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1. Zen Buddhism
Created gardens as contemplative spaces
Pure Land and Zen
Founded by Dogen following the study of Chan Buddhism in China - breaking down conventional modes of perception and reasoning - Heart Sutra
no

2. Japanese was standardized during
sense of the mysterious and sublime
Death - childbirth - blood
Meiji Period (1868-1912)
modeled after Tang China that sought to limit the increasing power of influential families

3. Ugetsu director
Fujiwara
foreign words - mimetic words - and scientific words
Mizoguchi Kenji
set epithets that heighten the resonance of certain images by linking them to previous poems and contexts

4. Kinkakuji
pollution
safe journey - return - long imperial reign
Gold pavilion in Kyoto constructed by Yoshimitsu
the study of saints/holy peoples/figures

5. Hiragana is used to write...
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
Soga Family
inflections and function words
amusing

6. Shinto is a form of
possessors of magic items - supernatural duel-form monk figures who are fond of testing the mettle of Buddhist priests
animism
attendant stand-ins within Keyhole tombs
using Chinese characters to represent Japanese sounds/words

7. Heian period associated with a fear of
pollution
set epithets that heighten the resonance of certain images by linking them to previous poems and contexts
Izanami and Izanagi give birth to the Japanese islands and then Amaterasu is born from Izanagi's ablutions
Fujiwara

8. Otomo Yakamochi
tells the story of the late Heian civil war between the Taira/Heiki clan and the Minamoto/Genji clan
King of Paekche
decline of Buddhist law leading to the end of the world
compiler of the Manyoshu

9. matsuri
Kojiki and Nihon Shoki
Haunts - Humor - Buddhism/Supernatural - healing and spirituality
government and worshipping
Zen ink brush painting introduced to Japan through Southern Song

10. innovations of Yamato Period
large tombs - horses - contact with Korea - government and religion joined
modeled after Tang China that sought to limit the increasing power of influential families
Created gardens as contemplative spaces
pollution

11. Kakinomoto Hitormaro
set epithets that heighten the resonance of certain images by linking them to previous poems and contexts
court poet and most beloved poet of the anthology
amusing
Mizoguchi Kenji

12. yamato-e
set epithets that heighten the resonance of certain images by linking them to previous poems and contexts
Sun Goddess (Amaterasu) in the inner shrine and Foodstuffs God (Toyouke) in the outer shrine
government and worshipping
Japanese style painting with outlines and color pigments

13. Four Noble Truths of Buddhism
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
belief in the spirit of words
Philosophical discourses designed to train the mind escape conventional modes of thought
sympathy for the lieutenant

14. miyabi
deity or awe-inspiring spirit
valiant warrior and romantic hero
government and worshipping
refined elegance

15. nori
Fujiwara
compiler of the Manyoshu
reliance on Amida - salvation available for all - 'Essentials of Salvation'
divine decrees- laws

16. 2 Archaeological periods
Warring States period
3rd Shogun
control the weather - linked to water
Jomon - Yayoi

17. minority peoples within Japan
Ainu (Hokkaido) - Okinawans (Okinawa) - Koreans
valiant warrior and romantic hero
3rd Shogun
Gold pavilion in Kyoto constructed by Yoshimitsu

18. dragons' abilities
Okuninushi- son of Susano-o the Sun Goddess' brother
control the weather - linked to water
Death - childbirth - blood
Japanese style painting with outlines and color pigments

19. Katagana is used to write...
foreign words - mimetic words - and scientific words
compulsory education - elimination of the class system - unification of written and spoken Japanese based on upper-middle class Tokyoites
possessors of magic items - supernatural duel-form monk figures who are fond of testing the mettle of Buddhist priests
sense of the mysterious and sublime

20. Pure Land Buddhism

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21. Shobogenzo
Philosophical discourses designed to train the mind escape conventional modes of thought
Warring States period
Civil war during the Ashikaga period caused by unrest due to loss of control of shoen estates with local constables seizing control
Non persons

22. Kamakura Period
two attempts by Kublai Khan and the Mongols to invade Japan
Okashi - Miyabi - mono no aware - e-maki - Yamato-e
poet of Korean ancestry and wrote social criticism of China
Civil war during the Ashikaga period caused by unrest due to loss of control of shoen estates with local constables seizing control

23. Japan's first anthology of poetry
Zen ink brush painting introduced to Japan through Southern Song
sense of the mysterious and sublime
control the weather - linked to water
Manyoshu

24. Genres of tales
Warring States period
Zen ink brush painting introduced to Japan through Southern Song
Haunts - Humor - Buddhism/Supernatural - healing and spirituality
agriculture and wet-rice cultivation - bronze and iron tools - weaving - pottery

25. mappo
Sun Goddess (Amaterasu) in the inner shrine and Foodstuffs God (Toyouke) in the outer shrine
sympathy for the lieutenant
control the weather - linked to water
decline of Buddhist law leading to the end of the world

26. Tale of the Heiki
deity or awe-inspiring spirit
agriculture and wet-rice cultivation - bronze and iron tools - weaving - pottery
Rokudo (the six paths) - infiltration by bodhisattvas Kanon and Jizo - transcendence
tells the story of the late Heian civil war between the Taira/Heiki clan and the Minamoto/Genji clan

27. Yoshitsune
melancholy at the transience of things
divine decrees- laws
Pure Land and Zen
valiant warrior and romantic hero

28. Muso Soseki
Ainu (Hokkaido) - Okinawans (Okinawa) - Koreans
foreign words - mimetic words - and scientific words
Garden maker who Takauji based his style off - used stone and rock to represent vast landscapes
Pure Land and Zen

29. Who introduced Buddhism
inflections and function words
no
King of Paekche
Okashi - Miyabi - mono no aware - e-maki - Yamato-e

30. Ahikaga Takauji
Created gardens as contemplative spaces
foreign words - mimetic words - and scientific words
symbol used to write a morpheme
inflections and function words

31. mono no aware
melancholy at the transience of things
Philosophical discourses designed to train the mind escape conventional modes of thought
large tombs - horses - contact with Korea - government and religion joined
reliance on Amida - salvation available for all - 'Essentials of Salvation'

32. Logograph
decay of materials - affirmation of life and death cycles - expression of authority of the state
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
symbol used to write a morpheme
set epithets that heighten the resonance of certain images by linking them to previous poems and contexts

33. Ise Shrine is dedicated to
amusing
Sun Goddess (Amaterasu) in the inner shrine and Foodstuffs God (Toyouke) in the outer shrine
8th shogun
no

34. foxes
devoted retainer to Yoshitsune
Animals that were associated with possessing humans/being demons
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

35. 3 things that cause pollution
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
1st- destroyed by a typhoon - 2nd- defeated by Japanese forces and a typhoon
Death - childbirth - blood
Warring States period

36. Benkei
refined elegance
devoted retainer to Yoshitsune
deity or awe-inspiring spirit
two attempts by Kublai Khan and the Mongols to invade Japan

37. Ugetsu setting
Warring States period
Pure Land and Zen
Those dealing in death (executioners - butchers - leathermakers etc)
large tombs - horses - contact with Korea - government and religion joined

38. Concepts in the Nihon Ryoiki
Rokudo (the six paths) - infiltration by bodhisattvas Kanon and Jizo - transcendence
melancholy at the transience of things
Manyoshu
the way of the bow and arrow

39. No drama
3rd Shogun
Theater performed by male actors including simple musical accompaniment in the form of drums - flutes - and chanting
Served as regent - advocate of Buddhism/founded Horyuji Temple - constitution of 17 articles - Hagiography
Animals that were associated with possessing humans/being demons

40. two new major sects of Buddhism during the Kamakura period
Gold pavilion in Kyoto constructed by Yoshimitsu
Sun Goddess (Amaterasu) in the inner shrine and Foodstuffs God (Toyouke) in the outer shrine
Pure Land and Zen
3rd Shogun

41. Onin War
reliance on Amida - salvation available for all - 'Essentials of Salvation'
Philosophical discourses designed to train the mind escape conventional modes of thought
Civil war during the Ashikaga period caused by unrest due to loss of control of shoen estates with local constables seizing control
Animals that were associated with possessing humans/being demons

42. Elements of Japanese language standardization
compulsory education - elimination of the class system - unification of written and spoken Japanese based on upper-middle class Tokyoites
3rd Shogun
Ainu (Hokkaido) - Okinawans (Okinawa) - Koreans
animism

43. Prince Shotoku accomplisments
Served as regent - advocate of Buddhism/founded Horyuji Temple - constitution of 17 articles - Hagiography
agriculture and wet-rice cultivation - bronze and iron tools - weaving - pottery
pollution
devoted retainer to Yoshitsune

44. 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
8th shogun
agriculture and wet-rice cultivation - bronze and iron tools - weaving - pottery
using Chinese characters to represent Japanese sounds/words

45. kotodama
sense of the mysterious and sublime
belief in the spirit of words
Kojiki and Nihon Shoki
court poet and most beloved poet of the anthology

46. okashi
Ainu (Hokkaido) - Okinawans (Okinawa) - Koreans
general and first shogun of Japan
no
amusing

47. hinin
government and worshipping
compulsory education - elimination of the class system - unification of written and spoken Japanese based on upper-middle class Tokyoites
Non persons
Ainu (Hokkaido) - Okinawans (Okinawa) - Koreans

48. Ashikaga Yoshimassa
King of Paekche
Served as regent - advocate of Buddhism/founded Horyuji Temple - constitution of 17 articles - Hagiography
tells the story of the late Heian civil war between the Taira/Heiki clan and the Minamoto/Genji clan
8th shogun

49. Why is the Ise Shrine rebuilt every 20 years?
Sun Goddess (Amaterasu) in the inner shrine and Foodstuffs God (Toyouke) in the outer shrine
the study of saints/holy peoples/figures
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

50. Ahikaga Yoshimitsu
melancholy at the transience of things
Meiji Period (1868-1912)
3rd Shogun
Sun Goddess (Amaterasu) in the inner shrine and Foodstuffs God (Toyouke) in the outer shrine

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