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Mahayaha Buddhism #2 Introduction of Contemporary Religious Situation in Japan

Mahayaha Buddhism #2 Introduction of Contemporary Religious Situation in Japan. Masayo Urasaki 21 June 201 2. Today ’ s Class Goal. 1) To understand the overview of Religious Situation in Japan 2)To open the interest of Japanese Society and Religion through movie.

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Mahayaha Buddhism #2 Introduction of Contemporary Religious Situation in Japan

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  1. Mahayaha Buddhism #2Introduction of Contemporary Religious Situation in Japan Masayo Urasaki 21 June 2012

  2. Today’s Class Goal • 1) To understand the overview of Religious Situation in Japan • 2)To open the interest of Japanese Society and Religion through movie

  3. Religion ： 宗 教（syuu-kyou) • 宗 (shuu) • 1) Center (Core) of the same family • 2) Place where worship Ancestors and • their spirits • 教(kyou) • Teaching

  4. Religion ＝　宗教（Shuu-Kyou） ? • ☆Religion • religio<Latin> • Re ( again ) • ligio ( connect ) ex. relation/ relatives • Re- connect between • God and Human Being

  5. Traditional Religion 1)Shinto (神道） Not founder, scriptures, system of doctrines. 2)Buddhism（仏教） Since 538 from Korea (official transmission) 3)Christ (キリスト教） Since 1549 From Francis Xavier(1506-52) 4)Folk Beliefs （民間信仰）/ NatureWorship(自然崇拝） Animism

  6. New Religion • Groups which have established based on faith/ religions in Modern Era • Groups that can not include the previous established religious organization • (Christ, Buddhism, Islam, Hindu, etc., ) • They have own 1)principles, 2)rituals, 3)believers and 4) their praying space for gathering.

  7. Statistics of Religion in Japan 2007/12/31 Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology -Japan

  8. WHY? • Japanese population • 127,767,994 • Total of Religious members • 206,595,610

  9. Why so many Religious Groups in Japan?

  10. Everybody can become “The Religious Founder” • Freedom of the Faith (Perfectly Just after World War II) • Not Registered Groups are more 40,000 groups • Registered Religious Groups are good treatment about the TAX.

  11. Do you have the faith? The rate of answer“YES” Reference: Yomiuri Newspaper’s research

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