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Nichiren BUddhism

Nichiren

Nichiren Buddhism (in Japanese called Hokke-shū, 法華宗, i.e., "school of the Lotus" (April 28, 1253), originally Nichiren-shū, 日莲宗, "school of Nichiren") is the set of Japanese Mahāyāna Buddhist schools that...

Nichiren

Nichiren Buddhism (in Japanese called Hokke-shū, 法華宗, i.e., "school of the Lotus" (April 28, 1253), originally Nichiren-shū, 日莲宗, "school of Nichiren") is the set of Japanese Mahāyāna Buddhist schools that...

Risshū Buddhism

Risshū

The Risshū (Jap. 律宗; transl. roughly "school [shū] of rules of conduct [ritsu]; Vinaya school") is a Japanese school of Buddhism that arose during the Nara period. It has been...

Risshū

The Risshū (Jap. 律宗; transl. roughly "school [shū] of rules of conduct [ritsu]; Vinaya school") is a Japanese school of Buddhism that arose during the Nara period. It has been...

Huayan Buddhism

Huayan

Huayan (simplified Chinese: 华严; traditional Chinese: 華嚴; pinyin: huáyán; lit. "strict quintessence"; translated into Japanese as Kegon, Korean as Hwaŏmor, and Vietnamese as Hoa Nghiêm) or its full name Huayanzong...

Huayan

Huayan (simplified Chinese: 华严; traditional Chinese: 華嚴; pinyin: huáyán; lit. "strict quintessence"; translated into Japanese as Kegon, Korean as Hwaŏmor, and Vietnamese as Hoa Nghiêm) or its full name Huayanzong...

Tiantai Buddhism

Tiantai

The Tiantai school (天台宗, pinyin: Tiāntái zōng) is a Chinese school of Mahâyâna Buddhism that emerged in the lifetime, whose interpretation of the sutras and speculative elaborations exerted great influence...

Tiantai

The Tiantai school (天台宗, pinyin: Tiāntái zōng) is a Chinese school of Mahâyâna Buddhism that emerged in the lifetime, whose interpretation of the sutras and speculative elaborations exerted great influence...

Mahayana Buddhism

Mahayana

Mahayana (Sanskrit महायान mahāyāna, from mahā 'great' and yāna 'vehicle' or 'path', i.e. Great Vehicle or Great Path) is one of the main branches of Buddhism. The generic term Mahayana...

Mahayana

Mahayana (Sanskrit महायान mahāyāna, from mahā 'great' and yāna 'vehicle' or 'path', i.e. Great Vehicle or Great Path) is one of the main branches of Buddhism. The generic term Mahayana...

Naraka Buddhism

Naraka

In Buddhism, Naraka (Sanskrit: नरक) or Narakaloka means underworld or hell. The term is found in all four Indian religions (Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism and Sikhism). Naraka is a place of...

Naraka

In Buddhism, Naraka (Sanskrit: नरक) or Narakaloka means underworld or hell. The term is found in all four Indian religions (Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism and Sikhism). Naraka is a place of...