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1. Shinto myth texts
reliance on Amida - salvation available for all - 'Essentials of Salvation'
Kojiki and Nihon Shoki
possessors of magic items - supernatural duel-form monk figures who are fond of testing the mettle of Buddhist priests
two attempts by Kublai Khan and the Mongols to invade Japan

2. miyabi
Founded by Dogen following the study of Chan Buddhism in China - breaking down conventional modes of perception and reasoning - Heart Sutra
symbol used to write a morpheme
refined elegance
reliance on Amida - salvation available for all - 'Essentials of Salvation'

3. kotodama
Animals that were associated with possessing humans/being demons
Japanese style painting with outlines and color pigments
amusing
belief in the spirit of words

4. What is the Constitution of 17 Articles?
Manyoshu
Izanami and Izanagi give birth to the Japanese islands and then Amaterasu is born from Izanagi's ablutions
followed Chinese model asserting the ruler as supreme authority of the land - did not adopt the concept of mandate of heaven - stipulated Confucian ideals
sympathy for the lieutenant

5. Izumo shrine is dedicated to

6. Pure Land Buddhism

7. Ahikaga period
Founded by Dogen following the study of Chan Buddhism in China - breaking down conventional modes of perception and reasoning - Heart Sutra
tax free estates that grew in number during the Heian period
valiant warrior and romantic hero
1338-1573 following the collapse of the Kamakura Shogunate

8. Creation myth

9. No drama
Non persons
Theater performed by male actors including simple musical accompaniment in the form of drums - flutes - and chanting
Garden maker who Takauji based his style off - used stone and rock to represent vast landscapes
essence of the spirit of the poems is that of makoto sincerity

10. kotodama is reflected by wishing for...
melancholy at the transience of things
two attempts by Kublai Khan and the Mongols to invade Japan
safe journey - return - long imperial reign
Sun Goddess (Amaterasu) in the inner shrine and Foodstuffs God (Toyouke) in the outer shrine

11. Tale of the Heiki
Okashi - Miyabi - mono no aware - e-maki - Yamato-e
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
tells the story of the late Heian civil war between the Taira/Heiki clan and the Minamoto/Genji clan
Garden maker who Takauji based his style off - used stone and rock to represent vast landscapes

12. Ashikaga Yoshimassa
8th shogun
decay of materials - affirmation of life and death cycles - expression of authority of the state
divine decrees- laws
Animals that were associated with possessing humans/being demons

13. yumiya no narai
decline of Buddhist law leading to the end of the world
followed Chinese model asserting the ruler as supreme authority of the land - did not adopt the concept of mandate of heaven - stipulated Confucian ideals
amusing
the way of the bow and arrow

14. Four Noble Truths of Buddhism
poet of Korean ancestry and wrote social criticism of China
sense of the mysterious and sublime
set epithets that heighten the resonance of certain images by linking them to previous poems and contexts
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

15. matsuri
possessors of magic items - supernatural duel-form monk figures who are fond of testing the mettle of Buddhist priests
government and worshipping
set epithets that heighten the resonance of certain images by linking them to previous poems and contexts
Founded by Dogen following the study of Chan Buddhism in China - breaking down conventional modes of perception and reasoning - Heart Sutra

16. 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
Ainu (Hokkaido) - Okinawans (Okinawa) - Koreans
Those dealing in death (executioners - butchers - leathermakers etc)

17. mappo
valiant warrior and romantic hero
Okashi - Miyabi - mono no aware - e-maki - Yamato-e
1338-1573 following the collapse of the Kamakura Shogunate
decline of Buddhist law leading to the end of the world

18. How are the Mongol invasion attempts defeated?
1st- destroyed by a typhoon - 2nd- defeated by Japanese forces and a typhoon
large tombs - horses - contact with Korea - government and religion joined
Haunts - Humor - Buddhism/Supernatural - healing and spirituality
deity or awe-inspiring spirit

19. minority peoples within Japan
the way of the bow and arrow
Okuninushi- son of Susano-o the Sun Goddess' brother
symbol used to write a morpheme
Ainu (Hokkaido) - Okinawans (Okinawa) - Koreans

20. Sumie
compulsory education - elimination of the class system - unification of written and spoken Japanese based on upper-middle class Tokyoites
Zen ink brush painting introduced to Japan through Southern Song
Created gardens as contemplative spaces
tells the story of the late Heian civil war between the Taira/Heiki clan and the Minamoto/Genji clan

21. Katagana is used to write...
belief in the spirit of words
control the weather - linked to water
Warring States period
foreign words - mimetic words - and scientific words

22. Benkei
devoted retainer to Yoshitsune
Animals that were associated with possessing humans/being demons
modeled after Tang China that sought to limit the increasing power of influential families
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

23. Kenmu restoration
the way of the bow and arrow
possessors of magic items - supernatural duel-form monk figures who are fond of testing the mettle of Buddhist priests
Brief restoration of imperial rule under Emperor Godaigo
general and first shogun of Japan

24. Hiragana is used to write...
Japanese style painting with outlines and color pigments
valiant warrior and romantic hero
Literate Elites- rulers - powerful clans; intermediate- specialist producers; peasants
inflections and function words

25. 3 things that cause pollution
amusing
modeled after Tang China that sought to limit the increasing power of influential families
inflections and function words
Death - childbirth - blood

26. Kamakura Period
amusing
two attempts by Kublai Khan and the Mongols to invade Japan
Theater performed by male actors including simple musical accompaniment in the form of drums - flutes - and chanting
Brief restoration of imperial rule under Emperor Godaigo

27. hogan biiji
sympathy for the lieutenant
court poet and most beloved poet of the anthology
Haunts - Humor - Buddhism/Supernatural - healing and spirituality
two attempts by Kublai Khan and the Mongols to invade Japan

28. Heian period associated with a fear of
Animals that were associated with possessing humans/being demons
Non persons
Philosophical discourses designed to train the mind escape conventional modes of thought
pollution

29. Heian Period Aesthetics writing/art styles
government and worshipping
using Chinese characters to represent Japanese sounds/words
modeled after Tang China that sought to limit the increasing power of influential families
Okashi - Miyabi - mono no aware - e-maki - Yamato-e

30. nori
Philosophical discourses designed to train the mind escape conventional modes of thought
Garden maker who Takauji based his style off - used stone and rock to represent vast landscapes
sympathy for the lieutenant
divine decrees- laws

31. Logograph
decline of Buddhist law leading to the end of the world
Death - childbirth - blood
symbol used to write a morpheme
sympathy for the lieutenant

32. Who introduced Buddhism
Founded by Dogen following the study of Chan Buddhism in China - breaking down conventional modes of perception and reasoning - Heart Sutra
Haunts - Humor - Buddhism/Supernatural - healing and spirituality
using Chinese characters to represent Japanese sounds/words
King of Paekche

33. is the Izumo shrine rebuilt?
Pure Land and Zen
inflections and function words
Warring States period
no

34. yamato-e
modeled after Tang China that sought to limit the increasing power of influential families
Japanese style painting with outlines and color pigments
foreign words - mimetic words - and scientific words
deity or awe-inspiring spirit

35. foxes
valiant warrior and romantic hero
the study of saints/holy peoples/figures
the way of the bow and arrow
Animals that were associated with possessing humans/being demons

36. Yoritomo
general and first shogun of Japan
Manyoshu
Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Haunts - Humor - Buddhism/Supernatural - healing and spirituality

37. Elements of Japanese language standardization
Gold pavilion in Kyoto constructed by Yoshimitsu
Mizoguchi Kenji
attendant stand-ins within Keyhole tombs
compulsory education - elimination of the class system - unification of written and spoken Japanese based on upper-middle class Tokyoites

38. Japan's first anthology of poetry
modeled after Tang China that sought to limit the increasing power of influential families
Manyoshu
decline of Buddhist law leading to the end of the world
Founded by Dogen following the study of Chan Buddhism in China - breaking down conventional modes of perception and reasoning - Heart Sutra

39. Japanese was standardized during
Meiji Period (1868-1912)
large tombs - horses - contact with Korea - government and religion joined
foreign words - mimetic words - and scientific words
Philosophical discourses designed to train the mind escape conventional modes of thought

40. Kami
Okuninushi- son of Susano-o the Sun Goddess' brother
Fujiwara
deity or awe-inspiring spirit
Gold pavilion in Kyoto constructed by Yoshimitsu

41. Who were the early adopters of Buddhism?
Soga Family
Literate Elites- rulers - powerful clans; intermediate- specialist producers; peasants
King of Paekche
1338-1573 following the collapse of the Kamakura Shogunate

42. Aesthetics believed
essence of the spirit of the poems is that of makoto sincerity
Served as regent - advocate of Buddhism/founded Horyuji Temple - constitution of 17 articles - Hagiography
the way of the bow and arrow
foreign words - mimetic words - and scientific words

43. hagiography
control the weather - linked to water
the study of saints/holy peoples/figures
Non persons
compiler of the Manyoshu

44. Yugen
Okashi - Miyabi - mono no aware - e-maki - Yamato-e
Literate Elites- rulers - powerful clans; intermediate- specialist producers; peasants
Ainu (Hokkaido) - Okinawans (Okinawa) - Koreans
sense of the mysterious and sublime

45. Tengu
Zen ink brush painting introduced to Japan through Southern Song
possessors of magic items - supernatural duel-form monk figures who are fond of testing the mettle of Buddhist priests
followed Chinese model asserting the ruler as supreme authority of the land - did not adopt the concept of mandate of heaven - stipulated Confucian ideals
using Chinese characters to represent Japanese sounds/words

46. hinin
decay of materials - affirmation of life and death cycles - expression of authority of the state
belief in the spirit of words
Garden maker who Takauji based his style off - used stone and rock to represent vast landscapes
Non persons

47. innovations of Yamato Period
control the weather - linked to water
large tombs - horses - contact with Korea - government and religion joined
3rd Shogun
Theater performed by male actors including simple musical accompaniment in the form of drums - flutes - and chanting

48. two new major sects of Buddhism during the Kamakura period
foreign words - mimetic words - and scientific words
tax free estates that grew in number during the Heian period
Pure Land and Zen
refined elegance

49. Taiho Code
modeled after Tang China that sought to limit the increasing power of influential families
1st- destroyed by a typhoon - 2nd- defeated by Japanese forces and a typhoon
tax free estates that grew in number during the Heian period
Created gardens as contemplative spaces

50. Ise Shrine is dedicated to
Sun Goddess (Amaterasu) in the inner shrine and Foodstuffs God (Toyouke) in the outer shrine
court poet and most beloved poet of the anthology
using Chinese characters to represent Japanese sounds/words
1st- destroyed by a typhoon - 2nd- defeated by Japanese forces and a typhoon