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Schools of Buddhism founded in Japan

  • Jōdo-shūIn 1133, a boy named Hōnen was born into the Uruma family of Mimasaka Province. His father, Uruma no Tokikuni, held local ruling power until an assassination…
  • Nichiren BuddhismIn 1253, a young priest named Nichiren stood beneath the ginkgo tree at Seichō-ji temple in Chiba Prefecture and chanted the phrase Namu Myōhō Renge Kyō for…
  • TendaiIn the sixth month of 805, a monk named Saichō returned to Japan from China after studying under Dàosuì, the seventh Tiantai patriarch.