Buddhism Originates in Japan

Buddhism owes a lot to its origin being in India, it's entire basis is in the Indian cultural continuum in terms of philosophy and so on. A Buddhism from Japan wouldn't be Buddhism at all, but something very different. No preexisting karmic philosophy, belief in cycles of life and rebirth, cyclical view of time, idea of moksha. Think more about the details of buddhism-like religion that originated in Japanese culture before thinking about its spread.
 

PhilippeO

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religion born in Japan and based on Shinto would be totally different from Buddhism. some 'sect Shinto' might be guidance of what that religion n would look like.
 
The obvious question to ask is how close this alt-buddhism has to be to buddhism, because I'm certain something exactly like it is not possible outside of India. And if it is that different, what's the point of calling it or comparing it to Buddhism? For example, Taoism has many parallels with Buddhism, would that count as an alt-buddhism to the OP?
 
The obvious question to ask is how close this alt-buddhism has to be to buddhism, because I'm certain something exactly like it is not possible outside of India. And if it is that different, what's the point of calling it or comparing it to Buddhism? For example, Taoism has many parallels with Buddhism, would that count as an alt-buddhism to the OP?
I'm not sure. I'll have to re-evaluate my question and the responses to it.
 
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