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2 Important Schools of Mahayana Buddhism took root in China and spread from there

2 Important Schools of Mahayana Buddhism took root in China and spread from there. 1. Pure Land Buddhism. The Amitabah Buddha will bring all who are devoted to his name into this heavenly land in the afterlife. 2. Chen Buddhism. Zen Buddhism. To J apan. To USA. To China. Zen Garden.

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2 Important Schools of Mahayana Buddhism took root in China and spread from there

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  1. 2 Important Schools of Mahayana Buddhism took root in China and spread from there 1. Pure Land Buddhism The Amitabah Buddha will bring all who are devoted to his name into this heavenly land in the afterlife.

  2. 2. Chen Buddhism Zen Buddhism To Japan To USA To China Zen Garden Japanese Tea Service Zen koans(meditative puzzles): What is the sound of one hand clapping? Bodhidharma: Buddhist monk from India 600 AD

  3. Shinto is Japan’s Native ReligionConfucianism, Taoism and Buddhism from China has syncretized with Shinto over many centuries Japanese books of early legends the Kojikiand the Nihongi A great cosmic egg contains the undivided male & female Izanagi and Izanami create the islands of Japan and all its creatures.

  4. Kami are spirits of mountains, hills, streams etc. Shrines are set up to them. Ancient shinto was an animistic nature religion.

  5. Over time the kami began to be anthropomorphized (began looking like people). Ex: Amateratzu was the kami of the sun. The emperor of Japan was said to be the descendent of Ameratzu. In the 20th century, Japan made recruited Shinto as a state religion to support its war effort. It re-educated people into seeing the Emperor as a divine being. As a condition of surrender after World War II, the Allies forced the Emperor Hirohito to go on the radio and make a “humanity declaration”, telling the people of Japan that he is not a living god.

  6. Torii: this shape marks the entry to a holy place that has been purified

  7. Kitsune (Fox)Messenger of Inari(the Kami of Rice)

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