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RE: Random Japan #23 :: Lion Dogs and Phone Booths
Similar to what happened in Korea during the Choson dynasty era...Buddhism was straight up illegal at one point, or rather, the leaders of Choson Korea wanted to follow the Confucius system and the original Koryo (old Korea) Buddhism was in a way... As a result, today, temples are a business and most monks are not of the way...