Essay name: Theravada Buddhist studies in Japan
Author:
Keiko Soda
Affiliation: University of Calcutta / Department of Pali
This essay studies the acceptance of Buddhism in Japanese culture and nature, in light of the concept of 鈥淚mpermanence鈥�. The history of Japanese Buddhism traces its origins from its introduction through Korea, evolving significantly over various periods.
Chapter 1 - The history of Japanese Buddhism
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CHAPTER I
THE HISTORY OF JAPANESE BUDDHISM
1.1. INTRODUCTION
India.
Buddhism is the religious philosophy which was
founded by Sakyamuni Buddha in the 6th century B.C. in
According to Buddhism Buddha is a person who
overcomes his sufferings and attains Nirvana, the final
goal of Buddhist aspiration.
or
In Buddhism, there are two
systems. One 10 Buddhism which prospered in the time of
King Asoka, the third ruler of the Maurya Kingdom in the
3rd century B.C. and spread over Ceylon and Indo-China
peninsula and Java. The other is Buddhism which spread
澶�
over Kashmir, west part of India, Khotin, Kucha in the
2nd century B.C. over Han Dynasty in the 1st century B.C.
and over Korea in the 6th century A.D.
During
Officially, Buddhism came to Japan through
diplomatic relation with a delegation from the King of
Kudara (Korea) in the court of the Japanese emperor.
Prince Sh艒toku Taishi, the regend of Emperor Suiko, was
responsible for propagating Buddhism in Japan.
Nara Period Buddhist studies and culture were greatly
developed, coinciding with the introduction of the six
Nara sects. In 794, a new capital was built at Heian,
a few miles north of Nara. In that period, two new
sects were founded: the Tendai by Saich艒 and the Singon
by K奴kai. In the middle of Heian Period, a new Buddhist
