But soon after the Kanji system was established, the rule of the Kamakura shogunate collapsed. It was Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, the third-generation general of the Ashikaga shogunate, who really perfected this system.
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu divided the Five Mountains of Kyoto and the Five Mountains of Kamakura, and established Nanzen Temple in Kyoto as a separate area, formally establishing the nun system of the samurai family.
This third-generation shogun had overwhelming power over the world. During his tenure, he accepted the imperial seal of Japan, slaughtered the emperor's court, and eliminated the Shinto religion that was closely related to the emperor's court.
Out of fear, Buddhism accepted the general's olive branch. From then on, each of the Wu family sects had their own guardian system and nun system to restrain each other. They did not interfere with each other and were clearly differentiated.
Buddhism in the island country has a long history, but by the time the Wu family came to power, many earlier sects had declined.
The relationship between the Wu family and Zen Buddhism is the closest. Many descendants of the Wu family follow Zen Buddhism to learn culture. There are even Zen disciples who serve the name of the Wu family, mainly in diplomatic service.
Among the Zen sects, the Rinzai sect is the sect closest to the shogunate. The Five Mountains system is actually the mountain gate of the Rinzai sect. Almost all the major sects of the Rinzai sect have become nuns in charge of Buddhism under the shogunate.
The reason why the shogunate supported the Rinzai Sect was to counterbalance the increasingly powerful Tantric Sect after the decline of the Six Sects in Nandu, namely the Heian Sect, the Tendai Sect and the Shingon Sect.
Starting from the end of the Kamakura shogunate, the samurai family consciously introduced Buddhism from the Song Dynasty. Because the religion of the Song Dynasty was better at taming the numb middle- and lower-class people, it was conducive to maintaining the stability of rule.
What followed was the rise of Tantra, the Tiantai Sect, which was best integrated with Buddhism in the Song Dynasty.
After the death of the third shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, the Rinzai sect did not show the power of the Five Mountains system. Instead, the Tendai sect succeeded in taking the upper echelon route of the shogunate and continued to maintain the strong position of Mount Hiei for thousands of years.
The Tiantai Sect combined with the people-friendly Buddhism of the Song Dynasty gave birth to the Pure Land Sect and the Nichiren Sect, which took the middle and lower classes.
The story that follows is the rise of the extreme faction in Jodo Buddhism, the Honganji sect of Jodo Shinshu, and the emergence of the Honganji family, a Buddhist daimyo known as the Ichijo sect.
The disputes between the Tendai sect, the Rinzai sect, the Nichiren sect, the Ichixiang sect, the Shingon sect, the Hosho sect and other sects could not be sorted out for days and nights.
The group of nuns that Yoshigan values ​​​​are the Rinzai sects from Kamakura Gozan and the Odawara Castle Shinji sect that was attracted by the Hojo family.
The Ashikaga Shogunate's control over Kanto had already collapsed. After the Kamakura Ashikaga family moved to Furukawa Castle, the ancient capital of Kamakura declined further.
But Kamakura is, after all, the place where the samurai family rose to prominence. The power of the temples in Hachimangu Shrine and Gozan still occupies an important part of the spiritual world of the samurai family and should not be underestimated.
The new temple sect of Odawara Castle was also attributed to Hojo Ujiyasu.
During the reign of the late Hojo family governor, the Hojo family had been sorting out its internal affairs, not only optimizing the tax system and military service system, but also sponsoring the construction of many temples.
Most of these temples are located around Odawara Castle. They are responsible for praising the Hojo family and are also an important force in the Hojo family's conquest of eight states.
Especially after the Hojo family occupied Kamakura, the Kamakura Five Mountains and the Shinji sect were integrated quite well.
If it hadn't been for the sudden appearance of Shiba Yoshigan, who helped Uesugi Teruhora suppress the Hojo family in all aspects.
The Hojo family has no shortcomings in economic, religious, and military aspects. Even if Uesugi Teruhu dominates the country for a while, he will be disgraced sooner or later. He will never be as prosperous as he is now.
This time Kamakura Gozan sent people, of course not to abandon the Hojo family, but because they were covetous of the water conservancy loan plan being carried out by the Samurai Giri Promotion Association and wanted to get a share of it.
You know, monasteries were the richest lending power in ancient times.
Kamakura Gozan has been busy for so many years and has accumulated a lot of wealth in Tukura. They also need channels to increase the value of this wealth.
Who knows if the money and food borrowed during the war can be recovered? But it was left to accumulate dust in the earthen warehouse, which made the nun feel uncomfortable.
The water conservancy loan this time was guaranteed by the reputation of Sputnik Bank, so it can be said that there is profit but no loss.
The monastic forces in the south may not care about the disputes between the Wu family, but they cannot care about the opportunity to make a fortune. You must know that religious expansion is a money-losing business.
No money? How can you raise nuns and tame believers? How can you raise nuns to destroy, loot, and burn hostile monasteries? In order to spread your faith, you must make good money!
Although the Buddhist forces in Kanto are low-key, their strength is not weak. Yiyin changed the military flag to the flag of "Weaning from the Dirty Land and Happy to Seek the Pure Land" in order to win over the Pure Land Sect, which has considerable influence in Kanto.
Unexpectedly, the two parties failed to reach a good relationship on faith, but instead established a relationship on money, which is also interesting.
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