Heian Period (794 – 1185 C.E.) Heian means "peace" and "tranquility" in Japanese.
794 C.E. the imperial Palace of Japan moved to Heian kyō (modern Kyoto) - start of traditional Japanese Buddhism
Emperor Kammu moved capital.
Politically, the Heian period was dominated by the Fujiwara clan.
Two major warrior clans in the Heian period were: Taira and Minamoto.
Tendai School
Tendai is a major Shinto Japanese school of Mahāyāna Buddhism named after Mount Tien-tai in South East China where its first monastery was established. Tendai first arose as a consequence of the study of the Lotus Sūtra. This school later gave rise to other movement within Buddhism.
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5 Periods of Teachings and 8 Lessons
Times of day
Classified into 4 methods & 4 nature
Saichō (767 – 822 C.E.) was a Japanese Buddhist monk credited with founding the Tendai school in Japan.
Shingon School
Kūkai (774 – 835 C.E)
Kūkai accepted both Mahāyāna and Hīnayāna precepts and interpreted them according to his own
esoteric teachings. He classified Buddhism into two parts, that is, esoteric and exoteric and taught
that all schools of Buddhism other than Shingon were exoteric because they were known and revealed
by Sakyamuni Buddha. According to him, Shingon is supreme and complete form of religion while other
schools are lesser and incomplete.
“Ten Stages of Development of Human Consciousness”