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by Koz - Passion Perseverance Patience on October 20th, 2008
I've not heard of that practice in Japan.
by Farino on August 9th, 2007
"Having their origins in the Chinese Zhou Dynasty, posthumous names were used 800 years earlier than temple names. The first person named posthumously was Ji Chang (姬昌), named by his son Ji Fa (姬發) of Zhou, as the "Civil King" (文王)."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posthumous_name#History
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Hi Koz. You might want to look into it... :-)
by Highlander is semi-retired from AB on October 21st, 2008
I've heard that in Buddhist temples, you can pay your way into a "higher" rank in heaven and this involves getting a different name for each level. Could this be related?
by Koz - Passion Perseverance Patience on October 21st, 2008
I'm not sure. The Roman Catholic Church had the same policy when the Pope was raising money for the Crusades. Interesting... :-)
by Highlander is semi-retired from AB on October 26th, 2008