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[[File:Kimito.png|thumb|{{largethumb}}|A common depiction of Kimito]]

'''Kimito''' (公遠様), is a principal deity of [[Taido]] and a member of the ''[[Sanmiittai]]'' (三位一体, lit. 'trinity'). He often represents preservation, and is a symbol for lack of change and the positive of order but negative of stagnation. In the tradition of Taido called [[Mikoism]], the Goddess, or Anemi, is described as supreme, yet Kimito is still revered alongside [[Hishanto]] and [[Senyo]]. In the [[Shantoist]] sect he is merged with, and represents an aspect of, Hishanto. In traditional Taido he is one of the four equivalent deities who make up the 'major' caste of ''tama'' In traditional Taido he is one of the four equivalent deities who make up the 'major' caste of ''tama''. 

Kimito is described as being formless, as he is an echo of the primal ''[[Kon|Kon's ]]''(魂, lit. 'soul, self') first thoughts. As such he is often depicted either as a rose, the {{wp|Kanji|unji}} for rose (薔薇) or a combination of the two. 

In the [[Taido creation myth|creation story]] Kimito is described as being the first of the ''Sanmiittai'' to exist, though unlike the other two he did not will himself into existence and is intertwined with the primal ''Kon'' rather than merely feeding from it. His role is to preserve what Anemi creates from the meddling of Senyo.

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