1. Japanese religions
Lesson 2: The students will complete a folding activity in their Learning Target notebooks including Note Taking.

2. Learning Target I can compare the major features of Shinto, Japan's indigenous religion, and Japanese Buddhism.

3. Fold the top of the paper about a fourth of the way down the page.
Once the top is folded take the bottom of the page and fold it up in to the top crease of the fold. 
Your paper should have a flap and look like an envelope. 
Please repeat steps 1-3 with your second piece of paper.
Fold
Fold

4. The middle section is for Notes
On the top fold you will write in the title of the Religion – Shinto ; Japanese Buddhism.
The middle section is for Notes 
The outside of the bottom portion is for the drawing. 
The same goes for the second paper.
Fold
Religion Name
Fold

5. Religions of Japan
Though there are not only two religions in all of Japan, during medieval Japan there were two major religions and still are today.
Buddhism and Shintoism
The two religions did not always coexist but have now for many centuries.
Many Japanese people consider themselves to be Buddhist, Shinto, and in some cases both. Often worshiping Shinto shrines in Buddhist temples.

6. Shintoism Shinto – the Indigenous religion of Japan.
Meaning – "the way of the gods/spirit"
No founder
No sacred Scriptures

7. Shintoism continued...
Believed in the Kami (this is like their gods/spirit)
Kami – the nature spirits.  
They believe there are millions of different Kami's
Polytheistic – Worshiping many gods. 
Belief that humans, animals, plants, rocks and rivers have their own spirit.

8. Shintoism Continued...
They see the world as clean verses dirty; as opposed to good verses evil.  
Core principles 
Simplicity
Cleanliness
Good manners.  
Believe humans are born pure and good. 
Positive out look on humans.

9. Shintoism Continued.. Shinto's often worshipped in Nature.
Worshipped both 
Publicly – Shrines 
Privately – in homes/ home shrines
Cleanliness rituals before entering shrines. 
Example - mouth washing. Before entering the shrines they would purify the body. Cleanliness and godliness are one in the same. 

10. Make sure you have these points Shinto
No Founder, No Sacred text
Polytheistic – worships many goods.
Means the way of the spirit
Kami – nature spirits
Spirits are in all aspects of nature
Worship in nature. Shrines and homes. 
Cleansing rituals – such as purifying the body and mouth 
Humans enter the world good, this is a positive outlook. 

11. Japanese Buddhism Originated in India
By the time it reached Japan it had many different sects. 
Believed one could find inner peace through self-control and a simple way of life.
Founder Siddhartha Gautama 
Though Japanese Buddhism is different they have the same origins. 
Worship in Temples

12. Japanese Buddhism Continued...
Believe in discipline of the mind and body
Practices of Discipline 
Martial arts
sports that involved combat and self-defense
Meditation
the act of sitting motionless in order to clear the mind of all worldly thoughts and desires 

13. Japanese Buddhism Continued...
Japanese Buddhists believe that the truth is inside and one must search oneself to find it.
Belief in the Four Noble Truths
Life is suffering
Suffering is caused by desire
We must stop all desires
Desires can be stopped by following the eight fold path.

14. Independent work. 
Step 1 – Draw Pictures on the outside fold. (make sure they are colored with colored pencil.) 
Step 2 – Choose one color for each Religion. To go on the cover flap.
On the back of page 7.27 create a Venn diagram comparing the two religions. 
Shintoism
Japanese Buddhism B O T H