タグ: shinbutsu shugo
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Nikkō Tōshō-gū: The Shrine Where a Shogun Became a God
Nikkō Tōshō-gū enshrines shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu, deifie…
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Japanese Buddhist Schools: Zen, Pure Land, Shingon and Beyond
Japan’s temples belong to many Buddhist schools — Tenda…
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What Is a Kami? Japan’s Gods and Sacred Spirits of Shinto
Kami are not quite “gods.” A deep dive into what the Ja…
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Shinbutsu-Shugo: When Japan’s Gods and Buddhas Were One
For over a thousand years Japan’s kami and the buddhas …
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Shrine vs. Temple in Japan: Why Japan Has Two Sacred Spaces
Beyond torii gates and Buddha statues: why Japan’s shri…
