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∙ 9y agoBuddhism was brought to Japan from China, and during the Heian Period, became a principle religion along with Shintoism in the country. By the Kamakura Period, the Japanese had adapted Buddhism to the Amidist Pure Land School version, which is the largest sect, and promises salvation in exchange for faith in Amitabha. Another variation comes from the Zen Schools who achieve inner light via meditation.
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∙ 15y agoBuddhism got to Japan through the influence of Korea. Buddhism got to Japan in 552.
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A timeline for Buddhism:
Buddha born some time around 563 BCE and lives until 483 BCE
Buddhism spreads throughout India
250 BCE Buddhist missionaries sent to China and into the Hellenistic countries
200 BCE Buddhists visit Arabia
220 BCE Buddhism introduced to Sri Lanka
65 CE Buddhist practices dcumaented in China
300s CE Buddhist monks in Korea
400s CE Buddhism in Cambodia and Indonesia
435 CE Buddhism in SUnatra
485 CE Buddhist monks to Japan
500 CE Buddhism to Vietnam
525 CE Korean Buddhist enter Japan
700s CE Tantric Buddhism in Tibet replacing Bonpo
1615 Mongol conversion to Buddhism
1922 First Zen temple i North America
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∙ 11y agoBuddhism originally came from India. The Chinese discovered it in about 500BC from an Indian scholar. After it was discovered it was widely spread through Japan and all of China. It was the largest spread foreign religion in all of the worlds history.
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∙ 10y agobefore buddhism came to japan there were no temples people did not believe in praying could help with anything, but when Buddhism got introduced india, japan built temples in every city and they would pray for there people
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∙ 12y agobig fat gold guy said do this! and they did it..
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∙ 11y agopeople following the way of the Buddha
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How was Buddhism received in Japan?
Buddhism got to Japan through China and Korea .
Did Shintoism come to Japan from China?
NO. Shintoism is an indigenous Japanese faith. All other major faiths and philosophies in Japan, such as Confucianism and Buddhism, however, did come from China.
What belief systems spread from China to Japan?
Buddhism. In Japan, it's Zen Buddhism although it's still Buddhism.
What form of Buddhism that became most common in Japan was?
The form of Buddhism that became most common in Japan was Zen Buddhism
What was the form of Buddhism that became most common in japan?
The form of Buddhism that became most common in Japan was Zen Buddhism
In Japan Shintoism mixes with what other religion?
It mixes with Japanese Buddhism, or Zen Buddhism. there are other types of buddhism, but not that are practiced in Japan.
How did Zen Buddhism arrive in Japan?
Buddhism arrived in Japan when the Korean king in the winter of 552 sent a mission to Japan.
Why did Buddhism become popular in Japan?
Zen Buddhism became popular in Japan because the people in Japan wanted to keep their own religion but also wanted to use Buddhism so they blended them together and created Zen Buddhism.
What are 4 different types of Buddhism that develop in Japan?
pure-land buddhism zen buddhism buddhism ??
Where is Shintoism practiced the most?
in Japan
What branch of Buddhism is dominant in japan and china?
Mahayana Buddhism.
Why did zen buddhism become popular in japan?
Zen Buddhism became popular in Japan because the people in Japan wanted to keep their own religion but also wanted to use Buddhism so they blended them together and created Zen Buddhism.
