Dr Amanda Foreman discusses how Shinto merged with Buddhism in Japan and makes particular reference ... This short film is suitable for teaching history at KS3 and KS4/GCSE in England, Wales ...

Though emperors are Shinto chiefs, they patronize Buddhism in the belief that its teachings will bring about a peaceful society and protect the state. Legends surrounding the founding of Japan are ...

Today’s Japanese Buddhism is vastly different from what the religion once was. A series exploring the history of Buddhism from its beginnings to its present state in Japan.

SWAT: Junsei Terasawa, a prominent Buddhist monk from Japan, on Sunday emphasised the profound historical and cultural connections between the ancient region of Gandhara and Japan, particularly in ...

Shikoku has a quiet, but profound presence in Japan's archipelago. It wears its heart on its sleeve, inviting you to explore ...

UNESCO’s executive board on May 24 approved the archives of the Buddhist monk Enchin ... in the context of the history of cultural exchanges between Japan and China. They are also important ...

NARA—The Nara National Museum has unveiled the details of its first full-scale exhibition devoted to national treasures, which will bring together Japan’s finest works of Buddhist art next ...

Buddhism enjoyed the strong support of both samurai and commoners. Such new cultural traditions as the tea ceremony became popular. The arrival of Europeans in the sixteenth century forced the ...

Japan has a long history. Archaeological evidence shows that people have ... society moved from an interest in foreign things to native ones, from elite Buddhism to religion for the common people, and ...