7-572: Risshū ( 律宗 ) , also Ritsu school , is one of the six schools of Nara Buddhism in Japan, noted for its use of the Vinaya textual framework of the Dharmaguptaka , one of the early schools of Buddhism. The Ritsu school was founded in Japan by the blind Chinese priest Jianzhen , better known by his Japanese name Ganjin . Ganjin traveled to Japan at the request of Japanese priests, and established
14-507: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to religion in Japan is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Nanto Rikush%C5%AB The Six Schools of Nara Buddhism , also known as the Rokushū 六宗 (also Rokushuu/Rokushu ), were academic Buddhist sects . These schools came to Japan from Korea and China during the late 6th and early 7th centuries. All of these schools were controlled by
21-802: The Tōshōdai-ji in Nara . During the Kamakura period , the Ritsu sect was divided into schools at Tōshōdai-ji, Kaidan-in , Saidai-ji , and Sennyū-ji . However, during the Meiji period , the Ritsu sect was incorporated within the Shingon sect by decree of the Japanese government. Today only Tōshōdai-ji , which resisted the government measures, retains its identity as a Ritsu temple. This Buddhism -related article
28-602: The Seven Great Southern Temples of Nara. Most of these sects wanted to be the main Buddhist school of the Imperial House of Japan and high officials. Because of this, many of them tried to be appealing to nobility. Many of the themes of these schools delved on advanced level, complicated, almost cryptic, Indian philosophies on the mind and existence. Some of the schools, though, were ideas on
35-579: The creation of the Tendai school, founded by Saichō , and Shingon Buddhism , founded by Kūkai . All six schools shared Gautama Buddha 's original teaching of the Four Noble Truths , but differed in their interpretations of ideas such as the interdependency of phenomena, ultimate enlightenment ( nirvana ), non-self ( anātman ), and the Middle Way . These schools laid the groundwork for
42-426: The formation and operations of a vihara . Due to the location of the temples constructed for these schools they were also called, The Six Southern Schools of Nara Buddhism . Eventually the increasing power of these schools of Buddhism and their influence in politics started to overwhelm the city of Nara. This forced Emperor Kanmu to relocate the capital, moving it to Heian-kyō ( Kyoto ). It also directly encouraged
49-478: The newly formed Japanese government of Nara . These schools were installed to mimic and expand upon already existing mainland Asian Buddhist thought. The schools were installed during the reign of Prince Shōtoku , most likely to increase the power of the expanding government through Buddhist and Confucian doctrine. Because of the government involvement in religious expansion, government funds were used to construct grand temples, statues, and paintings, most notably
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