Comments on: Origami http://hotforwords.com/2008/12/09/origami/ Marina Orlova - Not your typical philologist. Etymology, philology, word origins, origin of, hot teacher. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:12:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Neuroway http://hotforwords.com/2008/12/09/origami/#comment-198404 Neuroway Sat, 25 Jun 2011 10:12:00 +0000 http://www.hotforwords.com/?p=1960#comment-198404 Top 10 bacon quotes from Homer Simpson: http://www.royalbaconsociety.com/2008/03/12/top-10-bacon-quotes-from-homer-simpson/ Top 10 bacon quotes from Homer Simpson:

http://www.royalbaconsociety.com/2008/03/12/top-10-bacon-quotes-from-homer-simpson/

]]> By: Ron http://hotforwords.com/2008/12/09/origami/#comment-196831 Ron Mon, 25 Apr 2011 13:58:00 +0000 http://www.hotforwords.com/?p=1960#comment-196831 The game is a fortune teller game. I remember using it to fool other people for fun. It.s very easy to understand. You make a certain number of choices, these choices leed you to a fortune inside at the end. This is why it is called the fortune teller. The game is a fortune teller game. I remember using it to fool other people for fun. It.s very easy to understand. You make a certain number of choices, these choices leed you to a fortune inside at the end. This is why it is called the fortune teller.

]]> By: Bob http://hotforwords.com/2008/12/09/origami/#comment-93401 Bob Sun, 14 Dec 2008 17:15:43 +0000 http://www.hotforwords.com/?p=1960#comment-93401 <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCgnFIk5Acg&feature=related">Coolest Origami EVER!</a> Coolest Origami EVER!

]]> By: pig-in-a-poke http://hotforwords.com/2008/12/09/origami/#comment-92667 pig-in-a-poke Fri, 12 Dec 2008 22:16:12 +0000 http://www.hotforwords.com/?p=1960#comment-92667 I was surprised to see the national guard using an origami foldout as part of an Internet banner advertisement. Sorry, I don't know how to save these ads. I was surprised to see the national guard using an origami foldout as part of an Internet banner advertisement. Sorry, I don’t know how to save these ads.

]]> By: Evan Owen http://hotforwords.com/2008/12/09/origami/#comment-92259 Evan Owen Fri, 12 Dec 2008 02:10:36 +0000 http://www.hotforwords.com/?p=1960#comment-92259 Looks like hiragana script. Hitoshi (below) says the kanji symbols are 折り紙" Looks like hiragana script. Hitoshi (below) says the kanji symbols are 折り紙”

]]> By: ryansuen http://hotforwords.com/2008/12/09/origami/#comment-92127 ryansuen Thu, 11 Dec 2008 21:44:59 +0000 http://www.hotforwords.com/?p=1960#comment-92127 hey i just read your comment and i always thought that it meant ho-meless bo-dy :wink: hey i just read your comment and i always thought that it meant ho-meless bo-dy :wink:

]]> By: nathan19 http://hotforwords.com/2008/12/09/origami/#comment-92087 nathan19 Thu, 11 Dec 2008 20:58:28 +0000 http://www.hotforwords.com/?p=1960#comment-92087 Well, yes and no. Shinto is the ancient religion that is native to Japan. If you take the word "Shinto" itself apart it comprises the two words "Shen" and "Tao" which mean "Gods" and "Way," respectively. So, Shinto is the indigenous Japanese religion of "the Way of the gods." Buddhism originated in India around the 5th-4th Centuries BCE. It eventually spread into China, and when the Japanese began to interact with China, it got passed along to them as well. But you're right, Eish, they do indeed co-exist very well. If you get away from doctrine and look at the way religion is practiced there, the lines between Shinto and Buddhism can often get very blurry. Well, yes and no.

Shinto is the ancient religion that is native to Japan. If you take the word “Shinto” itself apart it comprises the two words “Shen” and “Tao” which mean “Gods” and “Way,” respectively. So, Shinto is the indigenous Japanese religion of “the Way of the gods.”

Buddhism originated in India around the 5th-4th Centuries BCE. It eventually spread into China, and when the Japanese began to interact with China, it got passed along to them as well. But you’re right, Eish, they do indeed co-exist very well. If you get away from doctrine and look at the way religion is practiced there, the lines between Shinto and Buddhism can often get very blurry.

]]> By: nathan19 http://hotforwords.com/2008/12/09/origami/#comment-92085 nathan19 Thu, 11 Dec 2008 20:49:25 +0000 http://www.hotforwords.com/?p=1960#comment-92085 Look down the comments a bit further to read what I wrote about the kami. Look down the comments a bit further to read what I wrote about the kami.

]]> By: eish http://hotforwords.com/2008/12/09/origami/#comment-92081 eish Thu, 11 Dec 2008 20:44:06 +0000 http://www.hotforwords.com/?p=1960#comment-92081 ah no wait shinto and buddhism are two different faiths but are very closly related. and practicaly co exist toghether in japan ah no wait shinto and buddhism are two different faiths but are very closly related. and practicaly co exist toghether in japan

]]> By: eish http://hotforwords.com/2008/12/09/origami/#comment-92080 eish Thu, 11 Dec 2008 20:39:10 +0000 http://www.hotforwords.com/?p=1960#comment-92080 shinto-buddhism is the japanese form of buddhism, isnt it? shinto-buddhism is the japanese form of buddhism, isnt it?

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