>>47573553It's not like the word "kami" is easy to translate in the way that would preserve the ambiguity...
>>47574898>"We insist on turning to Buddhism with our question about God and love. Is the "God is love" formula acceptable to a Buddhist? No."Here's an esoteric Buddhism offshoot (Aum Shinrikyo) which you may have heard of:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleph_(Japanese_cult)>Shinrikyo Aum is a syncretic belief system that draws upon Asahara's idiosyncratic interpretations of elements of early Indian Buddhism and Tibetan Buddhism, as well as Hinduism, taking Shiva as the main image of worship and incorporating millennialist ideas from Christianity, Yoga, and the writings of Nostradamus.[14][15] Its founder, Chizuo Matsumoto, claimed that he sought to restore "original Buddhism" but employed Christian millenarian rhetoric.[16] In 1992, Matsumoto, who had changed his name to Shoko Asahara, published a foundational book, declaring himself to be "Christ",[17] Japan's only fully enlightened master, as well as identifying himself as the "Lamb of God".[18]Sounds like Cyrus
Actually all the "evil teams" in the Pokemon games that don't make sense to us, make sense in Asia because they have a (problem?) with Salvationist religions, "New Religions", and weird random cults. (Consider the Taiping Rebellion.)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiping_Heavenly_Kingdomhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_new_religionshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coconut_Religionhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Philip_movementNow the Gen III Land worshipers and Water worshipers make more sense.
