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    Buddhism originated in India and spread to other parts of Asia, adopting aspects of local religions and customs as it went. When Buddhism reached Japan, it incorporated some elements of Shinto, the indigenous Japanese religion whose followers worshipped nature and ancestors. The two major branches of Buddhism that developed in Japan were Zen Buddhism, which emphasizes meditation and finding inner peace, and Pure Land Buddhism, which involves devotion to Buddha Amitabha and his heavenly pure land. Both Zen Buddhism and its associated cultural practices like tea ceremonies remain influential in Japan and elsewhere today.

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    Buddhism originated in India and spread to other parts of Asia, adopting aspects of local religions and customs as it went. When Buddhism reached Japan, it incorporated some elements of Shinto, the indigenous Japanese religion whose followers worshipped nature and ancestors. The two major branches of Buddhism that developed in Japan were Zen Buddhism, which emphasizes meditation and finding inner peace, and Pure Land Buddhism, which involves devotion to Buddha Amitabha and his heavenly pure land. Both Zen Buddhism and its associated cultural practices like tea ceremonies remain influential in Japan and elsewhere today.

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    1. Write the spread of Buddhism and also show it using a diagram.

    Ans: First of all, Buddhism went from India to China. Here, it added many Confucian and Daoist ideas to
    its beliefs. From China it went to Korea, where it added more ideas. When it reached Japan it took over
    some ideas from the early Japanese religion called Shinto.

    2. What did people worship in Shinto?

    Ans: In Shinto people worshipped nature –the sun, trees, stones and water- and also their ancestors.

    3. What are the two other kinds of Buddhism?

    Ans: Pure Land Buddhism and Zen Buddhism.

    4. What does Zen mean?

    Ans: Zen is a Japanese word meaning ‘meditation’ or ‘thinking’.

    5. What kind of religion is Zen?

    Ans: Zen is a ‘quiet’ religion in which people find peace by meditation.

    6. Where is Zen Buddhism still practiced?

    Ans: It is still widely practiced in Japan and many other parts of the world.

    7. What did Zen Buddhism lead to?

    Ans: Zen Buddhism led to the Japanese customs of the tea ceremony, flower arranging and the sand
    gardens. All of these activities are peaceful and make the mind calm.

    8. What were the beliefs of pure land Buddhism?

    Ans: This kind of Buddhism said there was a beautiful land in the sky where everything was perfect.
    People would go there when they died if they had been good. It was a bit like the Christian Heaven or
    the Islamic Paradise.

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