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In Chinese, they call sect or school as tsung. |
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Most of the Chinese patriarchs would like to advocate their own knowledge
and experience in Buddhism, so different sects were established. |
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As a result of the establishment of different sects, splitting in
Buddhism was inevitable in China. |
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Buddhist doctrines are complicated and huge, thus they have to be
simplified symmetrically in order to facilitate people to study. |
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All Ten Great Sects in China are Mahayana sects. |
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As originated from the Indian Buddhism, Three Shastra Sect ,i.e. San-lun
Tsung is categorized to be the classical sect in China. |
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Chan Sect and Pure Land Sect are very popular in China, so they are
called popular sects. |
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Some sects were originated and developed in China, e.g. Hua-yen Sect. |
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Shakyamuni established different sects for the people whose roots,
abilities and interests are varied. |
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Zen is commonly called in Japan, which is equivalent to Chan
in China. |
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