{"id":6035,"date":"2016-08-02T16:32:41","date_gmt":"2016-08-02T22:32:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/americanbuddhist\/?p=6035"},"modified":"2016-08-02T16:32:41","modified_gmt":"2016-08-02T22:32:41","slug":"japanese-religion-buddhism-and-shintoism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/americanbuddhist\/2016\/08\/japanese-religion-buddhism-and-shintoism.html","title":{"rendered":"Japanese Religion: Buddhism and Shintoism"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

In this wonderful short documentary, filmmaker Andrew Bush explores the two main religions of Japan: Buddhism<\/a> and Shintoism. Through interviews with an American Zen Priest, Rick \u2018Jyozen\u2019 Beal<\/a>, and a Japanese (Tendai) Buddhist<\/a> Priest, Jokan Ono<\/a>, Bush helps distinguish some of the overlapping and unique features of the religions in Japan today.<\/p>\n

<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The focus of the discussions is more on Buddhism, so to find out more on Shinto, you can watch this short video from the Asian Art Museum:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Shinto\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RgQ4eCc38dM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Read more about the two religions in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.japantimes.co.jp\/culture\/2013\/05\/16\/arts\/seeing-where-shinto-and-buddhism-cross\/#.V6EfP7grKhd\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">this article at the Japan Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Read more about Buddhism in Japan:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/americanbuddhist\/2015\/06\/buddhist-funerals-for-robot-dogs-in-japan-yes.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\">Buddhist Funerals for Robot Dogs? In Japan, Yes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/americanbuddhist\/2013\/12\/japans-monks-without-borders-to-take-on-poverty.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\">Japan\u2019s \u201cMonks Without Borders\u201d to take on global poverty<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/americanbuddhist\/2013\/08\/welcome-to-the-buddhist-temple-in-japan-where-you-can-flush-your-marriage-or-bad-habits-down-the-toilet.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\">Japan has a Buddhist temple where you can flush your marriage or bad habits down the toilet, literally<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/americanbuddhist\/2013\/05\/shinnyo-en-esoteric-japanese-buddhism-for-laypeople-spreading-around-the-world.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\">Discover\u00a0Shinnyo-en, esoteric Japanese Buddhism for laypeople, spreading around the world<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/americanbuddhist\/2016\/05\/zen-buddhist-teacher-dogen-the-greatest-philosopher-youve-never-heard-of.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\">Zen Master D\u014dgen, the Greatest Philosopher you\u2019ve never heard of<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this wonderful short documentary, filmmaker Andrew Bush explores the two main religions of Japan: Buddhism and Shintoism. 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