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Old 01-14-2009, 03:34 PM
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Default What is the difference between Shinto Buddhists and Zen Buddhists?

What is the difference between Shinto Buddhists and Zen Buddhists?
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Old 01-15-2009, 03:34 PM
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Shintos and Zens both kill each other too much!
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Old 01-16-2009, 03:34 PM
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Zen Buddhists focus more on the breathing meditation and calming the self. Shinto Buddhists are inclined to live in harmony with 1000 spirits and the surrounding environment
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Old 01-17-2009, 03:34 PM
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I thought Shinto was a religion of its own. There are many different types of Buddhism practices, the two main ones are Theravada Buddhism and Mahayana Buddhism. Zen Buddhists rely heavily on meditations and clearing their distracting thoughts by contemplating seemingly unanswerable questions.
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Old 01-18-2009, 03:34 PM
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That would depend upon who won the fight.
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Old 01-19-2009, 03:34 PM
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Shinto and Buddhism are actually different religions. Zen Buddhism is a type of Buddhism. So you could be Shinto and a Zen Buddhist.

Shinto is the indigenous religion of Japan - but most people don't call themselves "Shinto" - to them it's just what they were taught when they were little and aren't aware it's a religion. Many of them don't know the word "Shinto." However, most Japanese believe in Buddhism AND Shinto. In certain times in history, Japanese emperors have outlawed combining the two religions, but many shrines/temples are both Shinto and Buddhist.
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