Comparison Between Japan and Western Cultures

From the View of the Religious Dialogues

Abstract

The multi-resolution analysis of wavelets has been applied to clarify the differences between Japanese and Western cultures through the style analysis of Buddhist and Christian scriptures : The Tanni sho and Book of John.
The Tanni sho is question answer-leadership oriented, and Book of John command oriented. The question-and-answer style in the Buddhist book seemed to have played some role in creating the relativist cultural climate, while the command dominated style in Book of John goes hand in glove with the cultural absolutism in the West.