"The establishment of Zen Buddhism in Japan is attributed to two Japanese Buddhist monks, Master Eisai and Master Dogen, whom both studied in China. Upon their return, two main sects of Zen blossom on the Japanese archipelago. As the forerunner, Master Eisai (1141-1215) initiates Rinzai Zen in 1191, with great emphasis on the use of koan—logically insoluble problems aimed at transcending the intellect and stimulating pure intuition. In Master Eisai’s footsteps, Master Dogen (1200-1253), later established the Soto School of Zen. Unlike Rinzai Zen, Soto took a different approach to enlightenment through the art of zazen, or sitting in an upright position with legs crossed during meditation. Attracted to its austere discipline and practical approach, the medieval Japanese military class embraces Zen Buddhism as its way of life. "
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