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Begins "all life is suffering"
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the buddha's way of ceasing desire
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The oldest form of Buddhism, characterized by monasteries and asceticism
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The "Greater Vehicle" sect, added concepts of boddhisattvas and esoteric worship
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Sect which practices forbidden things for enlightenment
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The founder of the Tendai sect
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This sect classified all religions are in a hierarchy
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The mentor of Shinran, founder of the Jodo sect
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Salvation by one's own innate power
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Salvation through the power of another
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Monk, took a wife to show the uselessness of asceticism
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The savior/messiah buddha
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Sects which focus on salvation through the grace of the buddha
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Focused on chanting "Namu myohorengyekyo!"
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The main monastery location for the Tendai sect
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Japanese Buddhism, stresses meditation in many forms
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Zen sect founded by Eisai
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Founder of the soto sect, perhaps Japan's greatest philosophical mind
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The buddha, the founder of buddhism
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Pure, seated meditation style
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Zen enlightenment, absolute bliss
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