Comments by "Yo2" (@yo2trader539) on "ReligionForBreakfast" channel.

That's interesting. I never knew. The 3rd BC King Ashoka's Edict in Kandahar, Afghanistan is written in both Greek and Aramaic. The only logically explanation could be that there was a sizable population who can read one of the two languages in Kandahar during that era. Aramaic was used by the Persians (Achaemenid Empire) after its conquest of Mesopotamia region.
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@omggiiirl2077 Manchu and Mongols show close genetic and cultural affinity, especially since they've been inter-marrying and ruling each other for thousands of years. Linguists hypothesize that proto-Korean came from Manchuria, so it's not a big stretch. And there were many Jurchens (later known as Manchus) living on the northern parts of the Korean peninsula, until a few centuries ago. Around 20% of modern South Koreans males fall under Y-DNA Haplogroup C, and is also frequently observed among Turko-Mongolic and Manchurian males. Haplogroup C is widely observed in Mongolia, Inner Mongolia, Kazakhstan, as well as Hazara in Afghanistan (who are descendants of the Mongolian Empire).
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@doctorklockwork Japanese Shinto is Japanese culture itself, and Shinto and Buddhism were never mutually exclusive. (Buddha was perceived to be another god/deity of the many gods that protect the land.) One of the most famous Buddhist centers in Japan is HIEIZAN-ENRYAKUJI (比叡山・延暦寺). The founder SAICHO (最澄) built the HIE-Shrine (日吉大社) to honor and enshrine the local gods/spirits where the Buddhist temple was built. Given that most gods/deities are collective ancestors of the land and people, there was really no issue with it even for Buddhist monks (because they grew up in Japanese society).
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Japanese culture and Shinto are inseparable. So much so, most of us can't tell the difference.
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