Template talk:Did you know/Jingū-ji

Jingū-ji
Created by Urashimataro (talk). Nominated by PFHLai (talk) at 22:54, 6 August 2011 (UTC)
 * ... that jingū-ji, Buddhist temples with a shrine dedicated to the worship of a local kami, were quite common in Japan until they were outlawed in the 19th century?

The length (prose ~8k) and creation date qualify, but the lede text is a close paraphrase of the cited source. Article text: These temples were erected in the belief that the shrine's kami was a sentient being suffering for karmic reasons, and therefore in need of the power of Buddhism. Source text: The early jingūji were constructed based on the premise that deities — who were thought to have been born as kami due to karmic retribution — could be liberated from their suffering through Buddhism. I did not check the remainder of the article; if the lede is rewritten I will be happy to re-evaluate.Cmprince (talk) 02:49, 8 August 2011 (UTC)
 * They don't appear to me to be "close", but I'll alert the author, anyway. --PFHLai (talk) 23:47, 12 August 2011 (UTC)


 * Rewrote the lead. -- Frank (Urashima Tarō) (talk) 01:13, 13 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Paraphrasing seems fine. Crisco 1492 (talk) 15:34, 16 August 2011 (UTC)

Sorry for the delay, but I did promise to re-review this, and it looks great. Sorry if my paraphrasing sensor was too sensitive. The article text, date, sourcing and hook all check out. I added italics to jingu-ji in the hook. Maybe an alternate hook to explicitly indicate the mixed-religion usage (the reason they were outlawed):
 * alt: ... that jingū-ji, Buddhist temples with a shrine dedicated to the worship of a local Shinto kami, were common in Japan until they were outlawed in 1868?
 * No sweat, none of us is in a hurry, especially in August. The alternative hook is fine, but explaining why they were outlawed within the length limits is probably impossible.

Cmprince (talk) 14:55, 18 August 2011 (UTC)