Tendai (Japanese: 天台宗, Tendai-shū) is a Japanese school of Buddhism, a descendant of the Chinese Tiantai or Lotus Sutra school. Tendai - History. The Tiantai teaching was first brought to Japan by the Chinese monk Jianshen (鑑眞 Jp: Gishin) in the middle of the 8th century, but it was not widely accepted. In 805, the Japanese monk Saichō (最澄; also called Dengyō Daishi 伝教大師) returned from China with new Tiantai texts and made the temple that he had built on Mt. Hiei (比叡山), ...

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• Tendai - History
• Tendai - Tendai Doctrine

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Tendai, Tendai - History, Tendai - Tendai Doctrine

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The Tiantai teaching was first brought to Japan by the Chinese monk Jianshen (鑑眞 Jp: Gishin) in the middle of the 8th century, but it was not widely accepted. In 805, the Japanese monk Saichō (最澄; also called Dengyō Daishi 伝教大師) returned from China with new Tiantai texts and made the temple that he had built on Mt. Hiei (比叡山), Enryakuji (延暦寺), a center for the study and practi ...

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The history of Buddhism in Japan can be roughly divided into three periods, namely the Nara period (up to 784), the Heian period (794-1185) and the post-Kamakura period (1185 onwards). Each period saw the introduction of new doctrines and upheavals in existing schools. Buddhism in Japan - Early Chinese accounts. In 467 CE, according to the Chinese historic treatise Liang Shu, five monks from Gandhara traveled to the country of Fusang (Chinese: 扶桑, Jp: Fusō: "The country of the extreme East" beyo ...

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• Buddhism in Japan - Early Chinese accounts
• Buddhism in Japan - Nara Period
• Buddhism in Japan - Jojitsu
• Buddhism in Japan - Kusha
• Buddhism in Japan - Sanron
• Buddhism in Japan - Hosso
• Buddhism in Japan - Kegon
• Buddhism in Japan - Heian Period
• Buddhism in Japan - Tendai
• Buddhism in Japan - Shingon
• Buddhism in Japan - Kamakura to Modern Period
• Buddhism in Japan - Amidist Schools
• Buddhism in Japan - Zen Schools
• Buddhism in Japan - Nichiren Buddhism
• Buddhism in Japan - Timeline

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Tiantai (天台宗, Wade-Giles: T'ien T'ai) is one of the thirteen schools of Buddhism in China and Japan, also called the Lotus Sutra School because of its emphasis on the supremacy of that scripture. It was founded by Zhiyi (智顗, Wade-Giles: Chih-I) (538-597) during the Sui dynasty in China. Tiantai is a Mahāyāna school established at Tiantai mountain. The official line of transmission lists the Indian scholar Nagarjuna and Chinese monks Huiwen and Huisi as Zhiyi's predecessors, although modern scholars believe th ...

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The history of Buddhism in Japan can be roughly divided into three periods, namely the Nara period (up to 784), the Heian period (794-1185) and the post-Kamakura period (1185 onwards). Each period saw the introduction of new doctrines and upheavals in existing schools. Buddhism in Japan - Early Chinese accounts. In 467 CE, according to the Chinese historic treatise Liang Shu, five monks from Gandhara traveled to the country of Fusang (Chinese: 扶桑, Jp: Fusō: "The country of the extreme East" beyo ...

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• Buddhism in Japan - Early Chinese accounts
• Buddhism in Japan - Nara Period
• Buddhism in Japan - Ritsu
• Buddhism in Japan - Jojitsu
• Buddhism in Japan - Kusha
• Buddhism in Japan - Sanron
• Buddhism in Japan - Hosso
• Buddhism in Japan - Kegon
• Buddhism in Japan - Heian Period
• Buddhism in Japan - Tendai
• Buddhism in Japan - Shingon
• Buddhism in Japan - Kamakura to Modern Period
• Buddhism in Japan - Amidist Schools
• Buddhism in Japan - Zen Schools
• Buddhism in Japan - Nichiren Buddhism
• Buddhism in Japan - Timeline

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Mikkyō (密教; literally "secret teachings", often translated as "esoteric Buddhism") is a Japanese term that refers to the esoteric Vajrayana practices of the Shingon Buddhist school and the related practices that make up part of the Tendai school. Also the various Shingon and Tendai influenced practices of Shugendo. Other related archivesBuddhist, Japanese, Shingon, Shugendo, Tendai, Vajrayana, esoteric

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Saichō (最澄, 767–822) was a Japanese Buddhist monk credited with founding the Tendai school in Japan, based around the Chinese Tiantai tradition he was exposed to during his trip to China beginning in 804. He founded the temple and headquarters of Tendai at Enryakuji on Mt. Hiei near Kyoto. After his death, he was awarded the posthumous title of Dengyō Daishi (伝教大師). See also: Tendai. Other related archives767, 804, 822, Buddhist, Enryakuji, Japanese, Kyoto, Mt. H

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Jōdo Shinshū (淨土眞宗 "True Pure Land School"), also known as Shin Buddhism, is a branch of Pure Land Buddhism derived from the teachings of the Japanese ex-Tendai preacher Shinran. Jodo Shinshu - The Founder: Shinran. Shinran originally practiced as a low-status monk, in a Tendai nembutsu worship hall. Then, just one-year before finishing the twenty-one year Tendai training course, he left the temple on Mount Hiei in disillusionment over his capacity for spiritual practice and also in disgust at wid ...

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• Jodo Shinshu - The Founder: Shinran
• Jodo Shinshu - Doctrine
• Jodo Shinshu - Sub-sects

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Daishi (大師) is a Japanese word which means great and/or silent master. It was also used as an honorary title given by the Japanese Imperial Court. The closest English translation for the word in this case would be "great teacher." Two well known recipients are Kūkai (or Kōbō Daishi) and Saichō (or Dengyō Daishi), the founders of the Shingon and Tendai Buddhist sects, respectively. Daishi - Daishi in fiction. The BattleTech universe and its related MechWarrior game series have popularized th ...

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Myōan Eisai (明菴栄西) (April 20, 1141–July 5, 1215) was a Japanese Buddhist priest, credited with bringing the Rinzai school of Zen Buddhism and green tea from China to Japan. He is often known simply as Eisai Zenji (栄西禅師), lit. "Zen master Eisai". Born in Bitchu province (modern-day Okayama), Eisai started his studies of Buddhism in a Tendai temple. Dissatisfied with the state of Buddhism at the time, in 1168 he set off on his first trip to Mt. Tiantai, the home of the sect, where he first encountered Ch ...

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The Late Nara period saw the introduction of Esoteric Buddhism (密教, Jp. mikkyo) to Japan from China, by Kukai and Saicho, who founded the Shingon and Tendai schools. The later Heian period saw the formation of the first truly Japanese school of Buddhism, that of Nichiren. Buddhism in Japan - Tendai. Known as Tiantai (天台) in China, the Tendai school was founded by Zhiyi (智顗, Jp Chigi) in China, c. 550 AD. In 804 Saicho (最澄) traveled to China to study at the Tiantai teachings, a ...

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Buddhism in Japan, Buddhism in Japan - Early Chinese accounts, Buddhism in Japan - Nara Period, Buddhism in Japan - Ritsu, Buddhism in Japan - Jojitsu, Buddhism in Japan - Kusha, Buddhism in Japan - Sanron, Buddhism in Japan - Hosso, Buddhism in Japan - Kegon, Buddhism in Japan - Heian Period, Buddhism in Japan - Tendai, Buddhism in Japan - Shingon, Buddhism in Japan - Kamakura to Modern Period, Buddhism in Japan - Amidist Schools, Buddhism in Japan - Zen Schools, Buddhism in Japan - Nichiren Buddhism, Buddhism in Japan - Timeline

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In 467 CE, according to the Chinese historic treatise Liang Shu, five monks from Gandhara traveled to the country of Fusang (Chinese: 扶桑, Jp: Fusō: "The country of the extreme East" beyond the sea, probably eastern Japan), where they introduced Buddhism: Fusang is located to the east of China, 20,000 li (1,500 kilometers) east of the state of Da Han (itself east of the state of Wa in modern Kyushu, Japan). (...) In former times, the people of Fusang knew nothing of the Buddhist religion, but in ...

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Buddhism in Japan, Buddhism in Japan - Early Chinese accounts, Buddhism in Japan - Nara Period, Buddhism in Japan - Ritsu, Buddhism in Japan - Jojitsu, Buddhism in Japan - Kusha, Buddhism in Japan - Sanron, Buddhism in Japan - Hosso, Buddhism in Japan - Kegon, Buddhism in Japan - Heian Period, Buddhism in Japan - Tendai, Buddhism in Japan - Shingon, Buddhism in Japan - Kamakura to Modern Period, Buddhism in Japan - Amidist Schools, Buddhism in Japan - Zen Schools, Buddhism in Japan - Nichiren Buddhism, Buddhism in Japan - Timeline

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Tendai

Japanese Buddhist sect brought from China by Saicho, with center on Mt. Hiei, emphasizing the Lotus Sutra, 805-

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The introduction of Buddhism to Japan is securely dated to 552, when Baekje monks from the Korean peninsula came to Nara to introduce the eight doctrinal schools. Initial uptake of the new faith was slow, and Buddhism only started to spread some years later when Empress Suiko openly encouraged the acceptance of Buddhism among all Japanese people. In 607, in order to obtain copies of Sutras, an imperial envoy was dispatched to Sui dynasty China. As time progressed and the number of Buddhist clergy increased, the offices of Sojo (archbishop) and Sozu (bishop) were created. By 627 there were 46 Buddhist temples, 816 ...

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Buddhism in Japan, Buddhism in Japan - Early Chinese accounts, Buddhism in Japan - Nara Period, Buddhism in Japan - Ritsu, Buddhism in Japan - Jojitsu, Buddhism in Japan - Kusha, Buddhism in Japan - Sanron, Buddhism in Japan - Hosso, Buddhism in Japan - Kegon, Buddhism in Japan - Heian Period, Buddhism in Japan - Tendai, Buddhism in Japan - Shingon, Buddhism in Japan - Kamakura to Modern Period, Buddhism in Japan - Amidist Schools, Buddhism in Japan - Zen Schools, Buddhism in Japan - Nichiren Buddhism, Buddhism in Japan - Timeline

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Hōnen was born in 1133 in Mimasaka (present day Okayama Prefecture) and became a trainee monk at the Tendai complex on Mt. Hiei, aged twelve, after the murder of his father. During his time on Mt. Hiei he studied the Buddhist canon extensively and gained a reputation as an excellent scholar. However Hōnen's vigorous studies appear to have been motivated by a dissatisfaction with the Tendai path in which he was ostensibly training. According to biographers, one day he came across Genshin's Ojoyoshu, which aroused his interest in Pure ...

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Honen Shonin, Honen Shonin - Life, Honen Shonin - Character, Honen Shonin - Doctrine

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Shinran originally practiced as a low-status monk, in a Tendai nembutsu worship hall. Then, just one-year before finishing the twenty-one year Tendai training course, he left the temple on Mount Hiei in disillusionment over his capacity for spiritual practice and also in disgust at widespread monastic corruption. Following a vision Shinran sought out and studied with Honen (1133-1212), founder of the Jodo Shu sect and another Tendai drop-out, who taught the exclusive and single practice of saying the name of Amida Buddha. Six y ...

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Jodo Shinshu, Jodo Shinshu - The Founder: Shinran, Jodo Shinshu - Doctrine, Jodo Shinshu - Sub-sects

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Much of Nichiren Shoshu's underlying teachings are, overtly, extensions of Tendai (Cn: Tiantai) thought, including much of its worldview and its rationale for criticism of Buddhist schools that do not consider the Lotus Sutra to be Buddhism's highest teaching. For example, Nichiren Shoshu doctrine adopts or extends Tendai's classification of the Buddhist sutras into five time periods and eight categories (goji-hakkyō), its theory of 3000 interpenetrating realms within a single life-moment (Ichinen Sanzen), and its view of the ...

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Nichiren Shoshu, Nichiren Shoshu - Overview, Nichiren Shoshu - Doctrines and practice, Nichiren Shoshu - View of Nichiren's lifetime of teaching, Nichiren Shoshu - Object of veneration, Nichiren Shoshu - Positioning of the Dai-Gohonzon and further differences with other Nichiren schools, Nichiren Shoshu - Practice, Nichiren Shoshu - Friction and split with Soka Gakkai, Nichiren Shoshu - Controversy involving the priesthood, Nichiren Shoshu - Accusations against the high priest, Nichiren Shoshu - Other lawsuits and outcomes, Nichiren Shoshu - Recommendation, Nichiren Shoshu - Sources and references, Nichiren Shoshu - English, Nichiren Shoshu - Japanese, Nichiren Shoshu - Japanese for Buddhist terms

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Much of Nichiren Buddhist doctrine is, at least on the surface, a further development or adaptation of Tendai (Chinese: Tiantai) thought, especially as passed down from Saichō (also known as Dengyō; 767–822). For example, as in Tendai but in contrast to many other Buddhist schools, most Nichiren Buddhists believe that personal enlightenment can be achieved in this world within the practitioner's current lifetime (即身成仏: sokushin jōbutsu). Markedly different from Tendai and any other Buddhist lineage is the Nichiren Buddhis ...

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Nichiren Buddhism, Nichiren Buddhism - The founder Nichiren, Nichiren Buddhism - Schools, Nichiren Buddhism - Major Nichiren Buddhist schools, Nichiren Buddhism - Doctrine and practices, Nichiren Buddhism - Nichiren's writings, Nichiren Buddhism - Sources and references, Nichiren Buddhism - English, Nichiren Buddhism - Japanese

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In 1457, Rennyo succeeded his father as head of Kyoto's rundown Honganji, and began active missionary work in Omi Province leading to a dramatic revival in the temple's fortunes. However his promotion of the unorthodox Jodo Shinshu form of Buddhism offended the older Tendai temples, and Rennyo was forced to flee to Omi when the Honganji was attacked by Enryakuji monks in 1465. Following his ancestor Shinran, Rennyo promoted belief in the saving grace of Amida Buddha and taught that there was no need for any religious practice beyond s ...

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Rennyo, Rennyo - Life, Rennyo - Rennyo's Legacy

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