How is Shinto different from Mahayana or Zen Buddhism?

A lot of details?

1 they have different blood
2 they ac differently
3 they have some different colors
4 they even eat at a different past

First, if you want details do a freak in' go ogle search.
Second, Shinto is the native religion of Japan. It has nothing to do with Buddhism other than the fact that nowadays it has absorbed some elements (all religions are pancreatic when interacting with others).

well first of all, Buddhism has the concept of ascension, which is completely missing in Shintoism. Shintoism is a religion that focuses on pleasing the spirits of this life. as where Buddhism is a religion that focuses on attaining a good next life.

in japan Shinto people often have Buddhist funerals to that effect.

secondly, the story of creation is completely different. Shinto has a lovely story about gods throwing ponies at each other. Buddhism has no story of creation. there are no Buddha's in shintoism. there are kami's kamis are devine spirits that make up the universe. they are not gods as the gods are in mahayana buddhism.

a beatiful tree can be a kami an emperor can be a kami.

adorer.... try hard to be nice...

just a point to be made---that although Shinto and zen a 2 different paths-----samurai zen has elements mixed from Shinto

Shintoism is a far cry from Buddhism in any form, even if they read like there are a lot of the same ideas.

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