26 Facts About Japanese philosophy

Japanese philosophy has historically been a fusion of both indigenous Shinto and continental religions, such as Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism.

Japanese philosophy preached his pupils to believe in Amitabha and to earnestly pray "namu-amida-butsu", and so they would go to the paradise.

Japanese philosophy gave pupils a difficult problem and he made them solve it, and so they would be enlightened by themselves.

Japanese philosophy advocated the attainment of Buddhahood during one's lifetime and regarded his interpretation of the Buddhist teachings as the correct form of practice for the Latter Day of the Law mappo.

Japanese philosophy respected Japanese "Yamato spirit" instead of Chinese "Kara spirit".

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Japanese philosophy recommended working hard at commerce as the effect of honesty and thrift.

Japanese philosophy criticized a lawful society where there was feudal class discrimination and the difference between the rich and poor.

Japanese philosophy considered the development of the civilization to be the development of the human spirit, and it was assumed that one's independence led to independence of one country.

Japanese philosophy said that there is no single ideal form of government.

Japanese philosophy did not deeply pursue who was the sovereign but he insisted the political goal aim for people's happiness and political decisions aim for people's intentions.

Japanese philosophy asked for awakening of women's own right and development of feminist movement.

Many Japanese philosophy socialists were influenced by Christian humanism, and in that point they were deeply associated with Christianity.

Japanese philosophy believed that his calling was to serve "Japan" and "Jesus".

Japanese philosophy challenged the Imperial Rescript on Education and spoke against the Russo-Japanese War.

Japanese philosophy introduced Japanese culture abroad and he became secretary-general of the League of Nations.

Japanese philosophy established Doshisha University at Kyoto and he was engaged in Christian character building.

Japanese philosophy emphasized personal remodeling to solve poverty at first later he became a Marxist and he argued for social remodeling by social compulsion.

Japanese philosophy was executed as the mastermind of the high treason incident of 1910.

Japanese philosophy was seen as a threat by the government and was assassinated by military police in the disorder following the 1923 Great Kanto earthquake.

Japanese philosophy aimed for restoration and enhancement of national emotion; however, he was not a narrow-minded nationalist.

Japanese philosophy criticized the military and argued for a parliamentary system of government and expansion of suffrage.

Japanese philosophy named members of the general public who are not political leaders and intellectuals as “jomin”.

Japanese philosophy insisted on pure experience in which there is no opposition between subjectivity and objectivity.

Japanese philosophy's ethics says human beings are not in an isolated existence but related existence.

Japanese philosophy insisted that individual and social beings should be aware of their own individuality and social membership.

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Japanese philosophy is well known as his Climate and Culture in which he studied the relationship between the natural environment and local lifestyle.