Life is everywhere, say the followers of Shinto. The sanctified and blessed may be found in animals, in plants, as well as in things that appear to have no life in them at all, such as a pebble or a waterfall. Shintoism, Japan’s indigenous religion, has been dated as far back the neolithic age. Artifacts […]
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Buddha was not the only holy man teaching in India around the 5th century B.C.E. At the same time, one called Mahavira was also accumulating disciples for a religion that had predated him by, some say, 5,000 years or more, but which marks its historic beginnings with him: Jainism. Jainism and Buddhism have their similarities. […]
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