This phenomenon is by no means limited to Japanese Buddhism ... Stephen Berkwitz, “Materiality and Merit in Sri Lankan Buddhist Manuscripts,” in Buddhist Manuscript Cultures: Knowledge, Ritual, and ...

emerging as the fountainhead of Japanese culture. The city's historic monuments - Buddhist temples, Shinto shrines and the excavated remains of the great Imperial Palace - provide a vivid picture of ...

Rooted in ancient Chinese philosophies ... Onmyodo was introduced to Japan during the 6th century and blossomed into a unique ...

“It is an exhibition dedicated to Buddhist and Shinto art that only the Nara ... Jingu shrine and symbolizes Japan’s diplomatic relations with the ancient Korean Peninsula.