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the one that made the religion in Japan is bodda gautama is also know as bodda in japaness word Many practitioners in Japan have contributed to Zen over the centuries. The teachings of Hakuin Zenji, Rinzai Zenji, and Dogen Zenji are but a few of a great many very famous zen masters whose teachings are still passed on today. Dogen Zenji is considered the founder of Soto Zen, while Rinzai is considered the founder of Rinzai Zen, two similar but yet differing schools within the Japanese tradition. These guys were some very fascinating and dedicated characters whose lives have affected millions of people around the world. Much of their scriptures are available today and provide both insight into our lives, inspiration, and a healthy dose of entertainment.
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Who made Buddhism the official religion fo japan?
i didn't know that Buddhism was the official religion of Japan. But I do know that a 13th century monk named Nichiren Daishonin chanted Nam myoho renge kyo and that it has spread and will continue to spread for the next 10,000 years, as predicted in the Lotus Sutra. It is called Nichiren Daishonin's Buddhism and it teaches the correctness and Shayamuni's true intent of the Lotus Sutra.
What impact did religion have on the Japanese?
The invasion of Buddhism & Confucianism into Japan made the Japanese more concerned with preserving their own traditional beliefs, so that is how Shinto came to be.
What is the name of the emperor of India who made Buddhism the state religion?
Ashoka
How was the Buddhism religion made?
By Siddartha Gauttama, sometimes referred to as Buddha.
What emperor made buddhism the state religion in india in 250bc?
Ashoka
Why is Buddhism a religion of peace?
because when they made it he wanted to stop the fighting and the wars thart was going on and when he made it it did just that becasue it was a religion
Which Vietnamese dynasty made Buddhism become the state religion?
The Tang dynasty
What are some ideas that Japanese had with no outside influence?
Shintoism being the dominant religion of Japan until Buddhism made its appearance in Japan. Which valued the importance and respect of nature and gods and goddesses that controlled this. Also Feudalism even though its European never influenced the Shogunate system.
Who were the most important people in Buddhism?
Siddartha Gautama, because he is the first to reach enlightenment yet stayed to share the method with others. Ashoka Maurya, because he made Buddhism the state religion. Every "major" religion became so because it was the state religion for a large empire.
What religion were samurais?
There was no true "religion of the Samurai." Different Samurai adhered to different beliefs. Shinto was perhaps the most popular of these religions, but you have to take into account that Shinto incorporates many aspects of Buddhism into it's belief system. Within the "umbrella" of Buddhism were several different sects. Nichiren, Tendai and Zen sects were all popular among the Samurai as well. Christianity also made an appearance among the Samurai. This didn't really grab a foothold in Japan until the end of the 16th century.
What are the three main religions in Japan?
== == The main religion of Japan is Shintoism, which is more accurately described as being a way of living an harmonious life rather than a religion. The second largest religion in Japan is Buddhism, which exists in a slightly different from than elsewhere e.g. Buddhist monks may be married. There a number of different religions in Japan, and it is unusually difficult to come up with percentages of the population that follow each because many followers of Shinto and Buddhism follow both or various aspects of each. Hence the best figures available are that between 84% and 96% are followers of either Shinto or Buddhism, or both to varying degrees; while 4 to 16% follow other beliefs, with Bahai and Christianity being the most common. There is also a small population of Hindus, Muslims, Jews, Sikhs and followers of the Ryukuan religion. There have been Jews in Japan since 1835, and though the nation was allied to Germany during WW2, Japan never accepted the Nazi's recommendations to instigate a "final solution" of their own.
What is the name of the Buddhism god?
Buddha never bothered about God. In fact Buddhism is an atheistic religion like Jainism. Later the followers of Buddha made him a God. Only after Mahayana Buddhism came he was made God. In Hinayana Buddhism Buddha was not a God. There is reference, though, in Buddhist text, to the "First Cause." Since God is the Creator of the universe and all that is therein, then God is the First Cause.
