Today’s Japanese Buddhism is vastly different from what the religion once was. A series exploring the history of Buddhism from its beginnings to its present state in Japan.

But as a religion that had become closely linked to the privileged elite, Buddhism in Japan at this stage had no concept of providing salvation to the masses. Compared to Christianity in the same ...

How do you view this?” His answer: “As any other blustery talk. Buddhism has died in Japan; the Japanese have outgrown this religion without a Personal God; in vain do they interpret that it is still ...

Some of the leaders of religious thought in Japan are endeavoring to choose between Buddhism, Shintoism, and Christianity as the future religion of the empire. Others would amalgamate the best ...

Large shares in many middle-income countries say following the historically predominant religion is key to "true" national ...

Hundreds of people gathered Sunday at a Buddhist temple in downtown Tokyo, eagerly stretching their hands to catch the dried ...

Your Artstor image groups were copied to Workspace. The Artstor website will be retired on Aug 1st. Demographic Research Vol. 32, JANUARY - JUNE 2015 Is Buddhism the low fertility religion o ...

If you want to learn more about Indian Gods – including Shiva, Ganesha and Saraswati – and their Japanese counterparts, you ...

studied to be a Buddhist priest, and conducted research on contemporary Japanese religions. Covell has drawn on his experience and contacts in Japan to put together a unique behind-the-scenes tour of ...

A Buddhist statue of the Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva ... it back to Kannon Temple on Tsushima Island in the southwestern Japanese prefecture of Nagasaki. In 2023, South Korea's Supreme Court ...