Jun 26, 2020 · A lot of people here don't quite seem to get the wide differences between the two very different beliefs. So I decided to give people a brief history and a comprehensive list of …

Greetings, fellow Redditors! I've been pondering the historical and cultural factors that contribute to Buddhism's more prominent presence in Japan compared to China and Korea. It's …

Oct 25, 2020 · Buddhism in the West, in particular Zen, has seen quite a bit of interest in the past few decades. When I was in Japan, however, I noticed that Buddhism has more of a cultural …

Nov 11, 2023 · Soka Gakkai is Japan’s largest active modern religious movement and its most successful religious export. It draws on Nichiren Buddhism which is a major school of …

Jul 23, 2019 · It seems that there is indeed Theravada in Japan. Here is the link to the Japan Theravada Buddhist Association. How many followers they have and monks is anyone's …

Nov 27, 2023 · How Buddhism navigates and survives in the face of modernity and changing cultural trends. Your thoughts on whether Japan can be characterized as a "Shinto-Buddhist …

Here is a peer reviewed encyclopededia entry on them and two videos that introduces the tradition. Tendai from Encyclopedia of World Religions: Encyclopedia of Buddhism Tendai is …

Apr 12, 2023 · Does anyone have any insight on the different traditions and schools in Korea and how Buddhism in Korea may differ from the schools and traditions in other East Asian …

Authority without accountability. Soka Gakkai claims to have absolute authority with regard to Nichiren Buddhism; Nichiren Buddhism can only be correctly practiced if one is a member of …

I understand but the decline of Buddhism in Japan was not borne from disinterest or competing religions it was a vertical change made by the government.