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Buddhism and Shintoism
are inextricably bound to-
gether in present-day
Japan. While some cere-
monies are performed ac-
cording to Shinto tradition,
that of burning the dead is
performed in Buddhist
shrines.
ing the movement of other
religions, sects and schools
of thought. The 1889 consti-
tution made it obligatory for the Japanese people to revere all Shinto
shrines as a duty to the fatherland. All 100,000 Shinto shrines were con-
trolled by the government, Shinto became mandatory in all education
and the emperor’s sacredness was further strengthened by laws passed
by politicians. 116
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