http://japanuptown.com/the-original-religion-of-japan-shinto-and-shintoism/ Blog on Japanese culture, lifestyle, foods, and entertainment! Fri, 27 Aug 2010 06:12:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://japanuptown.com/the-original-religion-of-japan-shinto-and-shintoism/comment-page-1/#comment-211 Finley Mitchell Mon, 24 May 2010 07:22:54 +0000 http://japanuptown.com/?p=187#comment-211 In reality, no single religion could guarantee us a place in Heaven. In the end, what matters is how we a treat other people.,'" In reality, no single religion could guarantee us a place in Heaven. In the end, what matters is how we a treat other people.,’”

]]> http://japanuptown.com/the-original-religion-of-japan-shinto-and-shintoism/comment-page-1/#comment-196 Ali Fri, 05 Mar 2010 01:58:20 +0000 http://japanuptown.com/?p=187#comment-196 Hello, I was wondering how influenced Shintoism is by Buddhism and such in Japan? I read somewhere that a painted torii indicates that the shrine had some sort of Buddhist connections, and if it is plain it is a 'pure' Shinto shrine. Do you know if that's true? Hello, I was wondering how influenced Shintoism is by Buddhism and such in Japan? I read somewhere that a painted torii indicates that the shrine had some sort of Buddhist connections, and if it is plain it is a ‘pure’ Shinto shrine. Do you know if that’s true?

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