Shinto

official religion. This is how the two religions became combined. The Kami and Buddha were accepted by each other and they associated with each other. Our book speaks of the temples that were built in Nara after the Korean model. They also had a mix of Shinto religion. The goal of this religion was to learn the wishes of the Kami. The Kami was still worshiped, but the Buddha was viewed as the ruler of the…

These texts set out the traditional story of the foundation of Japan and its people, and demonstrate the very close relationship between the gods and the people of Japan. The stories also demonstrate many parallels between human beings and the kami. Through this story it explains how Japan was created and how it was the first land to be created. It helps to depict key lessons and explanations. If certain rituals are not properly executed and if the natural harmony of things are disturbed many…

1. The Manzanar Annual Pilgrimage has come a ritual where Japanese American travel to the site that they were kept during the world war. These Japanese Americans where stripped from their lifestyles and forces to come to different camps around the United States, due to the dear of them helping the Japanese in the war. The United States dismantled these sights after the war, one because they knew it was wrongful in the eyes of what the constitution and the states were built on. The critical…

At the beginning of the Hojoki, it says there were clear lines between the poor and the rich, and they have completely different houses, residential environment. “why do they delight our eyes?” this phrase shows having a “good” house was one of important thing for the people during this period. It tells big events which affected to peasants such as the huge fire. Moreover, it also includes historical facts. The Hojoki shows that the capital was moved suddenly even though the new capital was not…

Many societies have creation myths explaining their origins. The Japanese accounts regarding the creation of earth and the arrival of human society began to be archived in the eight century C.E., the early chroniclers had been exposed to Chinese writings on the subject and were likely influenced by Chinese founding myths. There are significant differences in the Japanese approach, which places more emphasis on the role that nature deities played than on sage-kings. The Japanese account also…

In Tamura Yoshirō’s description of Shinran, it is evident how the idea of nonduality has influenced Shinran’s idolization of the Pure Land teachings. His approach to Pure Land Buddhism was impacted by Honen, who introduced him to the practice of Pure Land nembutsu but was mainly composed with his beliefs, such that “within human existence there is an ideal realm of enlightenment” (Yoshirō, 99). Yoshirō describes Shinran’s notion of Pure Land teachings as being capable of “affirming empirical…

The Rise of New Religion Soka Gakkai dates as far back as the prewar period, the 1930s in Japan. It has gained a reputable membership throughout its beginnings to present day. Although Japan has recently reached a point of secularization, the teachings of Nichiren are followed by many people, nearly 8.3 million citizens of Japan. There are various criticisms towards the religion because of its close ties with education and political participation. The Gakkai have seized the opportunity of…

religious works of architecture can be found all across Japan and are integrated into both natural environments and modern metropolises in order to be accessible to all the people who need their services. The two most popular religions in Japan are Shinto and Buddhism, which both have had a significant…

Although many of the religions in this class are ideas that I would think of as out of the ordinary and unusual, Shinto takes the cake for religions that are more of a mindset more than a religion – at least with the religions that we have covered in this class. Because I previously wrote about Shinto in my Philosophical research paper, I had a small understanding of it before we covered it in class. However, I learned a great deal more when we discussed it in class. I’ve found the country of…

Huntington Gardens Response The Chinese and Japanese Gardens at Huntington are two of the most unique sites that I have ever visited. As soon as I walked into both, I felt completely immersed in their respective cultures. In our studies of Japanese Culture, we discussed the attachment that the Japanese felt to nature prior to their period of modernization. This reverence for nature is clear in their attention to detail throughout the Japanese Garden. For example, the Japanese House blends…