Shinbutsu-shūgō
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Shinbutsu-shūgō, a.k.a. the Shinbutsu-konkō, is the syncretism of Shinto and Buddhism that was Japan's main organized religion up until the Meiji period. Beginning in 1868, the new Meiji government ap
Foxes sacred to Shinto kami Inari, a torii, a Buddhist stone pagoda, and Buddhist figures together at Jōgyō-ji, Kamakura
Prince Shōtoku, an early proponent of Buddhism and instrumental in the defeat of the Mononobe Clan
Syncretism
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Syncretism is the combining or merging of various distinct beliefs or schools of thought, particularly religious ones. For instance, features and components of one religion are incorporated and absorb
Shinbutsu-shūgō
…Shinbutsu-shūgō (神仏習合, "syncretism of kami and buddhas"), a.k.a. the Shinbutsu-konkō (神仏混淆, "jumbling up" or "contamination of kami and buddhas"), is the syncretism of Shinto and Buddhism that was Japan's main organized religion up until the Meiji period. Beginning in 1868, the new Meiji government approved a series…
The gods Persephone–Isis and Hades–Serapis, an example of Greco-Egyptian syncretism
The god Hermanubis, an example of Greco-Egyptian syncretism
The god Taranis-Jupiter, an example of Romano-Celtic syncretism
Akbar the Great holding a court discussing theology