▁was ▁equally ▁based ▁on ▁Mik ky ō ▁and ▁T ' ien - t ' ai . ▁It ▁was ▁as ▁a ▁sub div ision ▁of ▁Sa ich ō ' s ▁new ▁school ▁that ▁Mik ky ō ▁first ▁received ▁the ▁official ▁acknowled gment ▁of ▁the ▁imperial ▁court ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁proper ▁subject ▁of ▁study ▁in ▁Japanese ▁Buddh ism . ▁ ▁Before ▁Sa ich ō , ▁all ▁mon astic ▁ordin ations ▁took ▁place ▁at ▁T ō da i - ji ▁temple ▁under ▁the ▁ancient ▁Vin aya ▁code , ▁but ▁Sa ich ō ▁intended ▁to ▁found ▁his ▁school ▁as ▁a ▁strictly ▁Mah ay ana ▁institution ▁and ▁ord ain ▁mon ks ▁using ▁the ▁Bod his att va ▁Pre cept s ▁only . ▁Despite ▁inten se ▁opposition ▁from ▁the ▁traditional ▁Buddh ist ▁schools ▁in ▁N ara , ▁his ▁request ▁was ▁granted ▁by ▁Emperor ▁S aga ▁in ▁ 8 2 2 , ▁several ▁days ▁after ▁his ▁death . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁fruit ▁of ▁years ▁of ▁effort ▁and ▁a ▁formal ▁debate . ▁ ▁Dec line ▁and ▁Death ▁ ▁By ▁ 8 2 2 , ▁Sa ich ō ▁pet ition ed ▁the ▁court ▁to ▁allow ▁the ▁mon ks ▁at ▁Mount ▁H iei ▁to ▁ord ain ▁under ▁the ▁Bod his att va ▁Pre cept s ▁rather ▁than ▁the ▁traditional ▁ord ination ▁system ▁of ▁the ▁pr ā tim ok ṣ a , ▁arg uing ▁that ▁his ▁community ▁would ▁be ▁a ▁purely ▁Mah ay ana , ▁not ▁Hin ay ana ▁one . ▁This ▁was ▁met ▁with ▁strong ▁protest ▁by ▁the ▁Buddh ist ▁establishment ▁who ▁supported