Example Sentences

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Yoshida says he personally feels a connection to both Buddhism and Shintoism.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 4, 2023

In short, by the end of the sixth century, both Shintoism and Buddhism were influencing the cultural makeup of Japan.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

The Gallery Shimada, in Yamaguchi, was presenting his work, and he stayed there long enough to become deeply impressed by Shintoism and by Japanese culture.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 2, 2019

What he missed was the plays’ religious subtleties, their references to Buddhism and Shintoism.

From New York Times • Nov. 12, 2018

The metaphysical element of the Chinese moral philosophy of the Sung dynasty, the time in which Chinese philosophy reached its high flourishing scholastic stage, was thus mingled with Shintoism.

From An Introduction to the History of Japan by Hara, Katsuro