- KEGON SCHOOL
- a branch of BUDDHISM introduced into Japan by the Korean monk JINJO (died 742) which had a significant influence on the rise of ZEN through its identification of NIRVNA and SASRA.
Concise dictionary of Religion. 2012.
KEGON SCHOOL
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