XPost: alt.folklore.computers   
   From: bowman@montana.com   
      
   On Thu, 8 Jan 2026 22:15:11 -0500, c186282 wrote:   
      
   >    However Japan IS a bit different ... their geographics did let them   
   >    build a kind of singular culture over a very long period.   
      
   Their culture doesn't like to examine its roots. If it wasn't for Koreans   
   teaching them how to grow rice they'd still be eating millet. The   
   calligraphy is mostly Chinese eve if it is pronounced differently. Shinto   
   is homegrown but Buddhism came from the west.   
      
   That's not to say there weren't tweaks. Avalokiteshvara had a sex change   
   and became Kannon, who has overtones of Amaterasu, The Kirishitans blended   
   Kannon with the Virgin Mary. Very adaptable people.   
      
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