2007-10-29 13:30:08 · 5 answers · asked by celestialsweet 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
How did it effect Japan in the past, and what makes it the foundation?
2007-10-29 13:55:11 · update #1
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2007-10-31 15:47:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Shinto, of course, look at Hirohito, God Emperor of Japan, was considered fully divine until the American forces forced him to renounce his divinity. Now, according to Shinto, every Emperor, Hirohito besides, is still divine. It's had the largest influence on their literature, their way of life, their entertainment. Inari, Amaterasu, Tsukiyomi, and Kitsune are still a large part of Japanese culture, after all.
2007-10-29 13:36:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Shinto
Confucianism and Buddhism came latter and were added on or were private substitutes
2007-10-29 13:39:14 · answer #3 · answered by James O 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Shintoism and Buddhism remain the two strongest influences in Japanese religious development...
2007-10-29 13:34:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
well shinto was the original religion, but then Japan became mostly buddhist, I believe.
2007-10-29 13:33:41 · answer #5 · answered by 2447 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋