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What Do Parents Call Their Daughters In Japan?

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What Do Parents Call Their Daughters In Japan? Although one’s given name is very important in Japan, in recent years, there has been a trend among parents to name their child with an ‘overly-special’ name which is called キラキラネーム(Kira-Kira name). Do Japanese parents use honorifics for their kids? Japanese Honorifics With Kids When talking with

What Is The Difference Between Chan And Zen Buddhism?

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What Is The Difference Between Chan And Zen Buddhism? Generally speaking, Zen has less mixing with other Zen and Mahayana practices and traditions compared with Chan. Chan Buddhism is the predecessor and Chinese ancestor of Japanese Zen Buddhism. They are both branches of Mahayana Buddhism and attribute their lineage founder to be Bodhidharma. How is