In a recent post I talked about how Zen imported from Song-Dynasty China found patronage with the elite samurai families of the city of Kamakura. Sometimes this was due to the cultural prestige of Zen among "country bumpkin samurai", but also the new Zen monastic community drew sincere students as well, helping it take root. #Japan #kyoto #zen #RinzaiZen

http://nembutsu.cc/2024/03/20/the-five-mountains-system-in-medieval-japan/