Sumo industry scandals

There is already a well-known answer about sumo wrestling.
“The reason that justifies the superiority of men and women and filth is because grand sumo is a Shinto ritual.”

However, if you go back to the beginning, sumo wrestling was not a Shinto ritual, etc., but rather a spectacle such as a festival at the so-called box office.
As a result of repeated disguises along with the era of deification of the emperor, it is regarded as a Shinto ritual, national sport, etc.

Rather, since they look bad with Shinto rituals, etc., the constitution of trying to erase violent incidents probably doesn't change. My personal opinion is that it should break away from being a pure sport.

By the way, it seems that Buddhist monks clearly deny discrimination against women, etc., but that's completely different. Certainly, for the time being, the doctrine says that discrimination is ridiculous, but traditional Buddhism is full of various contradictions. Of course, everyone says they hate discrimination, but it is an unmistakable fact that many traditional religions have lived in today's discriminatory social structure.

Even if it is limited to the Jodo Shinshu sect to which I belong, there is actually contempt for women among monks and an unbelievable discriminatory constitution all over the place.

I don't know the details about the circumstances of the other religious denominations, so I won't say it.

Still, while acquiescing to the current situation, I have no intention of pretending to be a saint and gentleman, and “original Buddhism doesn't discriminate!” I don't mean to bluntly insist on things like that.

After all, I think I have to change my mind about what to do, but even for me, who is lazy and can't easily put it into action, I was told only one thing from the Buddha's teachings.

It's a “departure from reality.” In terms of religion, it is “salvation here and now,” and in the terms of the Jodo Shinshu sect, it is a teaching called “genshosho joju” (genshosho joju).

Since it starts from reality, what is required is to first listen to pain and suffering and face reality. Next, apologize for not understanding that pain and suffering and for pretending not to see it. Then, using that awareness as a starting point, I hope to work with you to resolve issues. I think so.

So I want to tell you.
Thank you for making me notice that I didn't know anything. I'm sorry for making you feel so bad. I don't want to make you evil anymore. We want to move forward together.

　There are more than a few religions that target people from specific ethnic groups, specific clans, and specific regions. It is generally referred to as a folk religion. In the case of this kind of religion, there is an exclusive part.

For example, it is well known that Judaism has an elected ideology. The idea is that only Jews are God's chosen people. At the root of this way of thinking is discrimination against other ethnic groups and infidels. Not limited to Judaism, it can be said that monotheistic religions have the idea of chosen people.
Well, if it's a polytheistic religion, I can't even say that if it's a polytheistic religion, there's no discrimination. Hinduism and the caste system are integrated. Basically, the composition favors those who believe and worship God and punishes others. There is no teaching in Buddhism that justifies such discrimination. (There are unfortunate cases where discrimination was justified by distorting doctrine)

It is said that the basic structure of Japan's indigenous religion is hare and kegare. Basically, people are injured, and by cleaning up those injuries, they stand up in places of trouble. The ring was thought of as a sacred space. “Sumo,” which is performed on that ring, is, on the one hand, a means of predicting the weather and good fortune of crops, and on the other, it was also a ceremony to honor and dedicate the gods. Not everyone could do sumo wrestling as a Shinto ritual in a sacred space. Only the chosen ones made it to the ring. I think there were slight differences in the requirements for the “chosen one,” depending on the time, region, and circumstances of the Shinto ritual, but I think they have abhorred those who are injured. Since death and blood stains have been disliked the most, I think they have become a reason to rule out women going up to the ring.
Of course, women's sumo has been performed in the past, and now there is also a women's section in amateur sumo as a sport. I don't think women are excluded from the sumo competition itself.

Around the Heian period, it was an annual event in the Imperial Court called a sumo festival held during the Tanabata Festival. However, in the process of popularizing sumo, at the same time as being a martial art, the box-office aspect of attracting customers became stronger. The current grand sumo tournament is a martial arts performance hosted by the Japan Sumo Association. It's not sumo wrestling as a Shinto ritual. It is said that “sumo is a national sport,” but this is simply what the Japan Sumo Association claims. The current state of sumo wrestling is simply a Shinto ritualistic color for martial arts performances. Due to the character limit, that's all.

First of all, there are no people in Takarazuka who discriminate against men.
Men have a world where only men do it, and women have a world where only women do it.
Also, women aren't particularly dirty.
I think the inside of the head of the person who caused and spread the “idea” of being dirty is the dirtiest.
So, when you think that women are dirty, you acknowledge such opinions, so you don't even think about that.
Giving birth probably doesn't mean “just for that” when a man is a woman and exudes sexual desire.
I want to help you if you have fallen into such sad thoughts.
Ikkyu-san also says that there is nothing as happy as being a woman.
That's because both Buddha and Daruma gave birth.
It's just that boys have a place where boys can shine.
It's just that girls have a place where women can shine.
Even if I wanted to join AKB, that was totally awesome. (Do you want to go in)
Any religion that justifies discrimination is out of the question as a religion.
Even if it is said that there was discrimination in Buddhism in the past, strictly speaking, Buddhism did not discriminate against Buddhism as a whole, and that one individual probably committed such an act.
Not everyone in the sumo industry is supposed to be a violent sumo wrestler.
I think there is also an aspect where the historical background and ideas of that time were deeply involved and that became commonplace has become a problem in this modern age.
Buddhism has not discriminated, and there is probably a history where some people who misunderstood Buddhism did such discriminatory things.
Either way, discrimination is bad.
If there is discrimination in religion, it is not a religious act; it is an act of discrimination.
It's not real religion.
In order to eliminate the act of someone hurting someone else, it is necessary to eliminate hurting oneself or others in one's mind.
Let's work together to create a world free from discrimination, bullying, and violence.

There is no justification for discrimination in current Buddhism.
Also, since there is no concept of “dirt,” there is no way to answer it. It's like asking a Christian pastor about enlightenment.
Please contact the Sumo Association or Koshien.
Furthermore, due to the rules, I will not write the pros and cons of other religions here.