Opinion: Buddhism is a Philosophy of Ending Suffering and does not require worshiping any Deities. Shintoism is a polytheistic and animistic religion. Combining the two makes follower of his/her religion a better adherent and tolerant of other faith.
NovaNet --> Shinto is a more flexible religion, so it doesn't conflict with Buddhism.
There is a cultural difference between religions such as Shintoism and Buddhism on the one hand, and proselytising religions such as Christianity and Islam. They are more tolerant of religious diversity and less concerned about winning converts at any cost. In a similar way, Buddhism and Daoism coexist as China's two major religions.
Since Shintoism is primarily a religion with strong theological components, but minimal physical rituals while Buddhism is primarily a religion with numerous physical rituals, but a weak theology, the two religions are more easily hybridized. A person could believe in the Shinto gods and meditate as a Buddhist.
Shinto is a more flexible religion, so it doesn't conflict with Buddhism
For the same reasons that other religions and belief systems can be accepted by people within a geographical area.
Shinto is a more flexible religion, so it doesn't conflict with Buddhism
As strange as it seems not every religion is at odds with every other religion. A good example are the Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity and islam) where some proponents seem to be anxious to "overcome" the other two. Even without the division between religions as us and them there is also a sectarian schism in many religions where groups like Catholics and Protestants or Sunni and Shi'a are always at odds.Members of Abrahamic faiths probably see that as normal and view the coexistence of Buddhism and Shintoism as abnormal. It also could be that the japanese are generally secular with religious "members" being the counting of people as belonging to religions that their ancestors belonged to, not what they actually practice.
Buddhism and Hinduism
Why shouldn't any two religions coexist?It should be noted that Shinto (the traditional religion of japan) has only 10% of the followers of Japanese Buddhism so calling Shinto one of the major religions in the country is bit of a stretch. In Japan a high percentage of the people are not affiliate d with any religion - data on membership is drawn from input based on what one's family religion has been not what the person's preference is. many Japanese chose the religious events they choose for other than religious reasons - s an example Christian weddings are popular because of the aesthetics.
They do not directly conflict on any philosophical or religious tenets, and Shinto followers especially tend to be flexible in their treatment of other religions.
A major teaching is for Shinto followers to live and coexist in harmony with nature and other people.
Shinto Buddhist and Buddhist
This typically refers to how the Holy Books of Judaism Christianity and Islam are seen, especially by Muslims, as following one from another. In this sense, each new book would be a correction on the previous tradition and address new problems that the previous books did not take into account. This contrasts with Buddhism and Shintoism in Japan where neither tradition seeks to build on the other and they literally coexist in the same individuals.
A doctrine for achieving spiritual tranquility that could coexist with confucianism
yes they don't take a stance they promote understanding
They still do. Both groups live and work together quite peacefully. In fact a few years ago about 5,000 Dalits (untouchables) converted to Buddhism.
It is possible if managed correctly. It is important to have clearly defined rules in place to prevent problems.