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    Six Buddhist schools from China were introduced to Japan during the Nara period: Kusha, Jojitsu, Sanron, Hosso, Kegon, and Ritsu. Kusha, Jojitsu, and Ritsu followed Southern Buddhist traditions while Hosso, Kegon, and Sanron followed Northern traditions. These schools taught the same doctrines as in China and Japanese beliefs were not incorporated until after the Nara period. The schools focused on different Buddhist texts and teachings but Buddhism in Nara was mostly limited to elites and did not spread to common people, though it helped lay the foundations for future growth.

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    Six Buddhist schools from China were introduced to Japan during the Nara period: Kusha, Jojitsu, Sanron, Hosso, Kegon, and Ritsu. Kusha, Jojitsu, and Ritsu followed Southern Buddhist traditions while Hosso, Kegon, and Sanron followed Northern traditions. These schools taught the same doctrines as in China and Japanese beliefs were not incorporated until after the Nara period. The schools focused on different Buddhist texts and teachings but Buddhism in Nara was mostly limited to elites and did not spread to common people, though it helped lay the foundations for future growth.

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    Six Buddhist schools from China were introduced to Japan during the Nara period: Kusha, Jojitsu, Sanron, Hosso, Kegon, and Ritsu. Kusha, Jojitsu, and Ritsu followed Southern Buddhist traditions while Hosso, Kegon, and Sanron followed Northern traditions. These schools taught the same doctrines as in China and Japanese beliefs were not incorporated until after the Nara period. The schools focused on different Buddhist texts and teachings but Buddhism in Nara was mostly limited to elites and did not spread to common people, though it helped lay the foundations for future growth.

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    Six Buddhist schools in Nara

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    All the important Chinese buddhist schools developed during Tang dynasty were introduced to
    Japan during Nara period. The emperors promoted Buddhism as part of state religion, and they
    had a strong connection with China. The six Buddhist school from China were introduced in
    this time: Kusha, Jojitsu, Sanron, Hosso, Kegon and Ritsu School.
    Hosso, Kegon and Sanron belong to Northern tradition of Buddhism and Kusha Jojitsu and Risu
    belong to Southern tradition.
    These schools were the same that existed in China, and there were not new elements of
    Japanese belief. The syncretism with local cult and religion was after Nara period.
    Kusha school was derived from Theravada and it was based on the study of Abhidharma.
    However, this school was never incorporated as a separate school but a sub sect of Hosso
    school.
    Jojitsu school was also a Hinayana school, but based specially on Sautantrika school. This
    school is a sub sect of Sanron school.
    Sanron school was developed by a Korean monk, Ekan, who was the mentor of princes
    Shotoku. This school is a Mahayana Chinese school based specially in the text of Nagarjuna and
    Aryadeva.
    Hosso school was a yogacara school developed in China. It was introduced by Dosho, a
    Japanese monk.
    Kegon school was based on Avatamsaka sutra and was developed by the monk Hozo.
    Ritsu school was based on Vinaya Pitaka. The emphasis of this school was on moral precepts
    and the rules for monks.
    In the first stage of Budddhism, only the elites adopted this tradition. The text was studied only
    by scholars and monks. The religion did not spread around common people. Anyhow, it
    planted the seed of spreading Buddhism in the next period.

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