Some cultural differences were that the Japanese followed the Zen branch of Buddhism and Korea followed the Chan branch. When the Japanese invaded, and the Manchus conquered Korea, Korea became a tributary state. Later on, the Koreans chose isolation, and was called Hermit Kingdom. They were inferior to the Japanese and Chinese, so they started their own country and excluded all besides a few of the Japanese and Chinese. The feudalistic age of Japan brought a lot of conflict between the Japanese. As they followed feudalism, they started to focus on Zen Buddhism values, nature, people, their surroundings, and cultures. Feudalism was not only one the most dominant social system in medieval Europe but it also opened the Japanese eyes to Zen Buddhism. Japanese Zen has attempted to preserve much of Song dynasty. A difference between them is that the Japanese clergy are generally married and the Chan dynasty is against clergy having any sort of romantic, sexual or marital engagements. The modern Chan went through three extra dynasties and in general has embraced what they call modernization. So, ideas like Humanistic Buddhism were new to them. The outfits, dining habits, liturgies and ideas will differ considerably from what you see in
Some cultural differences were that the Japanese followed the Zen branch of Buddhism and Korea followed the Chan branch. When the Japanese invaded, and the Manchus conquered Korea, Korea became a tributary state. Later on, the Koreans chose isolation, and was called Hermit Kingdom. They were inferior to the Japanese and Chinese, so they started their own country and excluded all besides a few of the Japanese and Chinese. The feudalistic age of Japan brought a lot of conflict between the Japanese. As they followed feudalism, they started to focus on Zen Buddhism values, nature, people, their surroundings, and cultures. Feudalism was not only one the most dominant social system in medieval Europe but it also opened the Japanese eyes to Zen Buddhism. Japanese Zen has attempted to preserve much of Song dynasty. A difference between them is that the Japanese clergy are generally married and the Chan dynasty is against clergy having any sort of romantic, sexual or marital engagements. The modern Chan went through three extra dynasties and in general has embraced what they call modernization. So, ideas like Humanistic Buddhism were new to them. The outfits, dining habits, liturgies and ideas will differ considerably from what you see in