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TIL Many of deities worshiped in Hinduism are worshipped in Japan too. They spread to Japan via Korean Peninsula. The mantras which are chanted in Sanskrit language are written in a different script called Siddham (Bonji). The ritual of Havan or Homa (called Goma in Japanese) is also prevalent.

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