Sōtō Zen
Buddhist Traditions Lineage / school
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Neutral catalog summary
About this record
Sōtō Zen is cataloged as a Lineage / school within Buddhist Traditions. Its candidate country context is “Japan” and its period or origin is “13th century onward in Japan.” It is associated with the parent tradition “Zen/Chan Buddhism.”
This summary is assembled only from the record fields shown below. It does not add ritual instructions, doctrinal claims or inferred geography.
Record fields
- Alternate / historical names
- Sōtō Zen Shikantaza Depth School; Sōtō-shū; Japanese Caodong Chan
- Parent tradition
- Zen/Chan Buddhism
- Public geographic context
- Japan
- Period / origin
- 13th century onward in Japan
- Living / historical status
- Living, historically attested
- Access / protocol
- Open / public
- Evidence status
- Directly cited
Geography
CandidateJapan
Public geographic context is limited to country level or broader. A documented site may still be named as the record’s public identity, but no subnational location field or coordinates are published.
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Related Atlas entries
Stable attribution
Cite this record
Sōtō Zen. Atlas of Religious and Esoteric Lineages, record 0135. https://esotericlineages.com/entry/0135
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