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BUDDHISM IN JAPAN: HISTORY, MILITANT BUDDHISM AND MODERNIZATIONS | Facts and Details

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Religious Philosophies and ConceptsEastern Traditional Wisdom

The are numerous Buddhist sects in Japan. The largest is the Nichiren sect with about nine million members. The Zen sect has about 4.5 million members. Most Japanese Buddhist sects embrace beliefs of East Asian Mahayana ("Greater Vehicle") Buddhism, which preaches salvation in paradise for everyone rather than focusing on individual perfection as is the case with Theravada Buddhism favored in Southeast Asia...

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