COLUMN:What is a difference of GOD and 神【KAMI】?
GOD is The Only One Creator of this World in One-God religions. Judaism YHWH, Christian GOD and Islam ALLAH is a creator of this world and […]
RELIGIONS
COLUMN; Are Many Japanese people non religious? One consideration of the reason many Japanese looks not so religious.
COLUMN; Are Many Japanese people non religious? One consideration of the reason many Japanese looks not so religious. It seems that many Japanese people do […]
Japanese Buddhism is divided into 7 types roughry
南無阿弥陀仏／浄土教系 浄土宗 浄土真宗 禅宗／只管打坐 曹洞宗 南無妙法蓮華経／日蓮宗 密教／曼荼羅 密法
日蓮宗【NICHIREN-SYU】, Japanese buddhism sect that monk NICHIREN found 南無妙法蓮華経 Lotus Sutra must be most concern.
南無妙法蓮華経【NAM-MYOUHOU-RENGE-KYOU】 It is famous mantra that Japanese say imagine as mantra 南無【NAMU】 means believe strongly or devote into something . ▶︎ex. 南無阿弥陀仏【NAMU-AMIDABUTSU】 is […]
仏教【BUKKYO】Buddhism in Japan is roughly divided into 7 types.
Foundation of Bukkyo The founder of 仏教【BUKKYO】, 釈迦【SHAKA】was born as a prince of small country called Kosala over 2500 years ago. (It’s before 500 years […]
神道【SHINTOISM】,Japanese are naturally born Shintoist
In Japan , people has been believed that every things have their spirits from ancient times. it is said that there are eight […]
Buddhism has imported to Japan and developed into 5 ways depending it’s features uniquely.
relisions Japanese buddhism can be mainly divided into 6 way . 1天台宗 2 浄土宗 親鸞 南無阿弥陀仏 3日蓮宗 日蓮 南無妙法蓮華経 4密教 空海 曼荼羅 5禅 道元 座禅 無
Ordinary Japanese people’s religion is mixed with 神道【SHINTOISM】, 仏教【BUDDHISM】and sometimes 儒教【CONFUCIANISM】.
Shinto is Japan’s domestic religion While Christianity or Buddhism is national religion and anyone could be believer.Confucianism is rather philosophy than to be religion.When we […]