The Lotus Sūtra (Sanskrit: Saddharma Puṇḍarīka Sūtra, lit.'Sūtra on the White Lotus of the True Dharma') is one of the most influential and venerated Buddhist Mahāyāna sūtras. It is the main scripture on which the Tiantai, Tendai and Nichiren schools of Buddhism were established. It is also influential for other East Asian Buddhist schools, such as Zen. Buddhahood accessible to all & One Vehicle teachings.

Saichō (September 15, 767 – June 26, 822) was a Japanese Buddhist monk credited with founding the Tendai school of Buddhism based on the Chinese Tiantai school he was exposed to during his trip to Tang China beginning in 804. He founded the temple and headquarters of Tendai at Enryaku-ji on Mount Hiei near Kyoto. He is also said to have been the first to bring tea to Japan.

Tendai (Tendai-shū) is a Mahāyāna Buddhist school established in Japan in the year 806 by the monk named Saichō, posthumously known as Dengyō Daishi. The Tendai School rose to prominence during the Heian period (794-1185), gradually eclipsing the powerful Yogācāra School (Hossō-shū) and competing with the upcoming Shingon Buddhism to become the most influential at the Imperial court. Tendai hold the Lotus Sūtra as the

Enryaku-ji Monastery. Enryaku-ji is the most significant Tendai monastery located on Mount Hiei in Ōtsu, overlooking Kyoto. It was founded in 788 during the early Heian period (794-1185). The temple complex was established by Saichō (767–822), who introduced the Tendai sect of Mahāyāna Buddhism to Japan from China. Enryaku-ji is the headquarters of the Tendai sect and very significant monastery in Japanese history.

Ennin (793 -864), better known in Japan by his posthumous name, Jikaku Daishi, was a priest of the Tendai school of Buddhism in Japan, and its 3rd Zasu ("Head of the Tendai Order"). Ennin was instrumental in expanding the Tendai Order's influence, and bringing back crucial training and resources from China particularly Esoteric Buddhist training, and Pure Land teachings. Ennin was in China during Great

1. Ryōgen Ryōgen (912 – January 31, 985) , also known as Jie Daishi , was the 18 th chief abbot of Enryaku-ji in the 10 th century. He is considered a restorer of the Tendai school of Mahāyāna Buddhism, and credited for reviving Enryaku-ji . His supposed role as a precursor of the Sōhei or " warrior monks " is questionable and seems to

Genshin (942–1017), also known by the title Eshin Sōzu, was a Japanese Buddhist priest of the Tendai sect and patriarch of Japanese Pure Land Buddhism. He was among the first promoters of the Nembutsu chanting in Japan in 10-11th centuries. Genshin was a Tendai teacher, but considered one of the forerunners of the later Japanese Pure Land schools. Work Contemplation upon Amida Buddha's wisdom-eye

Mount Hiei (Hieizan) is a mountain to the northeast of Kyoto, lying on the border between the Kyoto and Shiga Prefectures, Japan. The temple of Enryaku-ji, the first outpost of the Japanese Tendai sect of Buddhism, was founded atop Mount Hiei by Saichō in 788 and rapidly grew into a sprawling complex of temples and buildings. It remains the Tendai headquarters to this day.