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Participating
in the Shinto Essay Competition 2003 has given
me both academic inspiration and personal encouragement.
The designated essay theme of the relationship
between Shinto and Taoism, a Chinese indigenous
religion, prompted me to re-explore Shinto from
a fairly new angle. Such attempt has undoubtedly
pointed out a favorable direction for my future
research in religious studies in Japan and China,
by which the range of my academic perspective
will surely be widen. Hence, to me, my essay can
also be viewed as a report or record of my personal
understanding of Shinto in a more advance level.
Above all, the prize and certificate awarded to
me by the International Shinto Foundation has
helped me to build up confidence, allowing me
to face any challenges in the future. For which
I earnestly hope that the ISF will continue and
better this kind of academic related activities.
Finally, let me take this opportunity to thank
the ISF and the jurors of the Shinto Essay Competition
for giving me this chance to improve myself; it
has definitely been a precious experience to me.
Participating
in the 2003 Shinto Essay Competition held by the
International Shinto Foundation and being presented
with the second prize have been my great pleasures.
The Essay Competition organized by the Foundation
every year does not only enhance our understanding
of Shinto, but also reminds us of the religion
as an integral part of valuable heritage of both
Japanese local people and people all over the
world. People’s attention to the relation between
Shinto and Daoism, a Chinese native religion,
usually is not much, but the Foundation has insightfully
noticed the similarity of these two religions
and raised it as one of the topics of the 2003
Competition. The knowledge of Shinto I have gained
through the examination of relevant material is
not only useful in my understanding of Japanese
society and history, but also helps me in my studies
of Chinese religious world. Therefore, I am very
glad to have taken part in the Competition, and
very grateful to the International Shinto Foundation.
Besides, I would like to express here my gratitude
to my supervisors of master and doctoral programs.
Their instruction is always important to me.
It
is a great honor for me to receive the Encouraging
Prize for the International Shinto Foundation
2003 Shinto Essay Competition. Through this competition,
I have learnt much about the Shinto religion and,
at the same time, understand the intricacies of
comparative religious studies since this competition
also integrated a comparative angle. This project
is highly meaningful as it contributes to world
peace by fostering a greater understanding of
world religions and also introduces East Asian
religions to the world audience. An ancient religion
as old as Shinto brings with it wisdom and understanding
which is enlightening in our complex contemporary
society. The interest sparked off a personal quest
to discover
more about the historical, cultural and philosophical
tenets of this fascinating religion and also propel
the interest in examining it from a comparative
perspective. I wish to thank the Foundation for
this honor and also for taking the culturally
valuable efforts to organize this meaningful competition.
Hopefully, the Foundation will generate more funding,
competitions as well as cholarships/fellowships
to further studies of such comparative studies.
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