Sōtō
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Sōtō Zen or the Sōtō school is the largest of the three traditional sects of Zen in Japanese Buddhism. It is the Japanese line of the Chinese Caodong school, which was founded during the Tang dynasty
Kamakura-period statue of Thousand-armed Kannon at Sanjūsangen-dō in Kyoto, Japan.
Shitou Xiqian
Dōgen Zenji, credited as a founder of the Sōtō sect in Japan
Koun Ejō
Ōbaku
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Ōbaku Zen or the Ōbaku school is one of three main schools of Japanese Zen Buddhism, in addition to the Sōtō and Rinzai schools. The school was founded in Japan by the Chinese monk Ingen Ryūki, who im
Sōtō
…Sōtō Zen or the Sōtō school (曹洞宗, Sōtō-shū) is the largest of the three traditional sects of Zen in Japanese Buddhism (the others being Rinzai and Ōbaku). It is the Japanese line of the Chinese Caodong school, which was founded during the Tang dynasty by Dongshan Liangjie. It emphasizes Shikantaza…
Manpuku-ji in Uji, head temple of the Ōbaku sect.
Daiyū Hōden (Mahavira Hall) at Kōfuku-ji in Nagasaki.
Meditation Hall at Sōfuku-ji in Nagasaki.