Sōtō

Summary

Sōtō is a school of Buddhism^[1]. Sōtō draws 969 Wikipedia views per month (school_of_buddhism category, ranking #11 of 63).^[2]

Key Facts

• Sōtō is in the country of Japan^[3].
• Sōtō's instance of is recorded as school of Buddhism^[4].
• Sōtō's founder is recorded as Dōgen^[5].
• Sōtō's based on is recorded as Caodong school^[6].
• Sōtō's headquarters location is recorded as Eihei-ji Temple^[7].
• Sōtō's headquarters location is recorded as Sōji-ji Temple^[8].
• Sōtō is a type of Japanese Zen^[9].
• Sōtō is a type of Kamakura Buddhism^[10].
• Sōtō's Commons category is recorded as Sōtō school^[11].
• Sōtō's official website is recorded as http://global.sotozen-net.or.jp/^[12].
• Sōtō's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sōtō school temples^[13].
• Sōtō's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as denomination=soto^[14].
• Sōtō's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+1270'}^[15].

Body

Definition and Type

Sōtō's instance of is recorded as school of Buddhism^[4]. Recorded subclass of include Japanese Zen^[9] and Kamakura Buddhism^[10].

Origins

Sōtō's founder is recorded as Dōgen^[5].

Why It Matters

Sōtō draws 969 Wikipedia views per month (school_of_buddhism category, ranking #11 of 63).^[2] Sōtō has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[16] Sōtō is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[17]