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1. Tang Dynasty Influence On Japan

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   Religious and Philosophical Transmission
   Buddhism, particularly in its Tang interpretations, became the primary vehicle for cultural exchange. Japanese monks such as Kūkai and Saichō traveled to Tang China, returning with new textual traditions and esoteric practices. These monks established the Tendai and Shingon schools, which incorporated Tang Buddhist aesthetics and metaphysical frameworks that emphasized the spiritual superiority of purple-dyed vestments—a belief that would persist i…