Encyclopedia of Buddhism Volume One A -L Robert E. Buswell

E XOTERIC-ESOTERIC (KENMITSU) BUDDHISM IN J APAN
See also: Huayan School; Japan; Japanese Royal Family
and Buddhism; Kamakura Buddhism, Japan; Meiji
Buddhist Reform; Shingon Buddhism, Japan; Shinto
(Honji Suijaku) and Buddhism; Tiantai School
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