Three schools of Japanese Shintoism

There are many cultures in Japan that are very similar to those in China. Japanese kimono, for example, is similar to the traditional costume culture in ancient China. Moreover, Japanese characters are very similar to China characters. The most distinctive culture in Japan is Shinto culture, which is a sect in Japan with a long history and profound connotation. Shintoism has three different branches. Let's take a look at them.

Two shinto

Also known as the fusion of two parts (originally a combination) Shinto or Shinto. The two parts refer to the realm of King Kong and the realm of fetal hiding, and harmony refers to the integration of Buddhism and Shinto. For example, Japan's "Luoshan Collection" Volume 69: "The so-called two parts are the purest and emptiest Samanas, who combine Buddha with Buddha and hide the realm of Yin and Yang in their fetuses, so they think that God and Buddha are one." This Shinto theory is based on the local relic theory and the Shinto school's thought that "the golden fetus (diamond realm and fetal realm) is unique".

It is believed that the basic elements of everything in the world are the diamond realm (wisdom, mind and knowledge) and the fetal realm (reason, color, earth, water, fire, wind and gas). Tathagata is the unity of two parts, and everything is the incarnation of Tathagata. It is a great day for the fetus to hide the world. It is a big day for King Kong to be blessed by the Great God in the Outer Palace. From the Kamakura era to the Muromachi era (about13 ~15th century), the doctrine was gradually systematized. The main documents are Ji and Jian banknotes.

Tiantai shinto

Also known as Riji Shinto (because the mountain king is in Riji Shrine), the mountain king is Shinto. It is based on the theory of harmony between heaven and earth. It is believed that Sakyamuni is the noumenon of all gods and beings, and it is also the noumenon of Hiei Mountain, a Japanese Tiantai Sect that protects the mountain king. Shanjia (Tiantai Sect) draws emptiness, falsehood and neutralization in three vertical positions, and draws a word in one horizontal position, which means that three truths are one; Similarly, King Shandawang's king's character is three truths in horizontal painting, and one in vertical painting is one and three truths. Japanese Tiantai Sect used this theory to demonstrate the meaning of the same body of God and Buddha. The main documents are Shanjia Biography and Sanbao Abbot Collection.

Anti-Buddhist Shintoism

After Japan entered the Kamakura shogunate (1 192 ~ 1333), it established a samurai rule system based on feudal lords' economy. The old Buddhist sects in religious circles, such as Tiantai Sect and Shintoism, are declining, while the newly established Pure Land Sect, Shintoism, Rilian Sect, Lin Ji Sect and the newly introduced Cao Dongzong from China are spreading rapidly, and there are also Shintoism sects opposing Buddhism in the Shintoism circle, among which the influential ones are:

Ise Shinto. /kloc-It was founded in the 4th century by officials in the outer hall of Ise Shrine. These officials are loyal and prosperous, so they are also called the Shinto in the outer hall or Shinto in the outer hall. This paper denies the theory of local traces and puts forward a systematic Shinto theory with Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism as the main body. It is believed that the Yuan God of the universe is the eternal statue of the country, and its wonderful role in creating everything is called the God, while Er Shen is a whole.

The primitive god of the universe has the water virtue as the first of the five elements, while the rich recipient of Yi Shi's outer palace is the water god and the god of food, which is the same as the main god of heaven; The celestial god worshipped by Yi Shi's inner palace is the sun god, which has the virtue of fire and is interdependent with the rich and accepting god. He also emphasized the jade emperor's thought of unification, saying that "the sun is big, and the god is also cloudy." ..... The inner evidence of God is king, showing mercy and sharing dust; For your external use, Zhao Jian is about to rule the country. " They also pay attention to the propaganda of feudal morality. The main literature is five books of Shinto.

Yoshida Shinto. It was founded by Yoshida (ancestral name: Bubu), an official of Yoshida Shrine in Kyoto during the Muromachi period (1469 ~ 1487). Also known as Bubu Shinto, the only Shinto (Japan has only Shinto since ancient times, and it is "pure and flawless"). Oppose the Shinto theory that "Buddha follows God", and think that the fundamental God of the universe is Tai Yuan Zun God, which is called Li Guochang Zun in Japanese Historical Records and is the noumenon of all things; Not that God is the incarnation of Buddha, but that Buddha is the incarnation of God; Shinto is the way to protect the heart from ghosts and gods.

The human heart has seven functions: joy, anger, sorrow, joy, love, evil and desire, and five functions: birth, growth, illness, old age and death. To make these functions work normally, it is necessary to practice "internal and external cleanliness". It is claimed that the created Shinto is a Shinto without roots and an inherent Shinto of the country. The main documents are the essence of Shintoism and the collection of unique Shintoism names and laws.