Sin – No idea of absolute or permanent sin
(See kegare & tsumi)

Not sin – shintô is concerned with pollution

Salvation – Because pollution is not absolute or permanent, people do not need salvation

Inherent Evil – People are not inherently evil

Descendants of kami – People are the descendants of kami

The kami within – Connection with kami as internal, not external — like recognizing like

Sense of Rightness and Wrongness – Because of their kami nature people possess an inherent sense of rightness and wrongness