User:Ssimms77/Buddhism in Japan

Future Bibliography/ Sources to begin my research:

https://asiasociety.org/education/buddhism-japan

https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2055.html

https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1080/buddhism-in-ancient-japan/

https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/art-asia/art-japan/japanese-art/a/buddhism-in-japan

Buddhism dates all the way back 6th century India but but did not make its way to Japan as a variation called Mahayana Buddhism which is was widely accepted and practiced by many Asian and eastern asian countries including Japan. The religion itself has had a great impact on the country itself but was not originally welcomed until later due to its conflict with the original Japanese religion, Shinto. It was not until much later that Buddhism began to assimilate into Japan, allowing for a great balance between Buddhism and Shintoism as they complimented one another. The religion flourished for a while (!revisit) until the Meiji Era where the political powers sought to eradicate Buddhism and reintegrate Shinto into Japan as the primary religion separate from Buddhism.