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Japanese Culture

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1. Yoritomo
3rd Shogun
general and first shogun of Japan
Garden maker who Takauji based his style off - used stone and rock to represent vast landscapes
large tombs - horses - contact with Korea - government and religion joined

2. Yugen
Civil war during the Ashikaga period caused by unrest due to loss of control of shoen estates with local constables seizing control
Kojiki and Nihon Shoki
sense of the mysterious and sublime
Philosophical discourses designed to train the mind escape conventional modes of thought

3. miyabi
1338-1573 following the collapse of the Kamakura Shogunate
Okuninushi- son of Susano-o the Sun Goddess' brother
Zen ink brush painting introduced to Japan through Southern Song
refined elegance

4. Kami
decay of materials - affirmation of life and death cycles - expression of authority of the state
Philosophical discourses designed to train the mind escape conventional modes of thought
deity or awe-inspiring spirit
tax free estates that grew in number during the Heian period

5. two new major sects of Buddhism during the Kamakura period
Pure Land and Zen
Jomon - Yayoi
3rd Shogun
government and worshipping

6. Kakinomoto Hitormaro
attendant stand-ins within Keyhole tombs
Created gardens as contemplative spaces
court poet and most beloved poet of the anthology
Izanami and Izanagi give birth to the Japanese islands and then Amaterasu is born from Izanagi's ablutions

7. hagiography
Manyoshu
the study of saints/holy peoples/figures
Served as regent - advocate of Buddhism/founded Horyuji Temple - constitution of 17 articles - Hagiography
amusing

8. Hiragana is used to write...
Animals that were associated with possessing humans/being demons
inflections and function words
compiler of the Manyoshu
reliance on Amida - salvation available for all - 'Essentials of Salvation'

9. Shoen
8th shogun
Gold pavilion in Kyoto constructed by Yoshimitsu
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

10. Yoshitsune
valiant warrior and romantic hero
1st- destroyed by a typhoon - 2nd- defeated by Japanese forces and a typhoon
Garden maker who Takauji based his style off - used stone and rock to represent vast landscapes
safe journey - return - long imperial reign

11. Shinto is a form of
attendant stand-ins within Keyhole tombs
tells the story of the late Heian civil war between the Taira/Heiki clan and the Minamoto/Genji clan
animism
poet of Korean ancestry and wrote social criticism of China

12. Zen Buddhism
control the weather - linked to water
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
Founded by Dogen following the study of Chan Buddhism in China - breaking down conventional modes of perception and reasoning - Heart Sutra

13. kotodama is reflected by wishing for...
tax free estates that grew in number during the Heian period
safe journey - return - long imperial reign
large tombs - horses - contact with Korea - government and religion joined
Philosophical discourses designed to train the mind escape conventional modes of thought

14. mono no aware
sympathy for the lieutenant
Death - childbirth - blood
melancholy at the transience of things
Jomon - Yayoi

15. minority peoples within Japan
Ainu (Hokkaido) - Okinawans (Okinawa) - Koreans
refined elegance
Fujiwara
Meiji Period (1868-1912)

16. innovations of Yamato Period
Sun Goddess (Amaterasu) in the inner shrine and Foodstuffs God (Toyouke) in the outer shrine
3rd Shogun
Okashi - Miyabi - mono no aware - e-maki - Yamato-e
large tombs - horses - contact with Korea - government and religion joined

17. Ahikaga period
Brief restoration of imperial rule under Emperor Godaigo
Pure Land and Zen
Garden maker who Takauji based his style off - used stone and rock to represent vast landscapes
1338-1573 following the collapse of the Kamakura Shogunate

18. Genres of tales
Civil war during the Ashikaga period caused by unrest due to loss of control of shoen estates with local constables seizing control
decay of materials - affirmation of life and death cycles - expression of authority of the state
poet of Korean ancestry and wrote social criticism of China
Haunts - Humor - Buddhism/Supernatural - healing and spirituality

19. kotodama
1st- destroyed by a typhoon - 2nd- defeated by Japanese forces and a typhoon
belief in the spirit of words
symbol used to write a morpheme
Non persons

20. 3 things that cause pollution
Civil war during the Ashikaga period caused by unrest due to loss of control of shoen estates with local constables seizing control
Death - childbirth - blood
Garden maker who Takauji based his style off - used stone and rock to represent vast landscapes
control the weather - linked to water

21. Heian Period Aesthetics writing/art styles
Fujiwara
Okashi - Miyabi - mono no aware - e-maki - Yamato-e
Hokkaido - Honshu - Shikoku - Kyushu
control the weather - linked to water

22. dragons' abilities
amusing
Served as regent - advocate of Buddhism/founded Horyuji Temple - constitution of 17 articles - Hagiography
Warring States period
control the weather - linked to water

23. Shinto myth texts
Zen ink brush painting introduced to Japan through Southern Song
Kojiki and Nihon Shoki
modeled after Tang China that sought to limit the increasing power of influential families
Pure Land and Zen

24. Kenmu restoration
Brief restoration of imperial rule under Emperor Godaigo
Mizoguchi Kenji
Created gardens as contemplative spaces
sense of the mysterious and sublime

25. Ahikaga Yoshimitsu
Okuninushi- son of Susano-o the Sun Goddess' brother
Jomon - Yayoi
3rd Shogun
government and worshipping

26. foxes
no
Animals that were associated with possessing humans/being demons
Literate Elites- rulers - powerful clans; intermediate- specialist producers; peasants
safe journey - return - long imperial reign

27. Why is the Ise Shrine rebuilt every 20 years?
attendant stand-ins within Keyhole tombs
decay of materials - affirmation of life and death cycles - expression of authority of the state
using Chinese characters to represent Japanese sounds/words
followed Chinese model asserting the ruler as supreme authority of the land - did not adopt the concept of mandate of heaven - stipulated Confucian ideals

28. Shobogenzo
3rd Shogun
Philosophical discourses designed to train the mind escape conventional modes of thought
Hokkaido - Honshu - Shikoku - Kyushu
Manyoshu

29. Muso Soseki
followed Chinese model asserting the ruler as supreme authority of the land - did not adopt the concept of mandate of heaven - stipulated Confucian ideals
foreign words - mimetic words - and scientific words
Okuninushi- son of Susano-o the Sun Goddess' brother
Garden maker who Takauji based his style off - used stone and rock to represent vast landscapes

30. okashi
Literate Elites- rulers - powerful clans; intermediate- specialist producers; peasants
using Chinese characters to represent Japanese sounds/words
Fujiwara
amusing

31. Sumie
refined elegance
Created gardens as contemplative spaces
devoted retainer to Yoshitsune
Zen ink brush painting introduced to Japan through Southern Song

32. Creation myth

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33. Prince Shotoku accomplisments
Served as regent - advocate of Buddhism/founded Horyuji Temple - constitution of 17 articles - Hagiography
King of Paekche
possessors of magic items - supernatural duel-form monk figures who are fond of testing the mettle of Buddhist priests
compiler of the Manyoshu

34. What is the Constitution of 17 Articles?
followed Chinese model asserting the ruler as supreme authority of the land - did not adopt the concept of mandate of heaven - stipulated Confucian ideals
Literate Elites- rulers - powerful clans; intermediate- specialist producers; peasants
divine decrees- laws
amusing

35. eta
tells the story of the late Heian civil war between the Taira/Heiki clan and the Minamoto/Genji clan
Manyoshu
Jomon - Yayoi
Those dealing in death (executioners - butchers - leathermakers etc)

36. Ugetsu setting
symbol used to write a morpheme
two attempts by Kublai Khan and the Mongols to invade Japan
the way of the bow and arrow
Warring States period

37. Pure Land Buddhism

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38. What are the classifications of Gellner's model of culture in agrarian societies?
Served as regent - advocate of Buddhism/founded Horyuji Temple - constitution of 17 articles - Hagiography
Literate Elites- rulers - powerful clans; intermediate- specialist producers; peasants
Founded by Dogen following the study of Chan Buddhism in China - breaking down conventional modes of perception and reasoning - Heart Sutra
no

39. Ahikaga Takauji
Warring States period
sympathy for the lieutenant
Created gardens as contemplative spaces
Literate Elites- rulers - powerful clans; intermediate- specialist producers; peasants

40. Kinkakuji
inflections and function words
Gold pavilion in Kyoto constructed by Yoshimitsu
Warring States period
the way of the bow and arrow

41. manyogana
using Chinese characters to represent Japanese sounds/words
deity or awe-inspiring spirit
safe journey - return - long imperial reign
Haunts - Humor - Buddhism/Supernatural - healing and spirituality

42. No drama
Theater performed by male actors including simple musical accompaniment in the form of drums - flutes - and chanting
Founded by Dogen following the study of Chan Buddhism in China - breaking down conventional modes of perception and reasoning - Heart Sutra
Served as regent - advocate of Buddhism/founded Horyuji Temple - constitution of 17 articles - Hagiography
tax free estates that grew in number during the Heian period

43. Aesthetics believed
reliance on Amida - salvation available for all - 'Essentials of Salvation'
Fujiwara
essence of the spirit of the poems is that of makoto sincerity
sense of the mysterious and sublime

44. Innovations of the Yayoi period
Theater performed by male actors including simple musical accompaniment in the form of drums - flutes - and chanting
Izanami and Izanagi give birth to the Japanese islands and then Amaterasu is born from Izanagi's ablutions
Civil war during the Ashikaga period caused by unrest due to loss of control of shoen estates with local constables seizing control
agriculture and wet-rice cultivation - bronze and iron tools - weaving - pottery

45. yumiya no narai
Those dealing in death (executioners - butchers - leathermakers etc)
two attempts by Kublai Khan and the Mongols to invade Japan
the way of the bow and arrow
Sun Goddess (Amaterasu) in the inner shrine and Foodstuffs God (Toyouke) in the outer shrine

46. Ise Shrine is dedicated to
Pure Land and Zen
Sun Goddess (Amaterasu) in the inner shrine and Foodstuffs God (Toyouke) in the outer shrine
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
Those dealing in death (executioners - butchers - leathermakers etc)

47. Heian period prominent aristocratic family
animism
Those dealing in death (executioners - butchers - leathermakers etc)
Fujiwara
Literate Elites- rulers - powerful clans; intermediate- specialist producers; peasants

48. yamato-e
Civil war during the Ashikaga period caused by unrest due to loss of control of shoen estates with local constables seizing control
inflections and function words
Served as regent - advocate of Buddhism/founded Horyuji Temple - constitution of 17 articles - Hagiography
Japanese style painting with outlines and color pigments

49. 4 Main islands (north -> south)
Kojiki and Nihon Shoki
Hokkaido - Honshu - Shikoku - Kyushu
Brief restoration of imperial rule under Emperor Godaigo
Warring States period

50. hinin
Okuninushi- son of Susano-o the Sun Goddess' brother
Non persons
no
divine decrees- laws