- Ichibata Yakushi Kyodan
Ichibata Yakushi Kyōdan is an independent school of
Buddhism inJapan which places great importance on what they term "genze riyaku" (faith) inYakushi (Medicine Buddha). Previously affiliated with theTendai and then theMyoshinji branch ofRinzai , today the school is still considered a part of the Rinzai despite having little in common with them. The school's various temples have become known as places where people can come to have their eyes healed. Its main temple is Ichibata Yakushi, and as of 1984 it had 31 temples with approximately 195, 783 adherents.Reader, et al; 20-21] Kraft, 158]ee also
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Buddhism in Japan Notes
References
*cite book| last =Kraft| first =Kenneth| authorlink =| coauthors =| title =Zen: Tradition and Transition| publisher =Grove Press| date =1988| location =| pages =| url =http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/17259723&referer=brief_results| doi =| id = | isbn = 080213162X
*cite book| last =Reader| first =Ian| authorlink =| coauthors =Tanabe, George Joji| title =Practically Religious: Worldly Benefits and the Common Religion of Japan| publisher =University of Hawaii Press| date =1998| location =| pages =| url =http://www.worldcat.org/search?qt=worldcat_org_all&q=0824820908| doi =| id = | isbn = 0824820908
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