In Shinto, the water deity appears in various guises at shrines. In Buddhism, dragons ward off fires, bring the virtuous rain of Dharma, and often adorn the ceilings of lecture halls at Zen temples.

Dr Amanda Foreman discusses how Shinto merged with Buddhism in Japan and makes particular reference to the centrality of women within Shinto beliefs. Not only are women able to take practical ...

Every student of religion knows that there are in Japan three religions -- Shintoism, Buddhism, and Confucianism. "Shinto," says Dr. Griffis, "furnishes theology, Confucianism anthropology ...