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Buddhism and Shintoism
It’s interesting to witness the intermingling of two faiths. In Japan, Buddhism and Shintoism often commingle. Here is a gate for a Zen-based Buddhist temple with a Shinto plaited rope, or shimenawa, 注連縄.
colorful gate
Ōsu Kannon (大須観音), a Shingon sect (“Japanese Esoteric Buddhism”) temple.
