Risshū

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Risshū is a Japanese Buddhist monastic order founded by the Chinese monk Ganjin that emphasizes strict adherence to the Vinaya (monastic precepts).

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Risshū canonical 2
Kosen-rufu 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist monastic order
Buddhist school in Japan
associatedCity Nara
associatedTemple Tōshōdai-ji
classification Nara Buddhist school
linked to: Hossō school
coreDoctrine strict observance of Buddhist precepts
country Japan
emphasis Vinaya
monastic precepts
focus discipline of monks and nuns
ordination rituals
founder Ganjin
linked to: Ganjin (Jianzhen)

Jianzhen
linked to: Ganjin (Jianzhen)
goal correct transmission of ordination precepts
purification of the sangha
hasKeyConcept precept-keeping as foundation of practice
historicalPeriod Nara period
influenced Japanese Buddhist monastic discipline
influencedBy Chinese Vinaya traditions
introducedBy Ganjin
linked to: Ganjin (Jianzhen)
introducedTo Japan
language Classical Chinese (scriptural language)
Classical Japanese (scholastic language)
monasticCodeType fully ordained monastic precepts
originCountry China
region Nara, Japan
linked to: Nara
religion Buddhism
scripturalBasis Dharmaguptaka Vinaya
Vinaya Piṭaka
linked to: Vinaya Pitaka
tradition Mahāyāna Buddhism
linked to: Mahayana

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ganjin monasticOrder Risshū
subject linked to: Ganjin (Jianzhen)
Bodhisattvas of the Earth linkedConcept Kosen-rufu
linked to: Risshū