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Students are taught two major styles of Zen meditation (as practiced in the Soto and Rinzai Zen sects) and two major visualization-oriented meditative styles as practiced in the esoteric Shingon school. In addition, some practitioners, especially in the Pure Land schools, regard ritual sutra chanting as a form of meditation.
