The other oddity being the fact that Japanese blended Buddhism and Shintoism into indistinguishable entities. This is really only odd juxtaposed with China and Korea. China already had Daoism and Confucianism. The addition of Buddhism was like the difference between Math, English, and Gym Class. Korea had incorporated Confucianism and Daoism, as well. However, Korea still practiced a lot of its shamanistic heritage from the ancient times. One last note on Buddhism before moving forward, like any religious/spiritual doctrine there exists several sects with Buddhism. Japan practices a style of Mahayana Buddhism, known commonly as
The other oddity being the fact that Japanese blended Buddhism and Shintoism into indistinguishable entities. This is really only odd juxtaposed with China and Korea. China already had Daoism and Confucianism. The addition of Buddhism was like the difference between Math, English, and Gym Class. Korea had incorporated Confucianism and Daoism, as well. However, Korea still practiced a lot of its shamanistic heritage from the ancient times. One last note on Buddhism before moving forward, like any religious/spiritual doctrine there exists several sects with Buddhism. Japan practices a style of Mahayana Buddhism, known commonly as