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Essay Question #5: Confucianism, Buddhism, and Christianity Throughout the history of Japan, foreign religions such as Buddhism, Christianity and Confucianism have been introduced. These three religions have had their share of successes as well as failures. However, the fates of these religions have completely different endings due to conflicting beliefs of religious men and the presence of political influence. Buddhism arrived in Japan around the 6th century. It was brought by Korean immigrants who wanted to escape fighting in their homeland. However, the religion did not spread throughout the country. It finally came to the attention of the Japanese people because a Prince named Shotoku thought he could use it as a tool to make the Koreans follow him. Shotuko had temples constructed where people could practice Buddhism. In the late 7th century when Temmu came to the throne, he wanted to re-establish the native Japanese religion called Shinto. His decision was not because he thought Shinto was the correct religion, he just wanted to end the influence of a foreign culture. For the next several centuries, Buddhism would fall in and out of favor with political le
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Approximate Word count = 800
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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