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[Sharma Ji]

My wife’s Shinto, which is the main religion here in Japan. However Shinto religion is basically worshipping nature. So come February you go to the main Shinto shrine here in the city of Ise. There you go stand in front of the main altar, clap twice and bow your head. Stay silent for a minute……put a donation in the box. Take a few steps back, bow down and walk out in solitude.

That’s about the extent of religion I’ve seen here bhai…..

Bro do you know the Nicherin ? There's the soka gakai and one other sub sect thing. I knew someone who was into it, she even later got a gohon zong installed at her place, a Jap priest blessed her house, was a pretty big deal, she told me.

 

[Lulldapull]

I have seen some Japanese attracted towards Hinduism.

Hinduism is very difficult to preach here because nobody from India comes here.

Only Nepali Sri Lankan and Bangladeshi come here from South Asia.

 

[Lulldapull]

Bro do you know the Nicherin ? There's the soka gakai and one other sub sect thing. I knew someone who was into it, she even later got a gohon zong installed at her place, a Jap priest blessed her house, was a pretty big deal, she told me.

Just talked my wife and this is her response:

This is Buddhist not necessarily a cult which she says because this is new age Buddhism, and the founder just died recently.

Most Japanese are into Buddhism and revere our Taxila Hellenistic variety of Gandhara.

Gandhara was the greatest Buddhist stronghold for the longest time!

And because the Buddha/ Bodhisatva were crafted in the western sculpture, it has special reverence.

 

[Dogun18]

Just talked my wife and this is her response:

This is Buddhist not necessarily a cult which she says because this is new age Buddhism, and the founder just died recently.

Most Japanese are into Buddhism and revere our Taxila Hellenistic variety of Gandhara.

Gandhara was the greatest Buddhist stronghold for the longest time!

And because the Buddha/ Bodhisatva were crafted in the western sculpture, it has special reverence.

Do buddhists hold Pakistan highly in the Buddhist spectrum? As in a high value Buddhist area?

 

[Lulldapull]

Do buddhists hold Pakistan highly in the Buddhist spectrum? As in a high value Buddhist area?

Most left over Buddhist are poor people in Thailand or Burma or Laos or Cambodia.

Japanese are rich and they come and visit our taxila and moenjodaro and Harrpa. The Indus Valley civilization.

Hard to believe that the crux of Indus Valley civilization is in Pakistan today….

 

[Sharma Ji]

Out n about atm, Ghar ja ke making reply.

But fascinating @Lulldapull much to discuss here

 

[Sharma Ji]

Ahh, just came to me.. memory bolt

Nicheren daishonen !

The 'nam yo ho renge kyo' thing

 

[Egyptian]

Does she say it's Pakistani or Indian?