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Buddhism in the Edo period

  • Shinbutsu-shūgōIn the sixth century, Buddhism arrived in Japan from China during the Asuka period. Prince Shōtoku, a regent born in 574, championed this new faith.
  • VajrayanaIn the 5th century, a new spiritual current began to flow through medieval India. This movement emerged from pre-existing Tantric traditions within Hinduism…