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Zen monks based in Ryûkyû, due to their strong connections to Japan (chiefly [[Satsuma province|Satsuma]]), then came to occupy a particularly prominent role in Ryûkyû's diplomatic interactions with Japan, both in drafting formal communications, and in serving as official royal envoys. Interactions with China, Korea, and Southeast Asia continued to be handled chiefly by the [[scholar-aristocracy of Ryukyu|scholar-officials]] of [[Kumemura]], however.<ref name=yoko38/>
Zen monks based in Ryûkyû, due to their strong connections to Japan (chiefly [[Satsuma province|Satsuma]]), then came to occupy a particularly prominent role in Ryûkyû's diplomatic interactions with Japan, both in drafting formal communications, and in serving as official royal envoys. Interactions with China, Korea, and Southeast Asia continued to be handled chiefly by the [[scholar-aristocracy of Ryukyu|scholar-officials]] of [[Kumemura]], however.<ref name=yoko38/>
[[Pure Land Buddhism]] (''Jôdo shû'') was first introduced to Ryûkyû by the Japanese monk [[Taichu|Taichû]], who sojourned in Ryûkyû in [[1603]]-[[1605]].<ref>"[http://ryukyushimpo.jp/news/storyid-41954-storytopic-121.html Taichû]," ''Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia'' 沖縄コンパクト事典, Ryukyu Shimpo, 1 March 2003.</ref>
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