Buddhism in Japan from Prehistoric to Kamakura Period

Buddhism in lacquer might have been brought by early merchants traveling the Silk Road from India, to China, to Korea and to japan. Because of the eonian interaction between these countries, many Buddhisticic teachings and practices, particularly the Mahayana Buddhism, together with some Chinese cultural usages became integrated with Japans own cultural development.At first, conflicts with Shinto touch caused delay in the spread of the Buddhist devotion. Ancient Nipponese people regarded Buddha as one of the kamis yet many were attracted to the kayo of its arts and the promises of concrete benefits such as wealth and longevity. As clipping went on, more and more people know that Buddhism has its own belief that was thought to be complementary with the existing Shinto religion, Japans native religion.During the Nara period, some Buddhist monasteries built around the capital Nara gained semipolitical influence in the ruling government. Because of this thought-provoking and militant movement of monasteries, the government was constrained to move the capital from Nara to Nagaoka (784AD) and then to Kyoto (794AD). This shorten remained a problem for many centuries in the Japanese history. During the Heian Period (794-1185), many sects were grabbing commonplace attention over the Japanese population.These sects presented Buddhism in a way that best worthy the ancient Japanese culture and tradition as seen from these three sects Shingon sect (774-835AD) by Kukai True Pure Land cabal (1173-1262) by Shinran and, Lotus Hokke or Nichiren faction (1222-1282) founded by Nichiren. The acceptance of Buddhism can be attributed from the works of these sects, which still have millions of chase as of today. In conclusion, Buddhism in Japan became prevalent since its core practices and teachings were complementary with Shinto religion as shown by popular Buddhist sects named above.References (Buddhism in Japan , Japanese Buddhism, 2004 , A View on Buddhism acc ounting of Japanese Buddhism) Buddhism in Japan. (n. d. ). Retrieved April 6, 2007, from http//afe. easia. columbia. edu/japan/japanworkbook/religion/jbuddhis. hypertext mark-up language Japanese Buddhism. (2004). Retrieved April 6, 2007, from http//www. japan-guide. com/e/e2055. html A View on Buddhism invoice of Japanese Buddhism. (November 30, 2006). Retrieved April 6, 2007, from http//buddhism. kalachakranet. org/history_japanese_buddhism. html