Sōtō school of Zen in Japan

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Sōtō_school_of_Zen_in_Japan
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Buddhism
gptkbp:country gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:emphasizes gptkb:meditation
gptkbp:established 13th century
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Dōgen
gptkb:Keizan
gptkbp:globalPresence gptkb:Europe
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:head_temple gptkb:Eihei-ji
gptkb:Sōji-ji
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sōtō school of Zen in Japan
gptkbp:language Japanese
gptkbp:main_practice zazen
gptkbp:notableFigure gptkb:Dōgen
gptkb:Keizan
gptkb:Koun_Ejō
gptkbp:number_of_followers millions
gptkbp:number_of_temples over 14,000
gptkbp:official_organization Sōtōshū
gptkbp:ordination_lineage Dharma transmission
gptkbp:parent_tradition gptkb:Chinese_Caodong_school
gptkbp:philosophy gptkb:Shikantaza
gptkbp:related_school gptkb:Ōbaku_school
gptkb:Rinzai_school
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Buddhism
gptkbp:scripture gptkb:Shōbōgenzō
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Dōgen
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5