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''This page is about the school of Buddhism. You may have meant [[Ritsu Sohma]], the anime character.''
The '''Ritsu''' (律宗) school of [[Buddhism]] is one of the [[Nanto Rikushū|six schools of Nara Buddhism]] in Japan, noted for its use of the [[Vinaya]] textual framework of the [[Dharmaguptaka]], one of the early schools of Buddhism. The Ritsu school was founded in Japan by the blind Chinese priest [[Jianzhen]], better known by his Japanese name "Ganjin." Ganjin traveled to Japan at the request of Japanese priests, and established the [[Tōshōdai-ji]] in Nara. During the [[Kamakura period]], the Ritsu sect was divided into schools at Tōshodai-ji, Kaidan'in, [[Saidai-ji]], and Sen'yuji. However, during the [[Meiji period]], the Ritsu sect was incorporated within the [[Shingon]] sect by decree of the Japanese government. Today only [[Tōshōdai-ji]], which resisted the government measures, retains its identity as a Ritsu temple.
==See also==
* [[Vinaya]]
* [[Dharmaguptaka]]
* [[Schools of Buddhism]]
* [[Buddhism in Japan]]
[[Category:Buddhism in Japan]]
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