Both Japan and Korea were politically influenced by the Chinese through China’s system of the governing body of their nation, while also being culturally influenced by China through their religion, Buddhism and Confucianism. However, both Japan and Korea differed politically because the Korean’s followed Tributaries and the Japanese followed feudalism, and culturally because Japan followed the Zen branch of Buddhism and Korea followed the Chan branch. Korea and Japan were almost identical to the Chinese culture in terms of political and cultural aspects. Some differences changed how these two countries were run in terms of government and minor differences in religion. The religion of Buddhism and Confucianism that China gave to them is
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Some cultural differences were that the Japanese followed the Zen branch of Buddhism and Korea followed the Chan branch. When the Japanese invaded, and the Manchus conquered Korea, Korea became a tributary state. Later on, the Koreans chose isolation, and was called Hermit Kingdom. They were inferior to the Japanese and Chinese, so they started their own country and excluded all besides a few of the Japanese and Chinese. The feudalistic age of Japan brought a lot of conflict between the Japanese. As they followed feudalism, they started to focus on Zen Buddhism values, nature, people, their surroundings, and cultures. Feudalism was not only one the most dominant social system in medieval Europe but it also opened the Japanese eyes to Zen Buddhism. Japanese Zen has attempted to preserve much of Song dynasty. A difference between them is that the Japanese clergy are generally married and the Chan dynasty is against clergy having any sort of romantic, sexual or marital engagements. The modern Chan went through three extra dynasties and in general has embraced what they call modernization. So, ideas like Humanistic Buddhism were new to them. The outfits, dining habits, liturgies and ideas will differ considerably from what you see in
Some cultural differences were that the Japanese followed the Zen branch of Buddhism and Korea followed the Chan branch. When the Japanese invaded, and the Manchus conquered Korea, Korea became a tributary state. Later on, the Koreans chose isolation, and was called Hermit Kingdom. They were inferior to the Japanese and Chinese, so they started their own country and excluded all besides a few of the Japanese and Chinese. The feudalistic age of Japan brought a lot of conflict between the Japanese. As they followed feudalism, they started to focus on Zen Buddhism values, nature, people, their surroundings, and cultures. Feudalism was not only one the most dominant social system in medieval Europe but it also opened the Japanese eyes to Zen Buddhism. Japanese Zen has attempted to preserve much of Song dynasty. A difference between them is that the Japanese clergy are generally married and the Chan dynasty is against clergy having any sort of romantic, sexual or marital engagements. The modern Chan went through three extra dynasties and in general has embraced what they call modernization. So, ideas like Humanistic Buddhism were new to them. The outfits, dining habits, liturgies and ideas will differ considerably from what you see in