Chappell frames the relevance of Tendai for a universal Buddhism: == History == The Tiantai teaching was first brought to Japan by the Chinese monk Ganjin (鑑眞) in the middle of the 8th century, in what became the short-lived Ritsu school, but it was not widely accepted. In 805, the Japanese monk Saichō (最澄; also called Dengyō Daishi 伝 Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tendai
Japanese form of the Chinese T'ien T'ai school of Buddhism, introduced to Japan by Japanese monk Saicho (767-822), posthumously known as Dengyo Daishi, in 805. Tendai teaches of the Buddha... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20688
Heavenly Platform: Buddhist sect founded by Saicho in the early 9th Century. Tendai was particularly powerful in the Heian Period. Found on http://www.samurai-archives.com/vocab.html