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1. Shinbutsu Shugo

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   The most influential doctrine justifying the syncretism was Honji Suijaku (本地垂迹, "original ground and local trace"). Under this model, the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas of Indian and Chinese Buddhism (the honji, or original ground) were considered the ultimate, universal reality. The native kami of Japan were understood to be the suijaku (local traces), temporary and geographically bound manifestations adopted by the original Buddhas to suit the underdeveloped spiritual capacities of the Japanese people [^2].
   For example, the sun goddess Amaterasu …

2. Tendai School Of Buddhism

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   While the exoteric teachings centered on the Lotus Sutra, Japanese Tendai also integrated Esoteric Buddhist practices, known as Taimitsu. Saichō received transmission of esoteric teachings during his time in Tang China and incorporated them into the Tendai framework.
   This synthesis meant that Tendai held both the comprehensive doctrinal view of the Lotus Sutra (ultimate truth revealed through exposition) and the ritualistic tools of Vajrayāna (tools for immediate transformation). The primary esoteric texts used were the Daiji-kūbō (Great Vajra-Secret System), which included the *Ma…