Tendai
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Tendai is a major school of Japanese Buddhism derived from the Chinese Tiantai tradition, known for its inclusive doctrine centered on the Lotus Sutra and its influential monastic center on Mount Hiei.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist school
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Japanese Buddhist sect ⓘ |
| associatedMountain | Mount Hiei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| classificationSystem | doctrinal classification (kyōhan) of Buddhist teachings ⓘ |
| coreText | Lotus Sutra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| derivesFrom | Tiantai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| doctrineCharacteristic |
emphasis on universal Buddhahood
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inclusive doctrine ⓘ synthesis of various Buddhist teachings ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Saichō NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founderReligiousName | Dengyō Daishi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundingCentury | 9th century ⓘ |
| foundingPeriod | Heian period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicScope | primarily Japan ⓘ |
| hasMonasticCenter | Mount Hiei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOrdinationSystem | Mahāyāna ordination platform at Mount Hiei ⓘ |
| hasSubtradition |
Taimitsu (Tendai esotericism)
NERFINISHED
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Tendai-shū NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
dominant Buddhist school in early Heian Japan
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provider of education for Japanese clergy and aristocracy ⓘ |
| includesElement |
Pure Land practices
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Zen-style meditation ⓘ esoteric Buddhism (Mikkyō) ⓘ |
| influencedSchool |
Jōdo Shinshū
NERFINISHED
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Jōdo-shū NERFINISHED ⓘ Nichiren Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ Zen Buddhism in Japan ⓘ |
| introducedToJapanFrom | China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfRitual | Japanese ⓘ |
| languageOfScriptureStudy | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| majorTempleComplex | Enryaku-ji NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monasticDiscipline | strict ascetic practices on Mount Hiei ⓘ |
| originatesFrom | China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalConcept |
middle way
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mutual inclusion of all phenomena ⓘ three thousand realms in a single thought-moment ⓘ |
| practice |
chanting of the Lotus Sutra
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esoteric rituals ⓘ meditation ⓘ nembutsu ⓘ precepts observance ⓘ |
| regionOfInfluence | Kyoto region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scripturalBasis |
Lotus Sutra
NERFINISHED
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Mahāyāna sūtras NERFINISHED ⓘ Tiantai commentarial literature ⓘ |
| viewOnLotusSutra | regards Lotus Sutra as supreme teaching of the Buddha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Zenkō-ji
subject surface form:
Ichinen sanzen