Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

Question

1. Shinto is a combination of Buddhism and Confucianism.
2. Traditionally, Shinto shrines had men called miko acting in the role of the priest.
3. The Fushimi Inari shrine near Kyoto has thousands of torii.
4. Kamikaze pilots were Buddhists who attained instant enlightenment by their acts of martyrdom.
5. Shinto has developed teachings about both this world as well as the next.

Answer 1

1. FALSE - After the arrival of Buddhism in Japan in the sixth century C.E., Shinto was invented to counter the Japanese term butsudo, "the way of the Buddha."
2. FALSE - Before Buddhism came to Japan in the sixth century C.E., there probably was no religion that could be recognized as Shinto, but rather many local gods and shrines that are now grouped under Shinto. Some of the shrines had women called miko who acted as shamans.
3. TRUE - The Fushimi Inari shrine near Kyoto has an estimated 10,000 torii. A torii is a traditional Japanese gate or portal at the entrance of, and often within, a Shinto shrine.
4. FALSE - Kamikaze pilots intentionally crashed their planes into American warships at the end of World War II in a last-ditch effort to stave off an invasion of Japan.
5. FALSE - The main thing to be said about Shinto teachings is that Shinto has no developed teachings about either this world or the next.