The Vinaya school of East Asian Buddhism， one of the early thirteen schools 十三宗 in China. This school， based on the Maha^ya^na vinaya， was founded by Daoxuan 道宣， who taught that the observance of the precepts was the best path to liberation. In Korea， it was more commonly known as the Kyeyul chong 戒律宗， and Japan， by the name Risshu^， where it was one of the original six Nara schools， and one of the thirteen Japanese schools.