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What do monks think of His Majesty the Emperor?
In Buddhism, the monk whose Buddha is at the top of the hierarchy
How do you view the existence of this emperor who has created a hierarchical system in the real world and simulated the role of a “god”?
It may be a difficult topic to write about, but please let me know your honest opinions
By the way, I don't think I'm needed.
I support and respect the Constitution of Japan as it is.
I will respond as a Japanese citizen. Since His Majesty the Emperor exists and the country of the Japanese book is formed, I don't think the country of the Japanese book will be formed without that existence. Being unique and having a symbol is a guarantee of our identity as a Japanese person, and I think it will serve as an example for humanity that values our blood relatives. I was connected to the gods from the Meiji Restoration to the post-war period of national Shinto. Also, Japan is a country where 8 million gods live.
It was Prince Shotoku and the Imperial Family who brought in, protected, and nurtured Buddhism. Without the Imperial Family, traditional Japanese Buddhism would not be established. The second chief priest of the humble school is Zenshobo, the third prince of Emperor Go-Toba. Nor will a humble temple be established. The Imperial Family is smart yet thankful. While serving as the chief priest of Japanese Shinto with Amaterasu Omikami at the center, the achievements of actively accepting Buddhism in Japan are tremendous, and I am in awe of the Imperial Family, whose traditional culture has been passed down as a bloodline. Jōkō-ji
Buddhism is a thought born in India where there is no emperor, so it neither denies nor affirms the emperor.
It was the Emperor who spread Buddhism to Japan, so I am very thankful and grateful.
In particular, I respect the fact that Prince Shotoku had a good understanding of Buddhism and was trying to create a good country.
However, the abolition of the Buddha became stronger from the time of Emperor Meiji, and it is a bit unfortunate that the Imperial Family is still distancing themselves from Buddhism.
Of course, it's also because the monks back then were corrupt.
However, recently, on the occasion of the 800th anniversary of the death of Honen Shonin, the founder of the Jodo sect, and considering the fact that the emperor gave the title of Daishi to Honen Shonin even in the Heisei era, it seems that Buddhism did not completely disappear from the Emperor.
Buddhism is about controlling one's own mind in the first place.
Each religious denomination has its own individual method of controlling the mind.
Therefore, I don't think Buddhism and believing in the emperor are at all contrary.
According to the Constitution of Japan, it is a symbolic emperor system.
Isn't symbolism like verbalization?
New water flows every second in the river, so the river one second later is a different object from the river we just saw.
However, as soon as the name “○○ River” was attached, what was a phenomenon that fell apart moment by moment came to be recognized as a continuous flow.
Thanks to the emperor system, Japan can be recognized as a continuous nation with a long history.
In the days when Prince Shotoku controlled politics, Japan, when Taira Kiyomori ruled, during the Tokugawa shogun, and during the Liberal Democratic Party government, everyone was a continuous “country of Japan” under the emperor.
On the other hand, for example, saying “China's 4,000-year history” is full of lies.
The People's Republic of China is a country formed quite recently.
The Chinese government says, “The South China Sea has been our country's since ancient times,” but that “our country” didn't exist that long ago.