
kankousai / kankosai かんこうさい |
{Shinto} (See 神体) festival celebrating the return of a shintai to its main shrine |
シンタイ see styles |
shintai シンタイ |
(place-name) Xingtai |
割截身體 割截身体 see styles |
gē jié shēn tǐ ge1 jie2 shen1 ti3 ko chieh shen t`i ko chieh shen ti kassetsu shintai |
to cut a body into pieces |
審諦觀察 审谛观察 see styles |
shěn dì guān chá shen3 di4 guan1 cha2 shen ti kuan ch`a shen ti kuan cha shintai kansatsu |
evaluation and investigation |
心體離念 心体离念 see styles |
xīn tǐ lí niàn xin1 ti3 li2 nian4 hsin t`i li nien hsin ti li nien shintai rinen |
the essence of the mind is free from thought |
眞諦三藏 眞谛三藏 see styles |
zhēn dì sān zàng zhen1 di4 san1 zang4 chen ti san tsang Shintai Sanzō |
Paramārtha 波羅末陀, also called ? Guṇarata 拘那羅陀 or Kulanātha, from Ujjain in western India, who came to China A.D. 546, and is famous as translator or editor, e.g. of the 起信論. |
Variations: |
goshintai ごしんたい |
(honorific or respectful language) {Shinto} (See 神体) shintai; object of worship believed to contain the spirit of a deity, typically housed in a shrine |
Variations: |
shintai(p); shindai(ok); shintei(ok) / shintai(p); shindai(ok); shinte(ok) しんたい(P); しんだい(ok); しんてい(ok) |
(oft. read からだ) (See 身体・からだ・1) body; physical system; (the) person |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) |
Shintai | 神体 | shin tai / shintai |
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