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1. 3 things that cause pollution
Haunts - Humor - Buddhism/Supernatural - healing and spirituality
Death - childbirth - blood
Rokudo (the six paths) - infiltration by bodhisattvas Kanon and Jizo - transcendence
inflections and function words

2. Tengu
pollution
possessors of magic items - supernatural duel-form monk figures who are fond of testing the mettle of Buddhist priests
set epithets that heighten the resonance of certain images by linking them to previous poems and contexts
Meiji Period (1868-1912)

3. Kami
decay of materials - affirmation of life and death cycles - expression of authority of the state
modeled after Tang China that sought to limit the increasing power of influential families
1338-1573 following the collapse of the Kamakura Shogunate
deity or awe-inspiring spirit

4. okashi
amusing
Served as regent - advocate of Buddhism/founded Horyuji Temple - constitution of 17 articles - Hagiography
Created gardens as contemplative spaces
Izanami and Izanagi give birth to the Japanese islands and then Amaterasu is born from Izanagi's ablutions

5. Why is the Ise Shrine rebuilt every 20 years?
decay of materials - affirmation of life and death cycles - expression of authority of the state
Non persons
compulsory education - elimination of the class system - unification of written and spoken Japanese based on upper-middle class Tokyoites
essence of the spirit of the poems is that of makoto sincerity

6. two new major sects of Buddhism during the Kamakura period
Kojiki and Nihon Shoki
Pure Land and Zen
Theater performed by male actors including simple musical accompaniment in the form of drums - flutes - and chanting
amusing

7. Kinkakuji
tells the story of the late Heian civil war between the Taira/Heiki clan and the Minamoto/Genji clan
pollution
Gold pavilion in Kyoto constructed by Yoshimitsu
belief in the spirit of words

8. Ugetsu setting
no
Meiji Period (1868-1912)
reliance on Amida - salvation available for all - 'Essentials of Salvation'
Warring States period

9. mono no aware
Jomon - Yayoi
melancholy at the transience of things
King of Paekche
Meiji Period (1868-1912)

10. Ugetsu director
compulsory education - elimination of the class system - unification of written and spoken Japanese based on upper-middle class Tokyoites
Those dealing in death (executioners - butchers - leathermakers etc)
Mizoguchi Kenji
Manyoshu

11. Onin War
Pure Land and Zen
deity or awe-inspiring spirit
the way of the bow and arrow
Civil war during the Ashikaga period caused by unrest due to loss of control of shoen estates with local constables seizing control

12. manyogana
attendant stand-ins within Keyhole tombs
valiant warrior and romantic hero
Brief restoration of imperial rule under Emperor Godaigo
using Chinese characters to represent Japanese sounds/words

13. Otomo Yakamochi
Warring States period
Garden maker who Takauji based his style off - used stone and rock to represent vast landscapes
Founded by Dogen following the study of Chan Buddhism in China - breaking down conventional modes of perception and reasoning - Heart Sutra
compiler of the Manyoshu

14. Yugen
sense of the mysterious and sublime
Pure Land and Zen
essence of the spirit of the poems is that of makoto sincerity
Garden maker who Takauji based his style off - used stone and rock to represent vast landscapes

15. Heian Period Aesthetics writing/art styles
Okashi - Miyabi - mono no aware - e-maki - Yamato-e
Brief restoration of imperial rule under Emperor Godaigo
Jomon - Yayoi
Fujiwara

16. Sumie
Founded by Dogen following the study of Chan Buddhism in China - breaking down conventional modes of perception and reasoning - Heart Sutra
Zen ink brush painting introduced to Japan through Southern Song
court poet and most beloved poet of the anthology
amusing

17. 2 Archaeological periods
Non persons
Okashi - Miyabi - mono no aware - e-maki - Yamato-e
Jomon - Yayoi
Garden maker who Takauji based his style off - used stone and rock to represent vast landscapes

18. No drama
Warring States period
Non persons
Theater performed by male actors including simple musical accompaniment in the form of drums - flutes - and chanting
Sun Goddess (Amaterasu) in the inner shrine and Foodstuffs God (Toyouke) in the outer shrine

19. nori
Founded by Dogen following the study of Chan Buddhism in China - breaking down conventional modes of perception and reasoning - Heart Sutra
divine decrees- laws
Haunts - Humor - Buddhism/Supernatural - healing and spirituality
1338-1573 following the collapse of the Kamakura Shogunate

20. is the Izumo shrine rebuilt?
no
symbol used to write a morpheme
Hokkaido - Honshu - Shikoku - Kyushu
Gold pavilion in Kyoto constructed by Yoshimitsu

21. Tale of the Heiki
tells the story of the late Heian civil war between the Taira/Heiki clan and the Minamoto/Genji clan
Okuninushi- son of Susano-o the Sun Goddess' brother
followed Chinese model asserting the ruler as supreme authority of the land - did not adopt the concept of mandate of heaven - stipulated Confucian ideals
attendant stand-ins within Keyhole tombs

22. 4 Main islands (north -> south)
general and first shogun of Japan
tells the story of the late Heian civil war between the Taira/Heiki clan and the Minamoto/Genji clan
Hokkaido - Honshu - Shikoku - Kyushu
melancholy at the transience of things

23. Pure Land Buddhism

24. Prince Shotoku accomplisments
Non persons
valiant warrior and romantic hero
refined elegance
Served as regent - advocate of Buddhism/founded Horyuji Temple - constitution of 17 articles - Hagiography

25. Ahikaga period
Kojiki and Nihon Shoki
1338-1573 following the collapse of the Kamakura Shogunate
modeled after Tang China that sought to limit the increasing power of influential families
devoted retainer to Yoshitsune

26. How are the Mongol invasion attempts defeated?
Animals that were associated with possessing humans/being demons
decline of Buddhist law leading to the end of the world
1st- destroyed by a typhoon - 2nd- defeated by Japanese forces and a typhoon
Kojiki and Nihon Shoki

27. Ashikaga Yoshimassa
decline of Buddhist law leading to the end of the world
possessors of magic items - supernatural duel-form monk figures who are fond of testing the mettle of Buddhist priests
8th shogun
animism

28. Kamakura Period
belief in the spirit of words
Animals that were associated with possessing humans/being demons
two attempts by Kublai Khan and the Mongols to invade Japan
Okuninushi- son of Susano-o the Sun Goddess' brother

29. Who introduced Buddhism
poet of Korean ancestry and wrote social criticism of China
court poet and most beloved poet of the anthology
Created gardens as contemplative spaces
King of Paekche

30. Heian period associated with a fear of
pollution
the study of saints/holy peoples/figures
compulsory education - elimination of the class system - unification of written and spoken Japanese based on upper-middle class Tokyoites
poet of Korean ancestry and wrote social criticism of China

31. hagiography
the study of saints/holy peoples/figures
large tombs - horses - contact with Korea - government and religion joined
belief in the spirit of words
divine decrees- laws

32. innovations of Yamato Period
devoted retainer to Yoshitsune
large tombs - horses - contact with Korea - government and religion joined
government and worshipping
inflections and function words

33. kotodama
poet of Korean ancestry and wrote social criticism of China
belief in the spirit of words
animism
Mizoguchi Kenji

34. miyabi
decay of materials - affirmation of life and death cycles - expression of authority of the state
general and first shogun of Japan
refined elegance
Okuninushi- son of Susano-o the Sun Goddess' brother

35. yamato-e
belief in the spirit of words
Japanese style painting with outlines and color pigments
the study of saints/holy peoples/figures
general and first shogun of Japan

36. Logograph
reliance on Amida - salvation available for all - 'Essentials of Salvation'
Garden maker who Takauji based his style off - used stone and rock to represent vast landscapes
symbol used to write a morpheme
Japanese style painting with outlines and color pigments

37. Benkei
attendant stand-ins within Keyhole tombs
Fujiwara
Civil war during the Ashikaga period caused by unrest due to loss of control of shoen estates with local constables seizing control
devoted retainer to Yoshitsune

38. Haniwa figures
Haunts - Humor - Buddhism/Supernatural - healing and spirituality
sympathy for the lieutenant
attendant stand-ins within Keyhole tombs
8th shogun

39. eta
Those dealing in death (executioners - butchers - leathermakers etc)
followed Chinese model asserting the ruler as supreme authority of the land - did not adopt the concept of mandate of heaven - stipulated Confucian ideals
Non persons
animism

40. Shinto myth texts
Literate Elites- rulers - powerful clans; intermediate- specialist producers; peasants
pollution
Kojiki and Nihon Shoki
Fujiwara

41. Yoshitsune
valiant warrior and romantic hero
Manyoshu
3rd Shogun
Pure Land and Zen

42. Ise Shrine is dedicated to
tells the story of the late Heian civil war between the Taira/Heiki clan and the Minamoto/Genji clan
the study of saints/holy peoples/figures
Sun Goddess (Amaterasu) in the inner shrine and Foodstuffs God (Toyouke) in the outer shrine
divine decrees- laws

43. Yoritomo
general and first shogun of Japan
court poet and most beloved poet of the anthology
possessors of magic items - supernatural duel-form monk figures who are fond of testing the mettle of Buddhist priests
Japanese style painting with outlines and color pigments

44. Kenmu restoration
decline of Buddhist law leading to the end of the world
general and first shogun of Japan
Brief restoration of imperial rule under Emperor Godaigo
1st- destroyed by a typhoon - 2nd- defeated by Japanese forces and a typhoon

45. Shobogenzo
foreign words - mimetic words - and scientific words
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
no

46. hogan biiji
sympathy for the lieutenant
Fujiwara
the study of saints/holy peoples/figures
compiler of the Manyoshu

47. Hiragana is used to write...
divine decrees- laws
tells the story of the late Heian civil war between the Taira/Heiki clan and the Minamoto/Genji clan
inflections and function words
devoted retainer to Yoshitsune

48. Kakinomoto Hitormaro
poet of Korean ancestry and wrote social criticism of China
the way of the bow and arrow
court poet and most beloved poet of the anthology
general and first shogun of Japan

49. mappo
inflections and function words
Japanese style painting with outlines and color pigments
Izanami and Izanagi give birth to the Japanese islands and then Amaterasu is born from Izanagi's ablutions
decline of Buddhist law leading to the end of the world

50. Innovations of the Yayoi period
court poet and most beloved poet of the anthology
Manyoshu
agriculture and wet-rice cultivation - bronze and iron tools - weaving - pottery
devoted retainer to Yoshitsune