Japanese religion, the religious beliefs and practices of the Japanese people. There is no single dominant religion in Japan. Several religious and quasi-religious systems, including Shinto, Confucianism, and Buddhism, exist side by side, and plurality o
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through its interactions with Buddhism. China brought Buddhism in the 6th century CE. Something unique about Shintōism is that, unlike many other religions, it has no sacred texts nor fixed beliefs. It's also quite challenging to ''convert'' as it's a feature embedded into Japanese culture....
Shinto has been influenced by other religions. Buddhism, particularly Zen Buddhism (see Buddhism, Development of), has made its mark, and westernization, especially since World War II, has made it difficult for Shinto to continue in its traditional forms. But the spirit of Shinto is so ingraine...
English equivalent:Crying wine and selling vinegar. False advertising. 13. 会者定離 Literal translation:People meet, always part. Meaning:This idea comes from Buddhism, that every human relationship will end someday due to the transient nature of life. ...
Through my long studies of the Shobogenzo I have come to a clear and exact understanding of Buddhist philosophy. However, I had always thought of Master Dogen as one of many Buddhist thinkers, and that his unique thoughts could not be put forward as a description of the whole of Buddhism....
Unlikeother religionssuch as Christianity and Buddhism, Shinto has no founder. It indicates that the fundamental concept of Shinto naturally developed through the unique lifestyle and beliefs of ancient Japanese people. It also doesn’t have a central religious text which is equivalent to the Bible...
beliefs has been characterized by a gradual acceptance of Mazu culture, culminating in the co-culturing of the two in shrines. This paper adopts an empirical research design to compare the local beliefs of the sea gods in Japan with the culture of Mazu and to analyze the reasons for their ...
seeEarly Japanese Buddhism.In addition, Buddhism represented a superior religious philosophy compared to the shamanistic mountain worship of the indiginousShintofaith. Not surprisingly, Buddhism gained the patronage of the court, who endeavored to use it as both a political and spiritual tool for buil...
Kuroda’s writings deconstructed the term ’Shintō’ and insisted it did not exist as an independent religion until the rise of modern nationalism in the early Meiji period, specifically as the result of government policy to separate native beliefs from Buddhism (Shinbutsu Bunri 神仏分離). Until...