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1. okashi
amusing
Haunts - Humor - Buddhism/Supernatural - healing and spirituality
inflections and function words
Izanami and Izanagi give birth to the Japanese islands and then Amaterasu is born from Izanagi's ablutions

2. Yugen
Jomon - Yayoi
sense of the mysterious and sublime
Mizoguchi Kenji
animism

3. two new major sects of Buddhism during the Kamakura period
Founded by Dogen following the study of Chan Buddhism in China - breaking down conventional modes of perception and reasoning - Heart Sutra
Those dealing in death (executioners - butchers - leathermakers etc)
Brief restoration of imperial rule under Emperor Godaigo
Pure Land and Zen

4. mappo
government and worshipping
Japanese style painting with outlines and color pigments
decline of Buddhist law leading to the end of the world
Brief restoration of imperial rule under Emperor Godaigo

5. Concepts in the Nihon Ryoiki
Rokudo (the six paths) - infiltration by bodhisattvas Kanon and Jizo - transcendence
amusing
Manyoshu
sense of the mysterious and sublime

6. Elements of Japanese language standardization
government and worshipping
symbol used to write a morpheme
devoted retainer to Yoshitsune
compulsory education - elimination of the class system - unification of written and spoken Japanese based on upper-middle class Tokyoites

7. manyogana
Founded by Dogen following the study of Chan Buddhism in China - breaking down conventional modes of perception and reasoning - Heart Sutra
using Chinese characters to represent Japanese sounds/words
foreign words - mimetic words - and scientific words
1. Life is full of sorrow 2. the cause of this sorrow is desire 3. the only way to break this cycle is to free oneself from desire 4. the way to accomplish this is through the eightfold pasth

8. Pure Land Buddhism

9. Izumo shrine is dedicated to

10. Shoen
tax free estates that grew in number during the Heian period
Philosophical discourses designed to train the mind escape conventional modes of thought
Okuninushi- son of Susano-o the Sun Goddess' brother
Created gardens as contemplative spaces

11. Four Noble Truths of Buddhism
modeled after Tang China that sought to limit the increasing power of influential families
no
1. Life is full of sorrow 2. the cause of this sorrow is desire 3. the only way to break this cycle is to free oneself from desire 4. the way to accomplish this is through the eightfold pasth
Served as regent - advocate of Buddhism/founded Horyuji Temple - constitution of 17 articles - Hagiography

12. Heian Period Aesthetics writing/art styles
symbol used to write a morpheme
Death - childbirth - blood
Okashi - Miyabi - mono no aware - e-maki - Yamato-e
refined elegance

13. Yoshitsune
8th shogun
compulsory education - elimination of the class system - unification of written and spoken Japanese based on upper-middle class Tokyoites
valiant warrior and romantic hero
modeled after Tang China that sought to limit the increasing power of influential families

14. What is the Constitution of 17 Articles?
Gold pavilion in Kyoto constructed by Yoshimitsu
two attempts by Kublai Khan and the Mongols to invade Japan
Fujiwara
followed Chinese model asserting the ruler as supreme authority of the land - did not adopt the concept of mandate of heaven - stipulated Confucian ideals

15. matsuri
government and worshipping
Okashi - Miyabi - mono no aware - e-maki - Yamato-e
the study of saints/holy peoples/figures
using Chinese characters to represent Japanese sounds/words

16. Ahikaga period
divine decrees- laws
Meiji Period (1868-1912)
sense of the mysterious and sublime
1338-1573 following the collapse of the Kamakura Shogunate

17. Aesthetics believed
Manyoshu
essence of the spirit of the poems is that of makoto sincerity
court poet and most beloved poet of the anthology
poet of Korean ancestry and wrote social criticism of China

18. Japanese was standardized during
8th shogun
Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Philosophical discourses designed to train the mind escape conventional modes of thought
court poet and most beloved poet of the anthology

19. 3 things that cause pollution
amusing
Those dealing in death (executioners - butchers - leathermakers etc)
divine decrees- laws
Death - childbirth - blood

20. yamato-e
devoted retainer to Yoshitsune
Philosophical discourses designed to train the mind escape conventional modes of thought
followed Chinese model asserting the ruler as supreme authority of the land - did not adopt the concept of mandate of heaven - stipulated Confucian ideals
Japanese style painting with outlines and color pigments

21. Yamanoue Okura
refined elegance
Brief restoration of imperial rule under Emperor Godaigo
devoted retainer to Yoshitsune
poet of Korean ancestry and wrote social criticism of China

22. mono no aware
agriculture and wet-rice cultivation - bronze and iron tools - weaving - pottery
King of Paekche
Izanami and Izanagi give birth to the Japanese islands and then Amaterasu is born from Izanagi's ablutions
melancholy at the transience of things

23. Muso Soseki
Garden maker who Takauji based his style off - used stone and rock to represent vast landscapes
amusing
refined elegance
decline of Buddhist law leading to the end of the world

24. Shinto is a form of
Death - childbirth - blood
animism
possessors of magic items - supernatural duel-form monk figures who are fond of testing the mettle of Buddhist priests
valiant warrior and romantic hero

25. Creation myth

26. Ahikaga Yoshimitsu
compulsory education - elimination of the class system - unification of written and spoken Japanese based on upper-middle class Tokyoites
inflections and function words
3rd Shogun
Izanami and Izanagi give birth to the Japanese islands and then Amaterasu is born from Izanagi's ablutions

27. Logograph
symbol used to write a morpheme
Hokkaido - Honshu - Shikoku - Kyushu
Okashi - Miyabi - mono no aware - e-maki - Yamato-e
divine decrees- laws

28. Zen Buddhism
1st- destroyed by a typhoon - 2nd- defeated by Japanese forces and a typhoon
control the weather - linked to water
Founded by Dogen following the study of Chan Buddhism in China - breaking down conventional modes of perception and reasoning - Heart Sutra
Izanami and Izanagi give birth to the Japanese islands and then Amaterasu is born from Izanagi's ablutions

29. yumiya no narai
Civil war during the Ashikaga period caused by unrest due to loss of control of shoen estates with local constables seizing control
symbol used to write a morpheme
the way of the bow and arrow
Sun Goddess (Amaterasu) in the inner shrine and Foodstuffs God (Toyouke) in the outer shrine

30. Otomo Yakamochi
1338-1573 following the collapse of the Kamakura Shogunate
Okashi - Miyabi - mono no aware - e-maki - Yamato-e
Meiji Period (1868-1912)
compiler of the Manyoshu

31. miyabi
refined elegance
court poet and most beloved poet of the anthology
Jomon - Yayoi
Philosophical discourses designed to train the mind escape conventional modes of thought

32. Japan's first anthology of poetry
Death - childbirth - blood
Manyoshu
Those dealing in death (executioners - butchers - leathermakers etc)
Okuninushi- son of Susano-o the Sun Goddess' brother

33. kotodama is reflected by wishing for...
attendant stand-ins within Keyhole tombs
deity or awe-inspiring spirit
safe journey - return - long imperial reign
decay of materials - affirmation of life and death cycles - expression of authority of the state

34. Kenmu restoration
Brief restoration of imperial rule under Emperor Godaigo
Garden maker who Takauji based his style off - used stone and rock to represent vast landscapes
valiant warrior and romantic hero
essence of the spirit of the poems is that of makoto sincerity

35. hogan biiji
decline of Buddhist law leading to the end of the world
sympathy for the lieutenant
Okashi - Miyabi - mono no aware - e-maki - Yamato-e
decay of materials - affirmation of life and death cycles - expression of authority of the state

36. nori
divine decrees- laws
deity or awe-inspiring spirit
1. Life is full of sorrow 2. the cause of this sorrow is desire 3. the only way to break this cycle is to free oneself from desire 4. the way to accomplish this is through the eightfold pasth
the way of the bow and arrow

37. Katagana is used to write...
modeled after Tang China that sought to limit the increasing power of influential families
the way of the bow and arrow
foreign words - mimetic words - and scientific words
tells the story of the late Heian civil war between the Taira/Heiki clan and the Minamoto/Genji clan

38. Ugetsu setting
deity or awe-inspiring spirit
devoted retainer to Yoshitsune
Manyoshu
Warring States period

39. 4 Main islands (north -> south)
large tombs - horses - contact with Korea - government and religion joined
symbol used to write a morpheme
Okuninushi- son of Susano-o the Sun Goddess' brother
Hokkaido - Honshu - Shikoku - Kyushu

40. Who were the early adopters of Buddhism?
Soga Family
the study of saints/holy peoples/figures
Death - childbirth - blood
1338-1573 following the collapse of the Kamakura Shogunate

41. Ashikaga Yoshimassa
inflections and function words
Those dealing in death (executioners - butchers - leathermakers etc)
3rd Shogun
8th shogun

42. kotodama
devoted retainer to Yoshitsune
using Chinese characters to represent Japanese sounds/words
animism
belief in the spirit of words

43. No drama
Animals that were associated with possessing humans/being demons
Izanami and Izanagi give birth to the Japanese islands and then Amaterasu is born from Izanagi's ablutions
Theater performed by male actors including simple musical accompaniment in the form of drums - flutes - and chanting
Civil war during the Ashikaga period caused by unrest due to loss of control of shoen estates with local constables seizing control

44. 2 Archaeological periods
Soga Family
Served as regent - advocate of Buddhism/founded Horyuji Temple - constitution of 17 articles - Hagiography
Founded by Dogen following the study of Chan Buddhism in China - breaking down conventional modes of perception and reasoning - Heart Sutra
Jomon - Yayoi

45. Yoritomo
Founded by Dogen following the study of Chan Buddhism in China - breaking down conventional modes of perception and reasoning - Heart Sutra
general and first shogun of Japan
Garden maker who Takauji based his style off - used stone and rock to represent vast landscapes
sympathy for the lieutenant

46. Heian period prominent aristocratic family
Fujiwara
Created gardens as contemplative spaces
the study of saints/holy peoples/figures
Civil war during the Ashikaga period caused by unrest due to loss of control of shoen estates with local constables seizing control

47. foxes
King of Paekche
Pure Land and Zen
Kojiki and Nihon Shoki
Animals that were associated with possessing humans/being demons

48. Heian period associated with a fear of
pollution
safe journey - return - long imperial reign
poet of Korean ancestry and wrote social criticism of China
Philosophical discourses designed to train the mind escape conventional modes of thought

49. Sumie
Japanese style painting with outlines and color pigments
deity or awe-inspiring spirit
Zen ink brush painting introduced to Japan through Southern Song
large tombs - horses - contact with Korea - government and religion joined

50. Why is the Ise Shrine rebuilt every 20 years?
reliance on Amida - salvation available for all - 'Essentials of Salvation'
decay of materials - affirmation of life and death cycles - expression of authority of the state
Death - childbirth - blood
Served as regent - advocate of Buddhism/founded Horyuji Temple - constitution of 17 articles - Hagiography