Recent content by HanadaTattsu

Yeah; well, I'm not Buddhist, I'm a Christian, but I do respect Buddhist and Shinto philosphy and studying both in general.

Shingon is a sect of Vajryana? Are you sure? 'Cause I heard it was a school of Mahayana, but I'm sure you're right. In Pure Land, its easy to achieve Enlightenment; Zen is hard.

Thanks! I am stupid, Dogen, I know, he founded the Soto sect of Zen Mahayana Buddhism. Zen doesn't appeal to me, I prefer the Pure Land sects and maybe even the esoteric Shingon and Tendai. Nichiren and Zen are beyond me.

Thanks for reading guys! Wow Brian, you're from Yorkshire? My aunt has been there, and isn't that where James Harriot was from? I love England, its my second favorite country, second to Japan, and I wanna move there. Are you Anglican? The Nihongi and Kojiki were the first time Shinto was...

Thanks Brian, I checked that, but I think you might be wrong about Folk Shinto being a type of Shrine Shinto. To my knowledge they're different.

Thanks! :) What's Dogen, is it a Buddhist sect?

Okay, I decided to completely base my report on Basho not only on Buddhism but on Shinto as well. But Shinto is a lot more disorganized than Buddhism, so I just wanna make sure that its correct. Okay, please read and reply with corrections. Thanks! Nobody, not even the Japanese, are sure where...

Thanks Kal, that seems correct, but after contacting some people it seems that it is indeed the mainstream sect practiced by the Japanese population.

Hello. I have a report that I am going to do on Matsuo Basho, and I wanted to tie in how Buddhism affected his writing. Please check this over and make sure its correct, list corrections if any. Buddhism first was introduced to Japan by the friendly South Korean kingdom of Paekche, which sent...

Hi! I have a few questions. 1: Is it true that in Japanese Buddhism, the sect of Buddhism that is practicedf the most is the Nishi Hongwanji sect of the Hongwanji sect which is a sect of the True Pure Land tradition within the Pure Land sect which itself is a sect of Mahayana Buddhism? 2...