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1. Kinkakuji
Gold pavilion in Kyoto constructed by Yoshimitsu
Japanese style painting with outlines and color pigments
Sun Goddess (Amaterasu) in the inner shrine and Foodstuffs God (Toyouke) in the outer shrine
Manyoshu

2. kotodama is reflected by wishing for...
Non persons
essence of the spirit of the poems is that of makoto sincerity
the way of the bow and arrow
safe journey - return - long imperial reign

3. Why is the Ise Shrine rebuilt every 20 years?
Soga Family
compulsory education - elimination of the class system - unification of written and spoken Japanese based on upper-middle class Tokyoites
decay of materials - affirmation of life and death cycles - expression of authority of the state
Civil war during the Ashikaga period caused by unrest due to loss of control of shoen estates with local constables seizing control

4. manyogana
Brief restoration of imperial rule under Emperor Godaigo
using Chinese characters to represent Japanese sounds/words
Ainu (Hokkaido) - Okinawans (Okinawa) - Koreans
refined elegance

5. nori
Created gardens as contemplative spaces
divine decrees- laws
symbol used to write a morpheme
animism

6. What is the Constitution of 17 Articles?
set epithets that heighten the resonance of certain images by linking them to previous poems and contexts
poet of Korean ancestry and wrote social criticism of China
followed Chinese model asserting the ruler as supreme authority of the land - did not adopt the concept of mandate of heaven - stipulated Confucian ideals
melancholy at the transience of things

7. Ahikaga Takauji
the way of the bow and arrow
Founded by Dogen following the study of Chan Buddhism in China - breaking down conventional modes of perception and reasoning - Heart Sutra
Created gardens as contemplative spaces
belief in the spirit of words

8. minority peoples within Japan
Okuninushi- son of Susano-o the Sun Goddess' brother
Ainu (Hokkaido) - Okinawans (Okinawa) - Koreans
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

9. kotodama
Pure Land and Zen
belief in the spirit of words
divine decrees- laws
Japanese style painting with outlines and color pigments

10. Shinto is a form of
animism
refined elegance
Soga Family
decline of Buddhist law leading to the end of the world

11. Izumo shrine is dedicated to

12. Prince Shotoku accomplisments
two attempts by Kublai Khan and the Mongols to invade Japan
refined elegance
Served as regent - advocate of Buddhism/founded Horyuji Temple - constitution of 17 articles - Hagiography
Kojiki and Nihon Shoki

13. mappo
amusing
decline of Buddhist law leading to the end of the world
tax free estates that grew in number during the Heian period
Philosophical discourses designed to train the mind escape conventional modes of thought

14. innovations of Yamato Period
tells the story of the late Heian civil war between the Taira/Heiki clan and the Minamoto/Genji clan
tax free estates that grew in number during the Heian period
Rokudo (the six paths) - infiltration by bodhisattvas Kanon and Jizo - transcendence
large tombs - horses - contact with Korea - government and religion joined

15. Kamakura Period
two attempts by Kublai Khan and the Mongols to invade Japan
Sun Goddess (Amaterasu) in the inner shrine and Foodstuffs God (Toyouke) in the outer shrine
decline of Buddhist law leading to the end of the world
using Chinese characters to represent Japanese sounds/words

16. miyabi
Warring States period
refined elegance
Japanese style painting with outlines and color pigments
modeled after Tang China that sought to limit the increasing power of influential families

17. Ise Shrine is dedicated to
King of Paekche
Literate Elites- rulers - powerful clans; intermediate- specialist producers; peasants
general and first shogun of Japan
Sun Goddess (Amaterasu) in the inner shrine and Foodstuffs God (Toyouke) in the outer shrine

18. Yamanoue Okura
reliance on Amida - salvation available for all - 'Essentials of Salvation'
Zen ink brush painting introduced to Japan through Southern Song
poet of Korean ancestry and wrote social criticism of China
melancholy at the transience of things

19. mono no aware
Haunts - Humor - Buddhism/Supernatural - healing and spirituality
melancholy at the transience of things
Manyoshu
divine decrees- laws

20. hogan biiji
Animals that were associated with possessing humans/being demons
sympathy for the lieutenant
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
inflections and function words

21. Pure Land Buddhism

22. two new major sects of Buddhism during the Kamakura period
Pure Land and Zen
Mizoguchi Kenji
Literate Elites- rulers - powerful clans; intermediate- specialist producers; peasants
sympathy for the lieutenant

23. Concepts in the Nihon Ryoiki
Rokudo (the six paths) - infiltration by bodhisattvas Kanon and Jizo - transcendence
set epithets that heighten the resonance of certain images by linking them to previous poems and contexts
no
two attempts by Kublai Khan and the Mongols to invade Japan

24. Yugen
control the weather - linked to water
followed Chinese model asserting the ruler as supreme authority of the land - did not adopt the concept of mandate of heaven - stipulated Confucian ideals
tells the story of the late Heian civil war between the Taira/Heiki clan and the Minamoto/Genji clan
sense of the mysterious and sublime

25. Japan's first anthology of poetry
Manyoshu
court poet and most beloved poet of the anthology
Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Pure Land and Zen

26. Creation myth

27. Who were the early adopters of Buddhism?
the way of the bow and arrow
Soga Family
Ainu (Hokkaido) - Okinawans (Okinawa) - Koreans
King of Paekche

28. Tengu
poet of Korean ancestry and wrote social criticism of China
Animals that were associated with possessing humans/being demons
belief in the spirit of words
possessors of magic items - supernatural duel-form monk figures who are fond of testing the mettle of Buddhist priests

29. No drama
1st- destroyed by a typhoon - 2nd- defeated by Japanese forces and a typhoon
Theater performed by male actors including simple musical accompaniment in the form of drums - flutes - and chanting
inflections and function words
sympathy for the lieutenant

30. Kami
pollution
Served as regent - advocate of Buddhism/founded Horyuji Temple - constitution of 17 articles - Hagiography
inflections and function words
deity or awe-inspiring spirit

31. Ahikaga Yoshimitsu
3rd Shogun
Soga Family
King of Paekche
Sun Goddess (Amaterasu) in the inner shrine and Foodstuffs God (Toyouke) in the outer shrine

32. Otomo Yakamochi
general and first shogun of Japan
1338-1573 following the collapse of the Kamakura Shogunate
compiler of the Manyoshu
the way of the bow and arrow

33. Muso Soseki
agriculture and wet-rice cultivation - bronze and iron tools - weaving - pottery
Garden maker who Takauji based his style off - used stone and rock to represent vast landscapes
Soga Family
Sun Goddess (Amaterasu) in the inner shrine and Foodstuffs God (Toyouke) in the outer shrine

34. 3 things that cause pollution
sense of the mysterious and sublime
Garden maker who Takauji based his style off - used stone and rock to represent vast landscapes
Philosophical discourses designed to train the mind escape conventional modes of thought
Death - childbirth - blood

35. yumiya no narai
the way of the bow and arrow
Served as regent - advocate of Buddhism/founded Horyuji Temple - constitution of 17 articles - Hagiography
deity or awe-inspiring spirit
Theater performed by male actors including simple musical accompaniment in the form of drums - flutes - and chanting

36. Benkei
Zen ink brush painting introduced to Japan through Southern Song
essence of the spirit of the poems is that of makoto sincerity
devoted retainer to Yoshitsune
Ainu (Hokkaido) - Okinawans (Okinawa) - Koreans

37. hagiography
the study of saints/holy peoples/figures
amusing
Kojiki and Nihon Shoki
refined elegance

38. Innovations of the Yayoi period
Rokudo (the six paths) - infiltration by bodhisattvas Kanon and Jizo - transcendence
Ainu (Hokkaido) - Okinawans (Okinawa) - Koreans
the study of saints/holy peoples/figures
agriculture and wet-rice cultivation - bronze and iron tools - weaving - pottery

39. Katagana is used to write...
foreign words - mimetic words - and scientific words
Served as regent - advocate of Buddhism/founded Horyuji Temple - constitution of 17 articles - Hagiography
Theater performed by male actors including simple musical accompaniment in the form of drums - flutes - and chanting
Okashi - Miyabi - mono no aware - e-maki - Yamato-e

40. foxes
symbol used to write a morpheme
poet of Korean ancestry and wrote social criticism of China
Animals that were associated with possessing humans/being demons
sense of the mysterious and sublime

41. Shobogenzo
the study of saints/holy peoples/figures
Philosophical discourses designed to train the mind escape conventional modes of thought
8th shogun
divine decrees- laws

42. Ashikaga Yoshimassa
Sun Goddess (Amaterasu) in the inner shrine and Foodstuffs God (Toyouke) in the outer shrine
reliance on Amida - salvation available for all - 'Essentials of Salvation'
essence of the spirit of the poems is that of makoto sincerity
8th shogun

43. Kakinomoto Hitormaro
sympathy for the lieutenant
Animals that were associated with possessing humans/being demons
court poet and most beloved poet of the anthology
general and first shogun of Japan

44. okashi
general and first shogun of Japan
Created gardens as contemplative spaces
using Chinese characters to represent Japanese sounds/words
amusing

45. Elements of Japanese language standardization
compulsory education - elimination of the class system - unification of written and spoken Japanese based on upper-middle class Tokyoites
pollution
compiler of the Manyoshu
court poet and most beloved poet of the anthology

46. Heian period associated with a fear of
control the weather - linked to water
melancholy at the transience of things
set epithets that heighten the resonance of certain images by linking them to previous poems and contexts
pollution

47. Hiragana is used to write...
sympathy for the lieutenant
inflections and function words
Those dealing in death (executioners - butchers - leathermakers etc)
the study of saints/holy peoples/figures

48. Heian Period Aesthetics writing/art styles
1st- destroyed by a typhoon - 2nd- defeated by Japanese forces and a typhoon
decay of materials - affirmation of life and death cycles - expression of authority of the state
valiant warrior and romantic hero
Okashi - Miyabi - mono no aware - e-maki - Yamato-e

49. Ugetsu director
Those dealing in death (executioners - butchers - leathermakers etc)
devoted retainer to Yoshitsune
Japanese style painting with outlines and color pigments
Mizoguchi Kenji

50. Aesthetics believed
inflections and function words
3rd Shogun
tells the story of the late Heian civil war between the Taira/Heiki clan and the Minamoto/Genji clan
essence of the spirit of the poems is that of makoto sincerity