ABSTRACT
Buddhism has always been inclusive rather than exclusive. In Japan, it succeeded when Kobo Daishi, in the twelfth century, combined Buddhism and Shinto, forming Ryobu Buddhism. In the Silla field, the largest temples are Tongtosa, where is kept the headbone of Buddha; Haiinsa, where are the blocks for printing the Canon, and Pumusa. The architecture, images and pictures in Korean temples always follow certain conventional lines, very much like the temples of China. At the funerals, lotus flags such as are carried in funerals in China are not used, but there are many black lotus flowers used to decorate the Kamnotan at the central Kakhwangsa Temple in Seoul. Formerly there was little formal preaching in the temples, at least for the past hundred years or so, and little expounding of their Scriptures except in the summer “Sallim,” retirement seasons. Always in the rainy season the priests have taken time for retirement and prayer and study of the ceremonies and Scriptures.
