The Hinayana school, which is the oldest, formed a strict interpretation of what the Buddha had taught. ... They have a much looser interpretation of the laws, and allow common sense to rule tradition. ...

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Instead, he was asking for the shogunate to cease sponsoring harmful interpretations of Buddhism and sponsor the teaching that was actually in accord with what Shakyamuni Buddha taught in the Lotus Sutras." ...

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