Statistics for Traditions of Japanese Buddhism

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    (4 since last reset)
  • The average score is 3 of 15

Answer Stats

HintAnswer% Correct
The meditation school, founded as a separate school during the Kamakura periodZen
100%
Pure Land Buddhism is the English name for the tradition focused on devotion
to this buddha and obtaining rebirth in his "pure land," Sukhāvatī
Amitābha
(or Amida)
67%
The Mantrayāna or "Esoteric" tradition,
transmitted from China by Kūkai
Shingon
67%
Kamakura-period tradition founded by and named after a priest and prophet
who valued the Lotus Sūtra above all other texts
Nichiren
33%
Tradition of the meditation school transmitted from China by EisaiRinzai
33%
The East Asian Yogācāra traditionHossō
0%
The variety of Pure Land Buddhism founded by ShinranJōdo Shinshū
0%
The variety of Pure Land Buddhism founded by HōnenJōdo-shū
0%
Based on the Tattvasiddhi-ŚāstraJōjitsu
0%
Based on the Avataṃsaka or "Flower Garland" SūtraKegon
0%
Based on the AbhidharmakośaKusha
0%
Focused on the vinaya or monastic codeRisshū
0%
The East Asian Mādhyamaka traditionSanron
0%
Tradition of the meditation school transmitted from China by DōgenSōtō
0%
Based on the Saddharmapuṇḍarīka or "Lotus" Sūtra,
transmitted from China by Saichō
Tendai
0%

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