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Pure Land Buddhism and Zen Buddhism

Pure Land Buddhism and Zen Buddhism. Mrs. Tucker 7 th Grade World History/Honors Cobalt Institute of Math and Science. Pure Land Buddhism and Zen Buddhism. Pure Land Buddhism One of the most important sects of Buddhism in Japan.

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Pure Land Buddhism and Zen Buddhism

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  1. Pure Land Buddhism and Zen Buddhism Mrs. Tucker 7th Grade World History/Honors Cobalt Institute of Math and Science

  2. Pure Land Buddhism and Zen Buddhism • Pure Land Buddhism • One of the most important sects of Buddhism in Japan. • Won many followers because of its message of a happy life after death. • Look to Lord Amida – Budda of Love and Mercy. • Believed Amida had founded a paradise above the clouds. • To get to the paradise one had only to have faith and chant the name of Amida. • Zen Buddhism • Brought to Japan from China during 1100’s. • Taught people could find inner peace through self-control and a simple way of life. • Bodies controlled through martial arts. • Practiced meditation. • Appealed to the Samurai

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