RELIGIONS

SHINTOISM

• kami—sacred or divine beings, is one of the foundations of Shinto
• Shinto followers are supposed to live in harmony and peaceful coexistence with both nature and other humans
• They are polytheistic, meaning they believe in more than one God
• They have no known founder

BUDDHISM

• the faith really centers on correct understanding of human nature and ultimate reality.
• the way to eliminate suffering begins with understanding the true nature of the world
• They do not believe that this world is created and ruled by a God.
• Siddartha Gautama founded Buddhism

TAOISM

• Taoism focuses on the individual, spiritual life
• Knowing that all opposites are relative and interdependent, and that the best way to live is in harmony
• The focus of most religious Taoism is attaining immortality or eternal life
• Lao-Tzu was the founder of Taoism

CONFUSIONISM

• They believed that the afterlife was beyond human comprehension
• Humans should live and behave in such a way as to promote ideal social relations, rather than to act based on the expectations of rewards or punishments after death
• a meaningful life is one in which one develops one's innate moral potential to the fullest while fulfilling all of one's social obligations
• Kong Qiu or Confucius founded confusionism

SHINTOISM VS. BUDDHISM DIFFERENCES

• 1. Shinto is a religion that emphasis the natural cycles and being happy and fulfilled in this life and in harmony with nature and society (Differences)
• 1. While Buddhism considers this life to be just preparation for the next (Differences)
• 2. Buddhism is a religion that was initially indigenous in India
• 2. Shintoism is a cultural indigenous spirituality of Japan

SHINTOISM VS. BUDDHISM SIMILARITIES

• Shintoism and Buddhism both stress meditation, nature, and the worship of ancestors
• Buddhism and Shinto had a yin yang relationship from the start, so they are considered about the same