The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1225 page)

Kamimukae
,
Kamiokuri

(Jap., ‘summoning
kami
’, ‘sending off kami’). In
Shinto
, ancient ceremonies of summoning kami to be present in a
himorogi
and sending them off again. The himorogi or temporary dwelling-place is set up outside the shrine buildings for special celebrations.

 
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(Jap.), the native Japanese words meaning ‘the Way of the
Kami
’, corresponding to the Chinese
shen-tao
(
Shinto
) as the designation for the indigenous religion of Japan. This term is sometimes read as
kannagara no michi
, ‘the way which accords to the kami’.

 
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Kamma
:

see
KARMA
.

 
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(P
li, ‘working-ground’, i.e. ‘support’). In Therav
da Buddhism, a subject of meditation; specifically, one of those which serves as the basis for the practice of mindfulness (
sati
) and concentration (
sam
dhi
).
Buddhaghosa's
Visuddhimagga
lists forty kamma
h
na. The meditator selects a topic or corpus of topics, on the grounds of their suitability to his own psychological disposition and character traits; in ideal circumstances he should be advised and guided in his choice by a teacher (
kaly
a-
itta
).