Traditions of Japanese Buddhism - Statistics

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Hint Answer % Correct
The meditation school, founded as a separate school during the Kamakura period Zen
100%
Pure Land Buddhism is the English name for the tradition focused on devotion to this buddha and obtaining rebirth in his "pure land," Sukhāvatī Amitābha (or Amida)
64%
Kamakura-period tradition founded by and named after a priest and prophet who valued the Lotus Sūtra above all other texts Nichiren
64%
The Mantrayāna or "Esoteric" tradition, transmitted from China by Kūkai Shingon
57%
Based on the Saddharmapuṇḍarīka or "Lotus" Sūtra, transmitted from China by Saichō Tendai
50%
Tradition of the meditation school transmitted from China by Eisai Rinzai
36%
The variety of Pure Land Buddhism founded by Shinran Jōdo Shinshū
21%
The variety of Pure Land Buddhism founded by Hōnen Jōdo-shū
21%
Tradition of the meditation school transmitted from China by Dōgen Sōtō
21%
The East Asian Yogācāra tradition Hossō
14%
Based on the Avataṃsaka or "Flower Garland" Sūtra Kegon
14%
The East Asian Mādhyamaka tradition Sanron
14%
Based on the Tattvasiddhi-Śāstra Jōjitsu
0%
Based on the Abhidharmakośa Kusha
0%
Focused on the vinaya or monastic code Risshū
0%
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