Essay Question #5: Confucianism, Buddhism, and Christianity Throughout the history of Japan, foreign religions such as Buddhism, Christianity and Confucianism have been introduced. These three religions have had their share of successes as well as failures. However, the fates of these religions have completely different endings due to conflicting beliefs of religious men and the presence of political influence. Buddhism arrived in Japan around the 6th century. It was brought by Korean immigrants who wanted to …showed first 75 words of 771 total…

…showed last 75 words of 771 total…to give rise to human beings and all things.”(1). The Tokugawa took this Neo-Confucian idea and used it to create conformity, uniformity, and state control. Once again, a religion had been used as a political tool. Religions have been introduced into Japan since the 6th century. The success and failure of these religions were a direct result of political involvement and religious redefinition. In the end, each introduced religion had fallen to their own fate.