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The Shinigami of the Shiki Fuujin is specifically a Hannya Demon named after the Hannya Mask used in Kagura Ritual Performances in Shinto Shrines:
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(The mask itself was named after the word 般若 Hannya meaning "Wisdom" taken from the Hannya-Haramitta Scroll that speaks of the Six Perfections to become a bodhisattva aka a Sage/Sennin like Rikudou Sennin)
What is peculiar however with the Shiki Fuujin's Shinigami is that while the Shinigami is Shinto:
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The Shinigami of RDS is holding and using a Buddhist Prayer Bead called a Japa Mala used by Buddhist Priests in chanting and prayers
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(The Shinigami itself appears to be chanting a prayer)
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Like I've hypothesized before, the Uzumaki Clan was based on the Urabe Clan that adhered to Ryobu Shinto which is Shintoism that incorporates Shingon Buddhism:
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The Uchiha Clan symbolizes Shintoism only (Susanoo,Amaterasu,Izanami,Izanagi,etc.)
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While the Senju Clan symbolizes Buddhism only:
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The Uzumaki Clan however represents both Shintoism and Buddhism:
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The Triple Spiral Appeared in the Uzumaki Temple:
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The Triple Spiral is one of the oldest (if not the oldest) spiritual symbols dating back to prehistoric times.
The Triple Spiral is said to represent the three realms Land, Sea and Sky, it also represents family relationship in trinitarian symbolism:
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