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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Zen Schools
in Japan (1984)
Adapted
from T. Griffith Foulk, “The Zen Institution in Modern Japan,” in
Kenneth Kraft, ed., Zen: Tradition & Transition (New York: Grove
Press, 1988), p. 158.
Soto:
14,718 Temples
26 Monasteries
5 Nunneries
15,528 Clergy (Male)
1,177 Clergy (Female)
6,885,381 Adherents
Rinzai:
5,754 Temples
38 Monasteries
1 Nunneries
5,845 Clergy (Male)
351 Clergy (Female)
1,717,163 Adherents
Obaku:
460 Temples
2 Monasteries
681 Clergy (Male)
74 Clergy (Female)
353,070 Adherents
Others:
105 Temples
152 Clergy (Male)
442 Clergy (Female)
295,126 Adherents
TOTALS:
21,037 Temples
66 Monasteries
6 Nunneries
22,206 Clergy (Male)
2,044 Clergy (Female)
9,250,740 Adherents