Buddhism was more or less encouraged during the Japanese occupation of Taiwan (1895-1945), and during this period the cult and images of Guanyin took on new forms. One major influence during this time was Japanese Buddhism. In Japan, Guanyin statues are often enshrined in cemeteries and at the boundary lines of monasteries, and the style of such outdoor statuary had an influence on the appearance of Guanyin images produced in Taiwan. Also during this period, the esoteric Buddhism of the Tang Dynasty began to exert a major influence on the style of new Guanyin images, especially the six Guanyins who benefit beings in the six realms of existence. The stylistic conventions inherited from the Qing Dynasty also had an influence on images produced during this time. During this period the Taiwan-Fujian Chan school took shape, and the monasteries associated with this movement invariably enshrined images of Guanyin. Moreover, Zhaijiao, another important religious movement of the time, also took Guanyin as its main object of veneration. During the Japanese occupation of Taiwan highly skilled craftsmen continued to sculpt images of Guanyin in the traditional fashion, but their work was noticeably influenced by local and Japanese styles, resulting in an increased variety of forms and bearings.