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Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.71,0:00:15.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was born 35 years ago
Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.78,0:00:18.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in a Buddhist temple here in Kyoto.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.83,0:00:22.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was raised as a child\Nof a Buddhist monk,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.69,0:00:26.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but graduated from Catholic\Njunior high and senior high schools.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.22,0:00:28.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.42,0:00:30.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As a son of a Buddhist monk,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.49,0:00:33.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,getting educated\Nin Christianity is very unusual;
Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.28,0:00:39.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,however, everybody, including\Nmy family, relatives and friends,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.68,0:00:42.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have been very supportive of me.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.48,0:00:47.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have once been to Ireland\Nwhen I was a college student.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.91,0:00:50.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As you know,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.19,0:00:52.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ireland is a religious Catholic country.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.73,0:00:55.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I stayed at one local B&B,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.85,0:01:00.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I explained about my upbringing\Nto the lady, the owner of B&B.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.60,0:01:05.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then her face turned pale,\Nand she said this:
Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.68,0:01:09.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Why are things like that\Nallowed in your country?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.83,0:01:14.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you do such a thing in Ireland,\Nno excuse would save your life!"
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.02,0:01:15.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That was her reaction.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.49,0:01:22.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sad to say, I was too young\Nto refute her opinion then.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.56,0:01:28.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Japanese religious\Nperspective is very unique.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.29,0:01:35.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For instance, many Japanese celebrate\Nthe birthday of Christ, Christmas,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.40,0:01:39.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,listen to the temples' gongs\Non New Year's Eve,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.42,0:01:42.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and pay the New Year's visit\Nto the shrines.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.13,0:01:47.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People in other countries may say:
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.01,0:01:49.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"How unprincipled the Japanese are!"
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.75,0:01:55.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Japanese people generally\Nare religiously tolerant.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.33,0:02:00.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our attitude towards religions
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.68,0:02:04.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,may be similar to the one towards food.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.55,0:02:08.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Take the example of the differences\Nbetween Japanese and Western meals.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.31,0:02:11.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Take a look at a full course Western meal.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.79,0:02:16.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You have a main dish\Nthat's the highlight of a course.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.13,0:02:19.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There isn't such a thing as a main dish\Nin a Japanese meal course.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.33,0:02:23.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Take a traditional Japanese kaiseki-ryori:
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.63,0:02:27.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if you look at each one, from\Nthe appetizer through the last rice dish,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:27.60,0:02:30.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,none of them is considered as a main dish.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.77,0:02:37.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just like the way we view our dishes,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.32,0:02:42.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we don't hold any discriminatory view\Ntowards any religion,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:42.00,0:02:46.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we instead treasure\Ncommon philosophies or moral values
Dialogue: 0,0:02:46.59,0:02:50.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that are shared by all religions.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:50.34,0:02:54.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So the Japanese view about religion\Nisn't, "Believe in something,"
Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.59,0:02:58.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but instead, "Respect for something,"\Nor "Respect for others."
Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.08,0:03:00.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is the Japanese style\Nof viewing religions.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.13,0:03:05.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So in Japan, many people\Nbelieve in various religions.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:05.91,0:03:08.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but we all respect each other's.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:08.29,0:03:11.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact in my temple, Myoshinji,\Nin spite of being a Buddhist temple,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:11.67,0:03:15.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we often recite a sutra\Nto deities of shrines.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:17.69,0:03:20.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A lot of temples have\Na shrine on their premises.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.82,0:03:25.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Japanese Buddhism\Nis very unique in that sense.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.17,0:03:32.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are exceptions, but Japanese\NBuddhist monks are allowed to marry.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:32.45,0:03:35.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We refrain from eating meat and fish\Nduring the ascetic training
Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.79,0:03:37.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and eat only vegetables,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:37.49,0:03:43.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but after finishing the training, we don't\Nhave such strict principles to obey.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:43.15,0:03:47.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In Japan, we detest wasting things
Dialogue: 0,0:03:47.59,0:03:51.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and throwing away food.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:52.63,0:03:55.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If anybody from India,\Nthe birthplace of Buddhism,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:55.42,0:03:58.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sees the reality of the Japanese Buddhism,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.72,0:04:02.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he may say,\N"This isn't Buddhism, is it?"
Dialogue: 0,0:04:04.40,0:04:08.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Throughout the Southeast Asia and India,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:08.40,0:04:09.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in Theravada Buddhism,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:09.100,0:04:15.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,strictly following the principles,\Nstudying the teachings, and meditation
Dialogue: 0,0:04:15.16,0:04:17.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are what they aim\Nto pursue in practicing it.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:17.95,0:04:19.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, in Japan,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:19.92,0:04:22.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Buddhism lays a weight\Non other daily practices
Dialogue: 0,0:04:22.19,0:04:23.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,such as the commemoration
Dialogue: 0,0:04:23.46,0:04:25.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of our deceased family\Nmembers and relatives
Dialogue: 0,0:04:25.98,0:04:27.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and teaching propriety.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:28.83,0:04:33.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If this form of Buddhism\Nwe have established in the past 1,500 years
Dialogue: 0,0:04:33.54,0:04:36.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is denied to be called Buddhism,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:36.02,0:04:40.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what can we call it then?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:41.76,0:04:43.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No matter what,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:43.95,0:04:47.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there isn't any other way\Nbut to call this "Japanese Buddhism."
Dialogue: 0,0:04:47.75,0:04:50.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Japanese Buddhism has been refined,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:50.22,0:04:54.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,being influenced by Shinto,\Nthe ancient Japanese religion,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:55.15,0:04:59.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and taken in the appropriate form\Nadjusting to the Japanese soil.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:59.72,0:05:03.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So the earliest Buddhism
Dialogue: 0,0:05:03.75,0:05:06.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is different from today's\Nin its actual practice,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:06.30,0:05:09.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but the underlying core\Nof all forms of Buddhism--
Dialogue: 0,0:05:09.39,0:05:12.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,wherever it's in India,\Nthe East Asia or Japan
Dialogue: 0,0:05:12.41,0:05:16.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is based on the principles of wonderful\Nphilosophy and teaching of Buddha.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:17.16,0:05:22.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The differences between Japanese Buddhism\Nand India's reminds me of the differences
Dialogue: 0,0:05:22.14,0:05:24.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the tastes of curry we eat and theirs.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:24.94,0:05:26.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:05:27.24,0:05:31.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In India very spicy curry\Nis preferred by Indians.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:33.13,0:05:36.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Curry has also come from India,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:36.06,0:05:40.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but if people from India eat\Nthe Japanese curry, mild and sweet curry,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:40.28,0:05:42.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we are used to eating
Dialogue: 0,0:05:42.10,0:05:44.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- I'm sure many of you like it -
Dialogue: 0,0:05:44.42,0:05:48.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they would say, "This isn't curry."
Dialogue: 0,0:05:48.03,0:05:50.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's what they would think.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:50.04,0:05:53.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What would you call the Japanese curry
Dialogue: 0,0:05:53.48,0:05:56.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we have become\Nso familiar with, then?
Dialogue: 0,0:05:56.09,0:05:57.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:05:57.31,0:06:01.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Again, there isn't any other way\Nbut to call this "Japanese curry."
Dialogue: 0,0:06:02.53,0:06:05.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The cooking method\Nand the ingredients may differ,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:05.97,0:06:10.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but we cook the ingredients\Nin the curry sauce
Dialogue: 0,0:06:10.78,0:06:13.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and eat it with rice or bread.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:13.98,0:06:17.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,India and Japan share this style.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:18.54,0:06:23.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I majored in agricultural science.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:23.42,0:06:27.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I once had an experiment about curry\Nwhen I was a college student.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:27.44,0:06:30.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'd like to tell you about the experiment.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:30.02,0:06:31.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We prepared two separate rooms.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:31.96,0:06:35.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The first one was made\Nvery hot and humid
Dialogue: 0,0:06:35.90,0:06:39.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just like the summer in Japan.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:39.09,0:06:41.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Its temperature and humidity were high.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:41.87,0:06:44.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The other one was made\Ninto hot but not so humid.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:44.83,0:06:48.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Like India it was hot and dry.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:49.90,0:06:52.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thirty students gathered\Nfrom the world's different cultures
Dialogue: 0,0:06:52.87,0:06:56.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,were asked to stay in the Japanese room\Nof high humidity for awhile.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:56.31,0:06:59.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then we asked them\Nto eat Indian and Japanese curries
Dialogue: 0,0:06:59.10,0:07:01.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to compare the tastes.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:01.39,0:07:03.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,20 out of 30 students who ate
Dialogue: 0,0:07:03.94,0:07:08.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,both the Japanese and Indian curry\Nin the humid room
Dialogue: 0,0:07:08.89,0:07:12.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,said the Japanese curry tasted better.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:14.26,0:07:16.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On a different day\Nthe same group of students
Dialogue: 0,0:07:16.96,0:07:21.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,were asked to eat both curries\Nin the hot and dry, Indian room.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:21.34,0:07:24.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,20 out of 30 students said
Dialogue: 0,0:07:24.44,0:07:28.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that the Indian curry tasted better.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:28.03,0:07:32.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Japanese curry tastes better\Nin the Japanese room,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:32.21,0:07:35.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Indian curry tasted better\Nin the Indian room.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:35.77,0:07:38.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's the result we got.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:38.11,0:07:41.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Like this, food is greatly influenced
Dialogue: 0,0:07:41.46,0:07:45.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by the climate and the natural\Nfeatures of the place.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:45.13,0:07:48.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Similarly, a religion is affected\Nby the climate and natural features,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:48.55,0:07:52.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and also the history, the culture,\Nand traditions of its hosting place.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:52.23,0:07:56.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Religions are refined by these aspects
Dialogue: 0,0:07:56.02,0:07:58.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while adapting to its hosting country.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:59.29,0:08:04.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If we could share the Japanese, tolerant,\Nreligious view we generally have,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:04.34,0:08:08.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with people all over the world,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:08.33,0:08:13.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I strongly believe that it would be\Na wonderful offer to the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:15.49,0:08:18.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Several years ago,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:18.24,0:08:21.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,an amazingly innovative programme of FM
Dialogue: 0,0:08:21.04,0:08:26.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,started at Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:27.27,0:08:31.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The very title of this programme is:
Dialogue: 0,0:08:31.12,0:08:33.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Eight o'clock! Gods and Buddhas."
Dialogue: 0,0:08:33.67,0:08:34.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:08:34.87,0:08:38.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Originally it was "Eight o'clock!\NBuddhism and Shinto, come together."
Dialogue: 0,0:08:38.82,0:08:40.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:08:40.38,0:08:43.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Anyway, I am going to tell you\Nabout this program.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:43.71,0:08:47.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It airs every Wednesday\Nfor half an hour and it starts at 8:00.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:47.99,0:08:51.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As you may know,\Nthis programme works like this:
Dialogue: 0,0:08:51.50,0:08:57.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a Buddhist monk, a Shito priest,\Nand a Christian minister,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:57.24,0:08:59.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,listen to the callers' personal problems
Dialogue: 0,0:08:59.43,0:09:02.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and put their heads together\Nto find a solution for them.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:02.28,0:09:04.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:09:04.22,0:09:05.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:07.70,0:09:11.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Nobody had ever tried\Nthis revolutionary idea before.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:11.99,0:09:13.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We normally see a case
Dialogue: 0,0:09:13.29,0:09:17.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in which a monk from a certain school\Nwould give an advice to people,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:17.36,0:09:20.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but that three people dedicated\Nto completely different religions
Dialogue: 0,0:09:20.92,0:09:26.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,get together to try to figure out\Nhow to solve people's problems
Dialogue: 0,0:09:26.04,0:09:28.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is a very groundbreaking idea.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:28.32,0:09:32.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Such advices give the listeners\Na strong sense of security, assuring them
Dialogue: 0,0:09:32.11,0:09:38.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that there are more than one\Nstereotype solution in the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:40.28,0:09:43.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And this February,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:43.08,0:09:50.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,another epochal event proposed\Nby me was held here in Kyoto.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:52.09,0:09:53.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's this:
Dialogue: 0,0:09:54.54,0:09:57.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Inter Faith Ekiden marathon. (Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:09:57.28,0:10:00.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Japanese people\Nare very familiar with "ekiden,"
Dialogue: 0,0:10:00.27,0:10:03.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and Kyoto is actually\Nthe birthplace of the sport.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:03.14,0:10:06.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A century ago this sport,\Nekiden was born in Kyoto.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:08.22,0:10:12.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In this religious city that represents\Nthe world of religions in Japan,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:12.86,0:10:15.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the birthplace of ekiden of Japan,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:15.40,0:10:19.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,people of all sorts of religions\Nfrom all over the world gathered
Dialogue: 0,0:10:19.94,0:10:22.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and took part in this road relay race
Dialogue: 0,0:10:22.48,0:10:24.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,planned only for religious people.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:24.86,0:10:27.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This doesn't mean one religion\Nagainst another.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:27.14,0:10:28.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Each team consists of 4 runners:
Dialogue: 0,0:10:28.79,0:10:32.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,say, the first runner is a Shinto priest,\Nthe second runner is a Buddhist monk,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:32.81,0:10:37.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the third runner is a Christian minister;\Nthe fourth one is a Muslim imam.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:37.99,0:10:42.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With the idea that the same sash\Ncould bring different religions together,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:42.51,0:10:46.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,many teams were formed\Nand the race took place.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:46.98,0:10:52.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Today, we often say we need\Nto sit down and talk
Dialogue: 0,0:10:52.26,0:10:55.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in order to understand with each other,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:55.44,0:10:57.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but talking in a meeting room
Dialogue: 0,0:10:57.56,0:11:01.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,wouldn't have much power\Nto make ourselves understood.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:01.81,0:11:04.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On the other hand, this kind of open race
Dialogue: 0,0:11:04.68,0:11:08.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is so clear for everybody to see\Nand understand with each other
Dialogue: 0,0:11:08.24,0:11:11.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because all of us become one,\Nrunning together in an open area.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:11.90,0:11:15.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And since there isn't anything\Nto do but running in the race,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:15.63,0:11:19.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the youth of religions inevitably have\Na chance to play an active role.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:19.78,0:11:24.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Moreover not only in Kyoto\Nbut also in Luxembourg,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:25.24,0:11:28.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the race with the same concept\Nhas been held.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:28.08,0:11:31.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact through this kind of race,\Na movement for all religions
Dialogue: 0,0:11:31.66,0:11:35.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to be in harmony with one another\Nis growing throughout the world,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:35.90,0:11:38.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In this time of turmoil,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:38.17,0:11:42.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the people of religions themselves\Nbreak their backs to make efforts
Dialogue: 0,0:11:42.60,0:11:45.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to make all religions\Nharmoniously co-habitable.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:45.24,0:11:48.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a very important thing.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:51.100,0:11:58.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, if I were to meet the owner\Nof the B&B of Ireland
Dialogue: 0,0:11:58.32,0:12:00.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,whom I met in my college days,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:00.71,0:12:05.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I would unhesitatingly say with confidence
Dialogue: 0,0:12:05.94,0:12:10.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that it surely is important\Nto faithfully follow the teachings
Dialogue: 0,0:12:10.18,0:12:13.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the religion you believe in;
Dialogue: 0,0:12:13.52,0:12:18.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,however, there are\Nmore important things in life.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:18.68,0:12:22.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is no matter\Nwhich religion we believe in,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:22.29,0:12:26.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we have to respect and live\Nin harmony with one another.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:27.46,0:12:31.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In Japan there are many people\Nwho believe in various religions,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:31.07,0:12:34.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but the differences among religions\Nrarely cause any trouble.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:34.52,0:12:36.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Such a thing hardly ever happens in Japan.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:36.64,0:12:38.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We often see on TV news
Dialogue: 0,0:12:38.86,0:12:44.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that a zealous religious group fights\Nanother of a different religion.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:44.22,0:12:47.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is happening all over the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:47.46,0:12:50.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think they are getting priorities wrong.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:51.04,0:12:55.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The essence of religion\Nisn't to blindly believe in one thing.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:56.32,0:13:01.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The role of religions is to help\Npeople live out their lives,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:01.08,0:13:04.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,feeling safe and appreciative\Nwith each other.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:04.39,0:13:08.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's what religions are for.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:08.03,0:13:14.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The essence or role of religion is\Nto give people a sense of security.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:16.01,0:13:21.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Therefore, In Japan, we live\Npeacefully, with a sense of security
Dialogue: 0,0:13:21.74,0:13:24.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while respecting each religion,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:24.16,0:13:27.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,although we have many kinds or religions.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:29.04,0:13:32.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Nevertheless, since the cultures\Nand the traditions differ
Dialogue: 0,0:13:32.82,0:13:34.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,depending on the regions in the world,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:34.98,0:13:39.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the sense of security\Ncan be gained in various ways.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:39.13,0:13:42.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The method shouldn't be only one.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:42.49,0:13:44.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For the past two years,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:44.98,0:13:49.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have been invited\Nto the Vatican by the Pope.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:49.26,0:13:53.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This April I was invited by the Dalai Lama
Dialogue: 0,0:13:53.45,0:13:56.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to participate\Nin the symposium held in Kyoto.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:56.81,0:14:00.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The religious people in the world\Nare truly holding a high hope
Dialogue: 0,0:14:00.82,0:14:03.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for the Japanese views on religion.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:05.02,0:14:06.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, from Kyoto,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:06.74,0:14:08.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a world's pre-eminent city of religion,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:08.86,0:14:12.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,let us call for the world to permeate
Dialogue: 0,0:14:12.05,0:14:16.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,our tolerant view about religion\Nthroughout the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:16.26,0:14:19.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I definitely believe\Nthat when it comes true
Dialogue: 0,0:14:19.37,0:14:22.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the world will be an even\Nmore beautiful place to live.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:22.32,0:14:24.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you very much.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:24.01,0:14:25.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)