WORLD RELIGIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -Though less is known about Shinto than Buddhism, it is thought to have originated in Japan and is considered the indigenous religion of modern day Japanese. Buddhism came to Japan across the sea from China via India where it was founded by Siddhartha Gautama between the 6th and 5th centuries BCE .

Detailed explanation-2: -Buddhism is an ancient Indian religion, which arose in and around the ancient Kingdom of Magadha (now in Bihar, India), and is based on the teachings of Gautama Buddha who was deemed a “Buddha” ("Awakened One"), although Buddhist doctrine holds that there were other Buddhas before him.

Detailed explanation-3: -Shinto and Buddhism are Japan’s two major religions. Shinto is as old as the Japanese culture, while Buddhism was imported from the mainland in the 6th century.

Detailed explanation-4: -Shinto (literally “the way of the gods”) is Japan’s native belief system and predates historical records. The many practices, attitudes, and institutions that have developed to make up Shinto revolve around the Japanese land and seasons and their relation with the human inhabitants.

Detailed explanation-5: -It blends Shintō, the indigenous religion of Japan, and Buddhism, which came to Japan from Korea and China no later than the sixth century. While Shintō and Buddhism are the two major religions in Japan, they are not mutually exclusive but rather complementary.