Japanese Sect Crossword Clue

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	99%	3		Exact Match!
	noun • school of Mahayana Buddhism asserting that enlightenment can come through meditation and intuition rather than faith; China and Japan • a Buddhist doctrine that enlightenment can be attained through direct intuitive insight • street name for lysergic acid diethylamide
	20%	6		In Japanese mythology, he was the first ancestor of the Japanese imperial family
	noun • grandson of Amaterasu and first ruler of Japan
	20%	7		A term used to describe a non-Japanese person who is obsessed with Japanese culture
	noun • A white person, who is obsessed with Japanese culture, usually pejorative

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Source	#Number	Answer
New York Times22 Dec 1988	Across 40
New York Times05 Jun 1981	Across 54
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