Japanese Buddhism
Apr 12th, 2011 by dharma
A remarkable group of Japanese Buddhists traveled to Chicago’s Columbian Exposition to participate in the 1893 World’s Parliament of Religions. These delegates combined religious aspirations with nationalist ambitions. Their portrayal of Buddhism mirrored modern reforms in Meiji Japan and the historical context of cultural competition and religious exhibition on display at the 1893 World’s Fair.
Apr 17th, 2011 by dharma
Most in Japan may know Buddhism has something to do with controlling lust and anger, and is associated with funerals and graves, while Shinto involves venerating nature, and weddings. But many people have trouble making theological distinctions between the two or even telling a Buddhist temple from a Shinto shrine.
The following is an attempt to explain why Japanese often get Buddhism and Shinto mixed up:
Apr 17th, 2011 by dharma
The official history of Buddhism in Japan began on October 13, B.E. 1095 (552 C.E.) when the ruler of Paekche or Kudara, one of the three kingdoms of ancient Korea, sent a delegation with an image of the Buddha to the emperor of Japan. Thirty-five years later, in B.E. 1130…
By: Arjanyai
The official history of Buddhism in Japan began on October 13, B.E. 1095 (552 C.E.) when the ruler of Paekche or Kudara, one of the three kingdoms of ancient Korea, sent a delegation with an image of the Buddha to the emperor of Japan.
Apr 23rd, 2011 by dharma
The Ushiku Daibutsu (牛久大仏, Ushiku Daibutsu?), located in Ushiku, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, is one of the world’s tallest statues. Completed in 1995, it stands a total of 120 meters (394 feet) tall, including the 10m high base and 10m high lotus platform. An elevator takes visitors up to 85m off the ground, where an observation floor is located. It depicts Amitabha Buddha and is plated with bronze.
Apr 26th, 2011 by dharma
The back parlor is the temple and the mantel is the altar of Buddha Sakyamuni and the glimmering light is the Light of Asia — the light of the faith of six hundred millions of people, carried piously across the seas to illumine for the new west as it does for the ancient east the Eight-fold Way that leads at length to Nirvana. The back parlor temple in San Francisco is the first shrine of Buddhism that the occident has known, the forerunner of real temples, built on ground consecrated to the Prince Gautama,
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