noun
new schools of Japanese Buddhism founded during the Kamakura period
Refers to Buddhist movements that emerged in the Kamakura period (1185–1333), such as Jōdo-shū, Jōdo Shinshū, Nichiren-shū, Sōtō Zen, and Rinzai Zen. Used in historical and religious contexts.
鎌倉新仏教は、法然や親鸞、日蓮などによって広められた。
The new Kamakura Buddhist schools were spread by figures such as Hōnen, Shinran, and Nichiren.
日本史の授業で鎌倉新仏教について学んだ。
I learned about the new Kamakura Buddhist schools in Japanese history class.
鎌倉仏教 is a broader term for all Buddhism in the Kamakura period, while 鎌倉新仏教 specifically refers to the new movements that arose then.
Compound of 鎌倉 (Kamakura, the historical period) + 新 (new) + 仏教 (Buddhism). The term was coined later to distinguish these innovative schools from the established Nara and Heian Buddhist traditions.