| Zen Buddhism spread widely among the warrior class, and influenced the development of Muromachi culture vis-a-vis the decisions and so forth regarding Buddhism made by the Gozan temples--which were under the patronage of the military families--and thereby managed to combine warrior and aristocratic culture together. |
禅宗は武家層にも広く広まり、武家の保護を受けた禅の五山が定められるなど仏教を通じて武家文化と貴族文化が融合するなど、室町文化に影響する。 |