We turn now to Japan, a country that has over 77,000 Buddhist temples. For years, they have been a fixture in cultural life there. Yet many are expected to close - 40 percent of them in the next 25 ...

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Gwendolyn Gillson’s interest in Buddhism was a self-described accident. During her time as an undergraduate at Gustavus Adolphus College, she was persuaded to take a Buddhist philosophy course. “I had ...

The two objects in this exhibition exemplify the birth of Buddhism in Japan. In 552, the Korean kingdom of Baekje sent the Japanese court sacred texts (sutras) and a gilt bronze sculpture, thought to ...

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Thousands of Japan's historic Buddhist temples are expected to shut down. NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with Ian Reader, an expert on Japanese... Buddhism Is Waning In Japan RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: We turn ...