日本武士信仰的特征

The Characteristics of Japanese Samurai's Religion

日本武士从登上政治舞台到完全掌握政权的过程中拥有了自己的信仰。武士的信仰不是为了拯救灵魂在死后得到一个安宁的去处,而是为了在自己生活的现实世界获得利益。武士的信仰不是单纯的本土信仰,而是吸收了异文化的营养,并使之融合在一起。因此可以说,武士信仰具有现世主义和兼容并包的特征。武士信仰的特征反映了武士与传统的贵族统治者的区别,也代表了日本人信仰的普遍特点。这些特点同样体现在当今日本人的信仰中。

Japanese Samurai formed their religion （bushido） in the process of establishing organs of state power. Samurai＇s religion is not for helping soul to get peace after death, but for getting profit in reality. Samurai＇s religion, not a kind of native thought,assimilated different culture nutritions and had a fusion of them. Japanese Samurai＇s religion, with the characteristics of secularism and tolerance, is an expression of differences between Samurai and noblemen. Secularism and tolerance are universal in Japanese religions and manifested in modern Japanese society.