haibutsu　廃仏

KEY WORD :　art history / general terms

Lit. abolish Buddha. It was government policy during the early Meiji period to repress Buddhism in favour of Shinto which was promoted as the state religion. In 1868 the removal of Buddhist influence from Shinto shrines was decreed, thus reducing a long confluence of religious practice. Much destruction of Buddhist sites and artefacts ensued, and the resulting changes in Buddhist practices were of lasting significance.

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*Shintou bijutsu 神道美術

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