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Buddhism in contemporary Japan has primarily become "funerary Buddhism," that is it is the religious tradition most connected with rituals surrounding the deceased. Most Japanese probably do not actively practice Buddhism, although a significant number may still self-identify as Buddhist, when asked what their religion is.
Your thoughts on whether Japan can be characterized as a "Shinto-Buddhist nation" and any insights on the relationship between Shinto and Buddhism. Feel free to share personal experiences, anecdotes, or any relevant information. Your insights will be valuable in understanding the cultural fabric of Japan. Thank you!
In terms of books about Buddhism and Japan, this site has several recommendations for books about Buddhism in Japan. A History Of Japanese Buddhism , Buddhism in Japan: With an Outline of Its Origins in India , and u/bodhiquest 's recommendation ( A Cultural History Of Japanese Buddhism ) seem closest to what you are looking for.
Google says 18% of China is Buddhist. So 244 million. Japan has a population of 123 million. It's actually been argued that Buddhism in Korea is far more dynamic and is faring much better then Buddhism in Japan presently precisely because it has been forced into a relationship of creative competition with Evangelical protestantism.
Between 1887-1890 several Japanese ordained as Theravadan monks in Sri Lanka. Anagarika Dhammapala visited Japan three times and imported 5 monks from Sri Lanka. His last visit was 1913. In 1955, 12 Japanese monks were sent to ordain in Burma. Currently the Japan Theravada Buddhist Association is the only living Theravada lineage in Japan with ...
Reply. redsparks2025 Absurdist • 8 yr. ago. Shutting down of temples may not be a sign of a waning of Buddhism but simply an economic necessity. The article did say there are 77,000 Buddhist temples in Japan. That's a lot of property to upkeep, especially if the sole income is donations.
Dai Viet: is the only Mahayana nation in the game. Japan: "You've got a friend in me". Japan went Buddhist. In case you're wondering, this option is possible by taking the open choices during the ikko-ikki crisis, similar to the one with Christianity. As it should. Hojo Tokimune approves.
Yeah, Buddhism will be around. Identifiying with a religion in Japan has a different meaning than in many places. Some of the smaller traditions like Hosso have grown again even. The largest number of people practice the Jodo Shin Shu tradition. Below is a bit more on this tradition. Many people only identify in a religion virtue of being a ...
Japanese Buddhism has been modernized in a beneficial way once before, when Saichō and then Kūkai came back from Japan. Today Japanese Buddhism needs to "get with the times" again - not in the sense of getting somehow even deeper into Modernism, but in the sense of becoming an active and open fountainhead for addressing the serious, very real ...
Buddhism grew in Japan in the Heian Period, and new schools were introduced and developed, notably Tendai (Tiantai in China, literally "Heavenly Tower", but AKA the "Lotus School"). When Chan (AKA Zen) reached Japan at the end of the 12th century, it absorbed much from Tendai (both from Japanese Tendai and from Chinese Tiantai).