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[[Silla]] was the first of Korea's [[Three Kingdoms (Korea)|three kingdoms]] to name a Buddhist National Patriarch (国統), in the late 6th century. This position evolved into, or was replaced by, the State Preceptor 国師 in the late 7th century. [[King Munmu]] (r. [[661]]-[[681]]) was the first to request to be cremated rather than buried in a tumulus – his ashes were scattered in the [[Sea of Japan]].<ref name=rawski123/> Similar developments in royal/imperial burial practices took place in Japan around the same time, or at most a century later.

[[Silla]] was the first of Korea's [[Three Kingdoms (Korea)|three kingdoms]] to name a Buddhist National Patriarch (国統), in the late 6th century. This position evolved into, or was replaced by, the State Preceptor 国師 in the late 7th century. [[King Munmu]] (r. [[661]]-[[681]]) was the first to request to be cremated rather than buried in a tumulus – his ashes were scattered in the [[Sea of Japan]].<ref name=rawski123/> Similar developments in royal/imperial burial practices took place in Japan around the same time, or at most a century later.

[[Koryo]] saw a peak in royal patronage of Buddhism – from the 11th to 14th centuries, the most frequently performed state ritual was a Buddhist ritual aimed at protecting the state from national disasters, foreign invasions, and other threats. This ritual, called ''sojae toryang'' in Korean (消在道場), was performed almost annually in the 13th century, and twice in [[1254]], the year Koryo fell to [[Mongol]] invasions The so-called "Humane Kings Assembly" (K: ''inwang toryang'', 仁王道場) was the second-most performed Buddhist state ritual. This was first performed in the Silla court in the mid-6th century. And was probably also performed in Koguryo.<ref name=rawski123/>  

[[Koryo]] saw a peak in royal patronage of Buddhism – from the 11th to 14th centuries, the most frequently performed state ritual was a Buddhist ritual aimed at protecting the state from national disasters, foreign invasions, and other threats. This ritual, called ''sojae toryang'' in Korean (消在道場), was performed almost annually in the 13th century, and twice in [[1254]], the year Koryo fell to [[Mongol]] invasions The so-called "Humane Kings Assembly" (K: ''inwang toryang'', 仁王道場) was the second-most performed Buddhist state ritual. This was first performed in the Silla court in the mid-6th century. And was probably also performed in Koguryo.<ref name=rawski123/>

 

[[Neo-Confucianism]] replaced Buddhism as the dominant political philosophy under the [[Joseon Dynasty]], and for a time in the 15th-16th centuries, Buddhism suffered suppression. However, it enjoyed a revival at the end of the 16th century, when Buddhist prayers were believed to have helped Korea achieve victory in expelling [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi|Toyotomi Hideyoshi's]] [[Korean Invasions|invasion forces]].<ref>Gallery labels, Pacific Asia Museum.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/14808044338/sizes/h/]</ref>

===Introduction in Japan===

===Introduction in Japan===