Zen buddhism in japan history

• [DOC File]Chanoyu: a brief history and description of the Japanese ...

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  Both Nōnin and Eisai justified their own Zen activities by citing the Zen lineages held by Saichō, the founder of Japanese Tendai. 33 The medieval Zen monk and historian Kokan Shiren (1278-1346) placed the transmission of Zen to Japan in the Nara period (ca. eighth century). 34 The Sōtō Zen patriarch Keizan Jōkin (1264-1325) attempted to ...

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• [DOC File]Buddhism BCE - Reeves' History Page

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  The samurai bushido code is an internally-consistent ethical code, grounded in the spiritual approach of the Rinzai school of Zen Buddhism. In its purest form, it demands of its practitioners that they look effectively backward at the present from the moment of their own death, as if they were already, in effect, dead.

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• [DOCX File]Zen Buddhism in Samurai Society demonstrated through ...

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  Jul 08, 2018 · Zen’s emphasis on rigorous self-discipline appealed to the military elite and with generous patronage from shoguns such as Ashikaga Yoshimitsu (1358-1409), an accomplished poet and collector of Chinese paintings, and Ashikaga Yoshimasa (1430-1490), Zen Buddhism flourished throughout Japan.

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• [DOCX File]Zen Buddhism - Virginia Review of Asian Studies

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  By tracing how Zen Buddhism sprouted from Chinese religious traditions in the Tang Dynasty (618-907), how it flourished in the Song Dynasty (906-1279), and then spread to other East Asian countries such as Japan and Korea, the course aims to provide a deeper and nuanced understanding of the driven questions, the way of thinking, and detailed ...

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• [DOC File]Sōtō Zen in Medieval Japan by William M. Bodiford

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  The monk founder of Zen in Japan helped establish the initial connection of Zen and the samurai by introducing this sect of Buddhism. Eisai (1141-1215) was a Tendai monk who traveled to China on two different occasions because of his interest in Zen (Ch’an) Buddhism and renewing the Buddhist faith in Japan.

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• Brief History of Buddhism in Japan

  History. A Buddhist monk named Myōan Eisai (1141-1215) is believed to have brought powdered tea from China in 1191. Prior to this, tea was made by steeping tea leaves in hot water. For his contributions to tea in Japan, he has been called “the father of tea” (Castile). He is also known as the founder of Zen Buddhism in Japan.

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  1244 CE The Soto Zen sect of Buddhism was founded in Japan by Dogen (1200 - 1253), who emphasized a gradual process of enlightenment rather than a sudden experience. 1253 CE In Japan Nichiren (1222 - 1253) founds a Buddhist sect that will become named after him.

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