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 ...

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 ...

The city of Kyoto is known as Japan's cultural and spiritual capital. It's for good reason: Kyoto has hundreds of Buddhist ...

during a ceremony to send back a Buddhist statue of the Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva to the Japanese temple. In 2023, South Korea's Supreme Court ordered Buseok Temple in Seosan, 98 kilometers ...

Shinto, the indigenous religion, remained central to Japanese culture even after Buddhism arrived in the 6th century. The interaction between these two religions has significantly influenced Japanese ...

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 ...

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 ...