Shinto

Treat nature by the cylinder, the sphere, the cone.” is a famous saying Paul Cézanne wrote for the next generation (Wikipedia, Paul Cézanne 2015). Without him, we can not talk about Picasso or Matisse because he was the one to have moved on from impressionism to post-impressionism and broke classic styles of art forms to lead the next generation into modern art. First of all Cézanne took away the idea to take the light transition into a drawing. Day and night, by minutes and hours, with the…

The Japanese feudal system is structured from the importance of the person. People who were trained to fight in war, people who grew food and those who built structures were considered more important than those who sold things or who was very wealthy. The samurai and daimyo were both part of the warrior class. Each class had certain rights (things they could expect) and responsibilities (work they had accomplish in return). A person’s social class was determined at birth, if your parents were…

Buddhism and Samurai culture changed the place of women in Japan’s society. All of the influences were discriminatory to women. Bushido meaning is "the way of the warrior". Bushido talks about the ways of the Samurai. Bushido was also influenced by Shinto and Zen Buddhism. The Bushido have eight virtues: Righteousness, Courage, Benevolence, Respect, Serenity, Honour, Loyalty, and Self- Control. This are the virtues that they live by until death. Masago should have acted more like a man in…

led to the development of Noh in the 14th century. Noh was performed almost exclusively for samurai class, and it focuses on the Buddhist concept of zen, contemplation, and the withdrawal from worldly desire and distraction. Noh is a combination of Shinto performance elements (demon-quelling dances, stamping feet, ritual purification, presence of spirits and ghosts) and Buddhist tales. This form of theatre is designed to evoke a particular emotion known as ‘yugen’, which is ‘a deep, quiet,…

Though the indigenous practice of Shinto never disappeared Buddhism and its various deity figures, rituals and scriptures became very influential. Pure Land Buddhism and specific parts of Shingon and Tendai all contributed to the religious beliefs of the Samurai. Zen Buddhism best suited…

In addition, the form of Buddhism was introduced to Japan by Korea. Japan didn’t except the form of religion right away. In fact it took years. Japans original religion was “Shinto.” Social change in Japan was due to the conflicts that developed over the acceptance of Buddhism between Yamato family and the imperial Shintoist (Nakatomi). It was believed that “the transmission of Buddhist doctrine in Japan, allowed for the absorption…

Japan is generally thought of as a nation with deep cultural values that are embedded in its business culture as well. Hard work with an emphasis on quality has always been a key feature in Japanese businesses that drove economic growth in the late twentieth century. With an economy once projected to take over the United States as the largest economy in the world, the perception of business in Japan has always been positive. According to Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index…

Religion explains and involves things that are out of this world. It involves shared beliefs and practices that have most likely been passed down from other believers. Religion, in its good state, provides a sense of faith and security to some. However, there are some individuals who feel that religion justifies their actions, even when their actions causes hurt and harm to others. An individual cannot use religion to justify violence. So what is religion? According to Robison religion is "A…

chivalry of the European knights with the similar aim to provide a code of honor and rules for living for the country’s armed forces. The philosophy of Bushido is derived from the combination of four religions: Buddhism, Chu-Tzu, Confucianism, and Shinto, emphasizing the loyalty to one’s superior, courage, obedience, responsibility, stoicism, honor, self-discipline,…

The shrine was administered by the army and navy up until the time of defeat in World War II when the American occupation authorities imposed the constitutional separation of religion and the state. The controversy over visits by Japanese prime ministers to the shrine arose from the fact that in 1978, the Yasukuni Shrine enshrined 14 executed World War II class-A criminals among the war dead, which generated dispute from neighboring Asian countries who view these visits as representing the…