Meditation in Japan Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
About Meditation in Japan
Buddhismentered Japan fromChina, and although there was an almost continuous flow of philosophical and religious thought between the two countries over many centuries, it can be said that Buddhism arrived in three waves: during the Nara period (up to 784 CE), Heian period (794–1185 CE) and the post-Kamakura period (from 1185 CE). During the Nara period, the main schools that arrived were the Kegon (華厳宗) and Hosso (法相宗, or Yogacara; 瑜伽行派) . The Heian period saw the arrival of Tendai (天台宗) and the esoteric school of Shingon (眞言宗), while the latter wave brought the more faith based schools of Jodo Shu (Pure Land School; 浄土宗) and Jodo Shinshu (浄土真宗; True Pure Land School) and the various Zen Schools (禅宗). Among the various schools of Buddhism that took root in Japan, perhaps Zen is the mo
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