Japanese Buddhism

E218805

Buddhism by country Mahayana Buddhism tradition religious tradition

Japanese Buddhism is the diverse tradition of Buddhist schools and practices that developed in Japan, blending Indian and Chinese Buddhist teachings with indigenous Shinto beliefs.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Japanese Buddhism canonical	30
Buddhism in Japan	2
Nara Buddhism	2

Statements (71)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Buddhism by country ⓘ Mahayana Buddhism tradition ⓘ religious tradition ⓘ
associatedWith	Dōgen ⓘ Eisai ⓘ Hōnen ⓘ Ikkyū Sōjun ⓘ Kūkai ⓘ Nichiren ⓘ Prince Shōtoku ⓘ Saichō ⓘ Shinran ⓘ
coreText	Diamond Sutra ⓘ Heart Sutra ⓘ Lotus Sūtra ⓘ surface form: Lotus Sutra Mahavairocana Tantra ⓘ Pure Land sutras ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
doctrineFeature	Nichiren exclusive devotion to Lotus Sutra ⓘ Zen emphasis on meditation ⓘ devotional Pure Land faith ⓘ upaya (skillful means) ⓘ
dominantBranch	Mahayana ⓘ surface form: Mahayana Buddhism
experiencedEvent	Meiji-era separation of Shinto and Buddhism ⓘ anti-Buddhist haibutsu kishaku movement ⓘ
hasComponent	Hossō school ⓘ Jōdo Shinshū ⓘ Jōdo-shū ⓘ Jōjitsu school ⓘ Kegon school ⓘ New Religious Movements in Japan ⓘ Nichiren Buddhism ⓘ Rinzai ⓘ surface form: Rinzai school Ritsu school ⓘ Sanron school ⓘ Shingon Buddhism ⓘ surface form: Shingon Shugendō ⓘ Sōtō Zen ⓘ surface form: Sōtō school Tendai ⓘ Yuzu Nembutsu ⓘ Zen Buddhism in Japan ⓘ Ōbaku school ⓘ
hasInfluenceFrom	Chinese Buddhism ⓘ Indian Buddhism ⓘ Korean Buddhism ⓘ Shinto ⓘ
hasInstitutionType	Buddhist temple ⓘ lay religious association ⓘ monastery ⓘ
historicalPeriodOfDevelopment	Edo period ⓘ Kamakura period ⓘ Muromachi period ⓘ
historicalPeriodOfFormation	Heian period ⓘ Nara period ⓘ
includesPractice	ancestor veneration ⓘ chanting of sutras ⓘ esoteric rituals ⓘ funerary rites ⓘ nembutsu recitation ⓘ pilgrimage ⓘ zazen ⓘ
integratesBeliefSystem	ancestor worship ⓘ kami worship ⓘ
languageOfScripture	Classical Chinese ⓘ Classical Japanese ⓘ
modernForm	lay-centered movements ⓘ socially engaged Buddhism in Japan ⓘ
relatedConcept	shinbutsu bunri ⓘ shinbutsu-shūgō ⓘ
roleInSociety	funerary religion in Japan ⓘ provider of temple registration in Edo period ⓘ

Referenced by (34)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Yama → equivalentCulture → Japanese Buddhism ⓘ

Mahayana sutras → influenced → Japanese Buddhism ⓘ

Pure Land Buddhism → associatedWith → Japanese Buddhism ⓘ

Nichiren Buddhism → branchOf → Japanese Buddhism ⓘ

Kobo Daishi → influenced → Japanese Buddhism ⓘ

Chinese Buddhism → transmittedTo → Japanese Buddhism ⓘ

Shinshukyo → relatedConcept → Japanese Buddhism ⓘ

bussokusekika → culturalContext → Japanese Buddhism ⓘ

Zuihoden Mausoleum → religiousTradition → Japanese Buddhism ⓘ

Hinokuma Hamanari → associatedReligion → Japanese Buddhism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Buddhism in Japan

Gyōki → movement → Japanese Buddhism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Buddhism in Japan

Ganjin (Jianzhen) → influenced → Japanese Buddhism ⓘ

subject surface form: Ganjin

Ganjin (Jianzhen) → influenced → Japanese Buddhism ⓘ

subject surface form: Ganjin

this entity surface form: Nara Buddhism

Rōmon gate → hasCulturalContext → Japanese Buddhism ⓘ

Indian Buddhism → influenced → Japanese Buddhism ⓘ

Yogācāra → influencedTradition → Japanese Buddhism ⓘ

Chinese Buddhist Canon → influenced → Japanese Buddhism ⓘ

Heart Sutra → practicedIn → Japanese Buddhism ⓘ

Kukai → veneratedIn → Japanese Buddhism ⓘ

subject surface form: Kūkai

perfection of wisdom (prajñāpāramitā) → influenced → Japanese Buddhism ⓘ

subject surface form: Perfection of wisdom (prajñāpāramitā)

Hosso sect → associatedWith → Japanese Buddhism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nara Buddhism

Yongming Yanshou → veneratedIn → Japanese Buddhism ⓘ

mappo (Latter Day of the Law) → associatedWith → Japanese Buddhism ⓘ

subject surface form: Mappo

Lotus Sūtra → influencedTradition → Japanese Buddhism ⓘ

Temple 8: Kumadaniji → culturalContext → Japanese Buddhism ⓘ

subject surface form: Kumadaniji

Temple 12: Shōsanji → culturalContext → Japanese Buddhism ⓘ

Temple 88: Ōkuboji → hasCulturalContext → Japanese Buddhism ⓘ

subject surface form: Ōkuboji

Temple 41: Ryūkōji → hasCulturalContext → Japanese Buddhism ⓘ

subject surface form: Ryūkōji

Temple 84: Yashimaji → hasCulturalContext → Japanese Buddhism ⓘ

Takasaki Daruma → hasCulturalOrigin → Japanese Buddhism ⓘ

Temple 46: Jōruriji → hasCulturalContext → Japanese Buddhism ⓘ

Womb Realm Mandala → religiousTradition → Japanese Buddhism ⓘ

Temple 78: Goshoji → hasCulturalSignificanceIn → Japanese Buddhism ⓘ

Nara lion-dog → culturalContext → Japanese Buddhism ⓘ