Kegon school of Japanese Buddhism
Buddhist Traditions Lineage / school
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Neutral catalog summary
About this record
Kegon school of Japanese Buddhism is cataloged as a Lineage / school within Buddhist Traditions. Its candidate country context is “Japan” and its period or origin is “Introduced in the 8th century–present.” It is associated with the parent tradition “Huayan 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
- Kegon; Kegon-shū; Huayan-derived Kegon; Japanese Flower Garland school
- Parent tradition
- Huayan Buddhism
- Public geographic context
- Japan
- Period / origin
- Introduced in the 8th century–present
- Living / historical status
- Living small Japanese school with historical importance
- 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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Stable attribution
Cite this record
Kegon school of Japanese Buddhism. Atlas of Religious and Esoteric Lineages, record 1266. https://esotericlineages.com/entry/1266
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