. ▁The ▁war riors ▁protected ▁land ▁and ▁int im id ated ▁rival ▁schools ▁of ▁Buddh ism , ▁becoming ▁a ▁significant ▁factor ▁in ▁the ▁spread ▁of ▁Buddh ism ▁and ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁different ▁schools ▁during ▁the ▁Kam ak ura ▁period . ▁ ▁The ▁s ō he i ▁shared ▁many ▁similar ities ▁with ▁the ▁European ▁lay ▁brothers , ▁members ▁of ▁a ▁mon astic ▁order ▁who ▁might ▁not ▁have ▁been ▁ord ained . ▁Much ▁like ▁the ▁Te ut onic ▁Order , ▁the ▁war rior ▁mon ks ▁of ▁Germany , ▁and ▁the ▁cr us ading ▁orders , ▁s ō he i ▁did ▁not ▁operate ▁as ▁individuals , ▁or ▁even ▁as ▁members ▁of ▁small , ▁individual ▁tem ples , ▁but ▁rather ▁as ▁war riors ▁in ▁a ▁large ▁extended ▁brother hood ▁or ▁mon astic ▁order . ▁The ▁home ▁temple ▁of ▁a ▁s ō he i ▁mon astic ▁order ▁might ▁have ▁had ▁several , ▁if ▁not ▁do z ens ▁or ▁a ▁hundred , ▁smaller ▁monaster ies , ▁training ▁h alls , ▁and ▁sub ordinate ▁tem ples ▁connected ▁to ▁it . ▁ ▁A ▁famous ▁s ō he i ▁monaster y ▁is ▁the ▁En ry aku - ji ▁on ▁Mount ▁H iei , ▁just ▁outside ▁Ky oto . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Found ing ▁and ▁fe ud s ▁War rior ▁mon ks ▁first ▁appeared ▁during ▁the ▁He ian ▁period , ▁when ▁bitter ▁political ▁fe ud s ▁began ▁between ▁different ▁tem ples , ▁different ▁sub sect s ▁of ▁Buddh ism , ▁over ▁imperial ▁appoint ments ▁to ▁the ▁top ▁temple ▁positions ▁( ab bot ,