The Cave Paintings Associated with Jesus and Amaterasu

Ever in search of comparative religious realities, I came across this painting of Amaterasu, one of the founding deities of Japan and a worshipful god in Shintoism. According to the Kojiki, Amaterasu, goddess of the sun, hid herself in a heavenly cave to avoid the wrath of her brother Susanoo. After Susanoo was banished from heaven, Amaterasu emerged from the cave. In the painting below, you can clearly see the radiant beams coming off of the goddess as a rock is rolled away from the face of the cave. Amaterasu is often depicted as the center of the Japanese flag in deference to the Land of the Rising Sun. The cave depiction certainly reminds one of another story…

Amaterasu Emerging from the Cave

Jesus Emerging from the Tomb