"The Japanese interpreted all the teachings and disciplines of Buddhism spiritually and based their practice on this understanding. Thus no Japanese denomination at present actually follows the teachings and disciplines of original Buddhism, and no Japanese denomination has ever imposed disciplines as strict as those observed by Theravada monks in Southeast Asia."
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Takeuchi Yoshinori in: Buddhist Spirituality: Later China, Korea, Japan, and the Modern World, Motilal Banarsidass Publisher, 1 January 2003, p. 142
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