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Traditions of Japanese Buddhism

Name the traditions of Japanese Buddhism indicated.
Not all schools are included.
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Last updated: January 25, 2023
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The East Asian Yogācāra tradition
Hossō
Based on the Abhidharmakośa
Kusha
The East Asian Mādhyamaka tradition
Sanron
Based on the Tattvasiddhi-Śāstra
Jōjitsu
Based on the Avataṃsaka or "Flower Garland" Sūtra
Kegon
Focused on the vinaya or monastic code
Risshū
Based on the Saddharmapuṇḍarīka or "Lotus" Sūtra,
transmitted from China by Saichō
Tendai
The Mantrayāna or "Esoteric" tradition,
transmitted from China by Kūkai
Shingon
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)
The variety of Pure Land Buddhism founded by Hōnen
Jōdo-shū
The variety of Pure Land Buddhism founded by Shinran
Jōdo Shinshū
The meditation school, founded as a separate school during the Kamakura period
Zen
Tradition of the meditation school transmitted from China by Eisai
Rinzai
Tradition of the meditation school transmitted from China by Dōgen
Sōtō
Kamakura-period tradition founded by and named after a priest and prophet
who valued the Lotus Sūtra above all other texts
Nichiren
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