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1. Who were the early adopters of Buddhism?
Kojiki and Nihon Shoki
Okuninushi- son of Susano-o the Sun Goddess' brother
Soga Family
possessors of magic items - supernatural duel-form monk figures who are fond of testing the mettle of Buddhist priests

2. two new major sects of Buddhism during the Kamakura period
Zen ink brush painting introduced to Japan through Southern Song
attendant stand-ins within Keyhole tombs
Okuninushi- son of Susano-o the Sun Goddess' brother
Pure Land and Zen

3. kotodama is reflected by wishing for...
agriculture and wet-rice cultivation - bronze and iron tools - weaving - pottery
court poet and most beloved poet of the anthology
refined elegance
safe journey - return - long imperial reign

4. Ugetsu director
Okashi - Miyabi - mono no aware - e-maki - Yamato-e
Mizoguchi Kenji
3rd Shogun
decline of Buddhist law leading to the end of the world

5. 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
divine decrees- laws
Served as regent - advocate of Buddhism/founded Horyuji Temple - constitution of 17 articles - Hagiography
1st- destroyed by a typhoon - 2nd- defeated by Japanese forces and a typhoon

6. Kenmu restoration
Non persons
Brief restoration of imperial rule under Emperor Godaigo
belief in the spirit of words
large tombs - horses - contact with Korea - government and religion joined

7. Heian period prominent aristocratic family
the way of the bow and arrow
general and first shogun of Japan
essence of the spirit of the poems is that of makoto sincerity
Fujiwara

8. Muso Soseki
Created gardens as contemplative spaces
valiant warrior and romantic hero
3rd Shogun
Garden maker who Takauji based his style off - used stone and rock to represent vast landscapes

9. Haniwa figures
attendant stand-ins within Keyhole tombs
Meiji Period (1868-1912)
control the weather - linked to water
belief in the spirit of words

10. okashi
Non persons
valiant warrior and romantic hero
Manyoshu
amusing

11. makura kotoba
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
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
Meiji Period (1868-1912)

12. What are the classifications of Gellner's model of culture in agrarian societies?
Civil war during the Ashikaga period caused by unrest due to loss of control of shoen estates with local constables seizing control
Literate Elites- rulers - powerful clans; intermediate- specialist producers; peasants
animism
Those dealing in death (executioners - butchers - leathermakers etc)

13. Kami
King of Paekche
valiant warrior and romantic hero
animism
deity or awe-inspiring spirit

14. yumiya no narai
the way of the bow and arrow
Sun Goddess (Amaterasu) in the inner shrine and Foodstuffs God (Toyouke) in the outer shrine
Soga Family
safe journey - return - long imperial reign

15. Onin War
deity or awe-inspiring spirit
Japanese style painting with outlines and color pigments
general and first shogun of Japan
Civil war during the Ashikaga period caused by unrest due to loss of control of shoen estates with local constables seizing control

16. hagiography
Gold pavilion in Kyoto constructed by Yoshimitsu
agriculture and wet-rice cultivation - bronze and iron tools - weaving - pottery
the study of saints/holy peoples/figures
Zen ink brush painting introduced to Japan through Southern Song

17. Prince Shotoku accomplisments
court poet and most beloved poet of the anthology
tax free estates that grew in number during the Heian period
melancholy at the transience of things
Served as regent - advocate of Buddhism/founded Horyuji Temple - constitution of 17 articles - Hagiography

18. eta
using Chinese characters to represent Japanese sounds/words
Those dealing in death (executioners - butchers - leathermakers etc)
refined elegance
foreign words - mimetic words - and scientific words

19. Genres of tales
safe journey - return - long imperial reign
Haunts - Humor - Buddhism/Supernatural - healing and spirituality
King of Paekche
Philosophical discourses designed to train the mind escape conventional modes of thought

20. matsuri
government and worshipping
Founded by Dogen following the study of Chan Buddhism in China - breaking down conventional modes of perception and reasoning - Heart Sutra
King of Paekche
the study of saints/holy peoples/figures

21. Aesthetics believed
valiant warrior and romantic hero
essence of the spirit of the poems is that of makoto sincerity
control the weather - linked to water
government and worshipping

22. nori
8th shogun
Izanami and Izanagi give birth to the Japanese islands and then Amaterasu is born from Izanagi's ablutions
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
divine decrees- laws

23. 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
Philosophical discourses designed to train the mind escape conventional modes of thought
Death - childbirth - blood
Created gardens as contemplative spaces

24. Otomo Yakamochi
court poet and most beloved poet of the anthology
government and worshipping
compiler of the Manyoshu
symbol used to write a morpheme

25. Japan's first anthology of poetry
set epithets that heighten the resonance of certain images by linking them to previous poems and contexts
attendant stand-ins within Keyhole tombs
Manyoshu
deity or awe-inspiring spirit

26. foxes
using Chinese characters to represent Japanese sounds/words
symbol used to write a morpheme
belief in the spirit of words
Animals that were associated with possessing humans/being demons

27. innovations of Yamato Period
1st- destroyed by a typhoon - 2nd- defeated by Japanese forces and a typhoon
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
large tombs - horses - contact with Korea - government and religion joined

28. Tale of the Heiki
tells the story of the late Heian civil war between the Taira/Heiki clan and the Minamoto/Genji clan
followed Chinese model asserting the ruler as supreme authority of the land - did not adopt the concept of mandate of heaven - stipulated Confucian ideals
government and worshipping
the study of saints/holy peoples/figures

29. Who introduced Buddhism
King of Paekche
Japanese style painting with outlines and color pigments
reliance on Amida - salvation available for all - 'Essentials of Salvation'
8th shogun

30. dragons' abilities
control the weather - linked to water
3rd Shogun
Garden maker who Takauji based his style off - used stone and rock to represent vast landscapes
government and worshipping

31. Yamanoue Okura
devoted retainer to Yoshitsune
followed Chinese model asserting the ruler as supreme authority of the land - did not adopt the concept of mandate of heaven - stipulated Confucian ideals
Gold pavilion in Kyoto constructed by Yoshimitsu
poet of Korean ancestry and wrote social criticism of China

32. Kinkakuji
the way of the bow and arrow
using Chinese characters to represent Japanese sounds/words
amusing
Gold pavilion in Kyoto constructed by Yoshimitsu

33. Heian period associated with a fear of
deity or awe-inspiring spirit
Soga Family
pollution
Okashi - Miyabi - mono no aware - e-maki - Yamato-e

34. manyogana
modeled after Tang China that sought to limit the increasing power of influential families
using Chinese characters to represent Japanese sounds/words
Okuninushi- son of Susano-o the Sun Goddess' brother
decline of Buddhist law leading to the end of the world

35. Shobogenzo
Philosophical discourses designed to train the mind escape conventional modes of thought
Non persons
Soga Family
Ainu (Hokkaido) - Okinawans (Okinawa) - Koreans

36. Taiho Code
the study of saints/holy peoples/figures
essence of the spirit of the poems is that of makoto sincerity
Ainu (Hokkaido) - Okinawans (Okinawa) - Koreans
modeled after Tang China that sought to limit the increasing power of influential families

37. Kamakura Period
possessors of magic items - supernatural duel-form monk figures who are fond of testing the mettle of Buddhist priests
general and first shogun of Japan
1st- destroyed by a typhoon - 2nd- defeated by Japanese forces and a typhoon
two attempts by Kublai Khan and the Mongols to invade Japan

38. Kakinomoto Hitormaro
court poet and most beloved poet of the anthology
amusing
compiler of the Manyoshu
Gold pavilion in Kyoto constructed by Yoshimitsu

39. Shinto myth texts
Kojiki and Nihon Shoki
inflections and function words
Meiji Period (1868-1912)
modeled after Tang China that sought to limit the increasing power of influential families

40. Hiragana is used to write...
Manyoshu
no
inflections and function words
Soga Family

41. minority peoples within Japan
Zen ink brush painting introduced to Japan through Southern Song
Ainu (Hokkaido) - Okinawans (Okinawa) - Koreans
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

42. 2 Archaeological periods
Soga Family
Civil war during the Ashikaga period caused by unrest due to loss of control of shoen estates with local constables seizing control
amusing
Jomon - Yayoi

43. Why is the Ise Shrine rebuilt every 20 years?
Civil war during the Ashikaga period caused by unrest due to loss of control of shoen estates with local constables seizing control
Gold pavilion in Kyoto constructed by Yoshimitsu
Meiji Period (1868-1912)
decay of materials - affirmation of life and death cycles - expression of authority of the state

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
decline of Buddhist law leading to the end of the world
Animals that were associated with possessing humans/being demons
Jomon - Yayoi

45. Shoen
Garden maker who Takauji based his style off - used stone and rock to represent vast landscapes
tax free estates that grew in number during the Heian period
Pure Land and Zen
Kojiki and Nihon Shoki

46. mono no aware
reliance on Amida - salvation available for all - 'Essentials of Salvation'
melancholy at the transience of things
Literate Elites- rulers - powerful clans; intermediate- specialist producers; peasants
no

47. No drama
Okuninushi- son of Susano-o the Sun Goddess' brother
inflections and function words
government and worshipping
Theater performed by male actors including simple musical accompaniment in the form of drums - flutes - and chanting

48. Concepts in the Nihon Ryoiki
Rokudo (the six paths) - infiltration by bodhisattvas Kanon and Jizo - transcendence
Soga Family
Sun Goddess (Amaterasu) in the inner shrine and Foodstuffs God (Toyouke) in the outer shrine
Zen ink brush painting introduced to Japan through Southern Song

49. Logograph
Those dealing in death (executioners - butchers - leathermakers etc)
amusing
control the weather - linked to water
symbol used to write a morpheme

50. Shinto is a form of
no
animism
the study of saints/holy peoples/figures
two attempts by Kublai Khan and the Mongols to invade Japan