Learn etiquette for Japanese funerals, including proper attire, behavior and how to offer condolences with condolence money ...

They each went on to found a new Japanese Buddhist sect, Tendai and Shingon, respectively. With Emperor Kammu’s support, each established a major religious temple. Tendai’s principal temple was (and ...

The mega-show organised by Nenbhitshushu Buddhist Sect in Kobe has obtained the concurrence of influential ... A costly two-page advertisement in one of Japan's leading newspapers, the Yomiuro Shimbun ...

When a Japanese prepares to make a wish, he is apt to buy a one-eyed doll modeled after the famed Buddhist monk Daruma, who founded the Zen sect 1,500 years ago. Then, if his wish is fulfilled ...

The show portrays the society as religious extremists linked to a sect of Japanese Buddhism. The Amida Tong in Shogun are not based on real historical assassins but were created for the story.

Kōbō Daishi studied Buddhist teachings in China for two years, and according to local legend, before his return in 806, he threw his ritual sceptre toward Japan and it landed in Ashizuri.

One set of documents concerns Tokyo’s Zojoji temple, the head temple of the Jodo Sect of Buddhism ... the history of cultural exchanges between Japan and China as well as for learning about ...

Taisho University in Tokyo’s Toshima Ward has a department of Buddhism, as well as 16,000 temples of five sects throughout Japan. The university will create virtual temples on the internet ...

Buddhism has long been something that people ... Since late April, 35 monks from temples of different sects across Japan have gathered online to organize mindfulness meditation called "Healthy ...

Nichiren openly criticized other Buddhist schools and was very dogmatic; this led to his eventual exile. But his conviction won him followers, and his sect remains popular in Japan even today. Zen ...