What are the differences between Buddhism and Shintoism?

Answer 1

Shinto (神道, shintō?) is the native religion of Japan and was once its state religion. It involves the worship of kami (神, kami?), spirits. Some kami are local and can be regarded as the spiritual being/spirit or genius of a particular place, but other ones represent major natural objects and processes: for example, Amaterasu, the Sun goddess, or Mount Fuji. Shinto is an animistic belief system. Shinto and Buddhism The introductions of writing in the 5th century and Buddhism in the 6th century from the Korean Peninsula had a profound impact on the development of a unified system of Shinto beliefs. for full text, see link "Wikipedia: Shinto" on left

Answer 2

I am not personally very familiar with Shintoism, but from my understanding Shinto is the indigenous spirituality of the Japanese people. I believe that like Confucianism, it is based upon precise practice of rituals to make a connection between the past and the present. In Shintoism there is a belief that certain actions are impure and that you must perform purification rites to remove the impurity.

Buddhism is a religion based upon the training the mind to see clearly the actuality of how life and the universe works so that you can act with compassion and kindness and reach a state called enlightenment. Enlightenment being that state in which there is no suffering and one can fully comprehend the world without preconceptions.

Answer 3

Some ideas of the Shinto religion come from Buddhism. Both of the religions stress meditation and being one with nature.

Answer 4

shintos book discuss "the high plan of heaven" and "the dark land"

thats what they get teched and learn

Answer 5

By chanting nam myoho renge kyo, practicing with others, and studying we can attain enlightenment. Everyone has the right yo be happy.