Hossō school
Buddhist Traditions Lineage / school
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Neutral catalog summary
About this record
Hossō school is cataloged as a Lineage / school within Buddhist Traditions. Its candidate country context is “Japan” and its period or origin is “7th century–present through temple institutions.” It is associated with the parent tradition “East Asian Yogācāra 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
- 法相宗 (Hossō-shū); Hossō-shū; Japanese Yogācāra school
- Parent tradition
- East Asian Yogācāra Buddhism
- Public geographic context
- Japan
- Period / origin
- 7th century–present through temple institutions
- Living / historical status
- Historical Nara school with living temple affiliations
- Access / protocol
- Institution-specific
- 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
Hossō school. Atlas of Religious and Esoteric Lineages, record 0861. https://esotericlineages.com/entry/0861
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