amazing, actual buddhists accept hindus and sikhs, isn't it?
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Indian influence has spead far and wide. There have been hindu temples in Indonesia, thialand and cambodia.
You will be surprised to know that Lord Ganesha is worshipped in Japan as "Kankiten". There are several temples in Japan today where Lord Ganesha, Shiva (called Bishamon), Sarasvathi (Benzaiten), Kuber are still being worshipped in Japan to this day.
yes, chitrakut, the influences in japan are very many.
i remember going to see the giant buddha at the temple in nara, the largest wooden temple in the country, and there too there were deities identified with their sanskrit names.
also, there is a lot in common with indian customs: for instance, torii == gates, from torana. the habit of using a wooden ladle to pour water over your feet before you enter a shinto shrine. the similarities between kathakali and kabuki. the intriguing fact that in both kerala and japan women's name were traditionally succeeded by the -kutty and -ko respectively, meaning 'little'. the fact that when it rains and shines at the same time, they say it is the fox's wedding!
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Indian influence has spead far and wide. There have been hindu temples in Indonesia, thialand and cambodia.
You will be surprised to know that Lord Ganesha is worshipped in Japan as "Kankiten". There are several temples in Japan today where Lord Ganesha, Shiva (called Bishamon), Sarasvathi (Benzaiten), Kuber are still being worshipped in Japan to this day.
Hindu gods in Japan
more Ganesha worship in Japan
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yes, chitrakut, the influences in japan are very many.
i remember going to see the giant buddha at the temple in nara, the largest wooden temple in the country, and there too there were deities identified with their sanskrit names.
also, there is a lot in common with indian customs: for instance, torii == gates, from torana. the habit of using a wooden ladle to pour water over your feet before you enter a shinto shrine. the similarities between kathakali and kabuki. the intriguing fact that in both kerala and japan women's name were traditionally succeeded by the -kutty and -ko respectively, meaning 'little'. the fact that when it rains and shines at the same time, they say it is the fox's wedding!
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