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| Begins "all life is suffering" |
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| the buddha's way of ceasing desire |
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| The oldest form of Buddhism, characterized by monasteries and asceticism |
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| The "Greater Vehicle" sect, added concepts of boddhisattvas and esoteric worship |
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| Sect which practices forbidden things for enlightenment |
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| The founder of the Tendai sect |
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| This sect classified all religions are in a hierarchy |
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| The mentor of Shinran, founder of the Jodo sect |
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| Salvation by one's own innate power |
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| Salvation through the power of another |
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| Monk, took a wife to show the uselessness of asceticism |
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| The savior/messiah buddha |
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| Sects which focus on salvation through the grace of the buddha |
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| Focused on chanting "Namu myohorengyekyo!" |
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| The main monastery location for the Tendai sect |
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| Japanese Buddhism, stresses meditation in many forms |
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| Zen sect founded by Eisai |
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| Founder of the soto sect, perhaps Japan's greatest philosophical mind |
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| The buddha, the founder of buddhism |
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| Pure, seated meditation style |
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| Zen enlightenment, absolute bliss |
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