HISTORY-DIVE: The Reason Why Japanese Religion is Similar to Hindu Religion

Tianzhu is the Historical East Asian name for India, which comes from the Chinese Transliteration of the sanskrit word Sindhu. In japan Tianzhu is pronounced as Tenjiku.

The world they say, is one coherent space --- all of us seem to be connected some way or the other and no matter what part of the world you are from; you will find some connection of it with the other parts of the world.

When it comes to oneness, religion is something that most of us think is vastly different from the others, yet it is truly one. Regardless of whether you follow Hinduism, Christianity, Sikhism or Islam, all religions preach love and oneness, brotherhood and solidarity, probably through different mediums.

So, it comes as no surprise that recent research has proven that Hinduism and Japanese religion has many similarities.

It is said that Indian ideas, philosophies, and cultures first travelled to China through Shakyamuni Tathagata Buddha who went to China and spread the teachings. From there the teachings reached all parts of the world, Japan to be in particular.It is said that many Japanese words find not only their base in China, but it is also important to know that Sanskrit and Japanese ideology is heavily influenced by Hindu Gods who have paved their way into the Japanese mythologies.

Japanese culture has great root in the Chinese culture. Even if you look at their linguistics, much of Japanese letters have been influenced by Chinese, viz. their writing system Kanji. Indian culture, has too, influenced the Japanese culture, and it is estimated that it spread to Japan around 6th century AD. The reason is how Buddhism descended from Hinduism. “India conquered China without armies,” a quote from one Chinese admiral.

Check Out below:

1. Saraswati = Benzaiten

2. Kubera = Bishamonten

3. Ganesha = Kangiten

4. Indra = Taishakuten

5. Yamaraj = Emma

6. Garuda = Karura

7. Apsara = Tennin

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Not only this, many such references can be seen, especially in and around the Kansai region. In Japan, around 20 Gods are worshiped, many of them can be seen in the Kyoto region, which is known as the city of a thousand shrines.

It might also surprise you that not only this, there are hundreds of shrines of Goddess Saraswati alone in that country, along with many representations of Lakshmi, Indra, Brahma, Ganesha, Garuda and others. Even deities not worshipped in India are paid reverence to there.

Also legend says that once, an Indian girl named Sujatha saved a starving Buddha --- the girl had fed him milk gruel to save his life and soon after the name Sujatha became so famous that it is even turned into a dairy product ‘Sujatha’ which is sold by Meiraku.

As mentioned above, a number of words in the Japanese language find their roots in Sanskrit. It is also unbelievable to know that the 6th-century Siddham script is preserved in Japan, though it is no longer found in India

Not only this, some Japanese tombs are adorned with the Sanskrit alphabet and these are considered holy in the Japanese tradition.

Also, karma is an equally important concept in Japan like it is in India --- In Japan, the saying goes like “bachi ga ataru”, which means that “something bad will happen to you if your actions cause harm to anybody.”

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