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1. Four Noble Truths of Buddhism
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
Jomon - Yayoi
Non persons

2. Sumie
Sun Goddess (Amaterasu) in the inner shrine and Foodstuffs God (Toyouke) in the outer shrine
tax free estates that grew in number during the Heian period
Gold pavilion in Kyoto constructed by Yoshimitsu
Zen ink brush painting introduced to Japan through Southern Song

3. manyogana
using Chinese characters to represent Japanese sounds/words
pollution
Okuninushi- son of Susano-o the Sun Goddess' brother
Gold pavilion in Kyoto constructed by Yoshimitsu

4. Why is the Ise Shrine rebuilt every 20 years?
safe journey - return - long imperial reign
decay of materials - affirmation of life and death cycles - expression of authority of the state
3rd Shogun
Izanami and Izanagi give birth to the Japanese islands and then Amaterasu is born from Izanagi's ablutions

5. Hiragana is used to write...
inflections and function words
Founded by Dogen following the study of Chan Buddhism in China - breaking down conventional modes of perception and reasoning - Heart Sutra
Kojiki and Nihon Shoki
Gold pavilion in Kyoto constructed by Yoshimitsu

6. Tale of the Heiki
followed Chinese model asserting the ruler as supreme authority of the land - did not adopt the concept of mandate of heaven - stipulated Confucian ideals
deity or awe-inspiring spirit
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

7. Aesthetics believed
essence of the spirit of the poems is that of makoto sincerity
poet of Korean ancestry and wrote social criticism of China
valiant warrior and romantic hero
inflections and function words

8. yamato-e
Japanese style painting with outlines and color pigments
compiler of the Manyoshu
Ainu (Hokkaido) - Okinawans (Okinawa) - Koreans
the way of the bow and arrow

9. Concepts in the Nihon Ryoiki
King of Paekche
Rokudo (the six paths) - infiltration by bodhisattvas Kanon and Jizo - transcendence
safe journey - return - long imperial reign
symbol used to write a morpheme

10. Kinkakuji
set epithets that heighten the resonance of certain images by linking them to previous poems and contexts
Literate Elites- rulers - powerful clans; intermediate- specialist producers; peasants
devoted retainer to Yoshitsune
Gold pavilion in Kyoto constructed by Yoshimitsu

11. Prince Shotoku accomplisments
Hokkaido - Honshu - Shikoku - Kyushu
Served as regent - advocate of Buddhism/founded Horyuji Temple - constitution of 17 articles - Hagiography
foreign words - mimetic words - and scientific words
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

12. Yoshitsune
Sun Goddess (Amaterasu) in the inner shrine and Foodstuffs God (Toyouke) in the outer shrine
valiant warrior and romantic hero
refined elegance
divine decrees- laws

13. Benkei
sympathy for the lieutenant
Gold pavilion in Kyoto constructed by Yoshimitsu
Mizoguchi Kenji
devoted retainer to Yoshitsune

14. okashi
amusing
Zen ink brush painting introduced to Japan through Southern Song
Served as regent - advocate of Buddhism/founded Horyuji Temple - constitution of 17 articles - Hagiography
Literate Elites- rulers - powerful clans; intermediate- specialist producers; peasants

15. Ahikaga Takauji
followed Chinese model asserting the ruler as supreme authority of the land - did not adopt the concept of mandate of heaven - stipulated Confucian ideals
modeled after Tang China that sought to limit the increasing power of influential families
Created gardens as contemplative spaces
the study of saints/holy peoples/figures

16. Ashikaga Yoshimassa
tells the story of the late Heian civil war between the Taira/Heiki clan and the Minamoto/Genji clan
refined elegance
poet of Korean ancestry and wrote social criticism of China
8th shogun

17. Creation myth

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18. Japanese was standardized during
Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Warring States period
amusing
compiler of the Manyoshu

19. What are the classifications of Gellner's model of culture in agrarian societies?
Literate Elites- rulers - powerful clans; intermediate- specialist producers; peasants
Okuninushi- son of Susano-o the Sun Goddess' brother
symbol used to write a morpheme
Those dealing in death (executioners - butchers - leathermakers etc)

20. mono no aware
1338-1573 following the collapse of the Kamakura Shogunate
Philosophical discourses designed to train the mind escape conventional modes of thought
tax free estates that grew in number during the Heian period
melancholy at the transience of things

21. Shobogenzo
Rokudo (the six paths) - infiltration by bodhisattvas Kanon and Jizo - transcendence
decline of Buddhist law leading to the end of the world
Philosophical discourses designed to train the mind escape conventional modes of thought
poet of Korean ancestry and wrote social criticism of China

22. Yoritomo
followed Chinese model asserting the ruler as supreme authority of the land - did not adopt the concept of mandate of heaven - stipulated Confucian ideals
court poet and most beloved poet of the anthology
decline of Buddhist law leading to the end of the world
general and first shogun of Japan

23. Yamanoue Okura
poet of Korean ancestry and wrote social criticism of China
compulsory education - elimination of the class system - unification of written and spoken Japanese based on upper-middle class Tokyoites
Pure Land and Zen
belief in the spirit of words

24. minority peoples within Japan
Kojiki and Nihon Shoki
1338-1573 following the collapse of the Kamakura Shogunate
Ainu (Hokkaido) - Okinawans (Okinawa) - Koreans
poet of Korean ancestry and wrote social criticism of China

25. makura kotoba
Garden maker who Takauji based his style off - used stone and rock to represent vast landscapes
set epithets that heighten the resonance of certain images by linking them to previous poems and contexts
sense of the mysterious and sublime
animism

26. Genres of tales
divine decrees- laws
general and first shogun of Japan
Haunts - Humor - Buddhism/Supernatural - healing and spirituality
Pure Land and Zen

27. eta
Those dealing in death (executioners - butchers - leathermakers etc)
Theater performed by male actors including simple musical accompaniment in the form of drums - flutes - and chanting
Pure Land and Zen
large tombs - horses - contact with Korea - government and religion joined

28. Heian period associated with a fear of
inflections and function words
Served as regent - advocate of Buddhism/founded Horyuji Temple - constitution of 17 articles - Hagiography
valiant warrior and romantic hero
pollution

29. Shinto myth texts
Kojiki and Nihon Shoki
King of Paekche
8th shogun
Served as regent - advocate of Buddhism/founded Horyuji Temple - constitution of 17 articles - Hagiography

30. Heian Period Aesthetics writing/art styles
possessors of magic items - supernatural duel-form monk figures who are fond of testing the mettle of Buddhist priests
pollution
Okashi - Miyabi - mono no aware - e-maki - Yamato-e
essence of the spirit of the poems is that of makoto sincerity

31. Ahikaga period
foreign words - mimetic words - and scientific words
amusing
1338-1573 following the collapse of the Kamakura Shogunate
safe journey - return - long imperial reign

32. Elements of Japanese language standardization
compulsory education - elimination of the class system - unification of written and spoken Japanese based on upper-middle class Tokyoites
the way of the bow and arrow
Japanese style painting with outlines and color pigments
Haunts - Humor - Buddhism/Supernatural - healing and spirituality

33. Kenmu restoration
attendant stand-ins within Keyhole tombs
Brief restoration of imperial rule under Emperor Godaigo
compiler of the Manyoshu
1st- destroyed by a typhoon - 2nd- defeated by Japanese forces and a typhoon

34. Ahikaga Yoshimitsu
large tombs - horses - contact with Korea - government and religion joined
Haunts - Humor - Buddhism/Supernatural - healing and spirituality
Literate Elites- rulers - powerful clans; intermediate- specialist producers; peasants
3rd Shogun

35. Haniwa figures
attendant stand-ins within Keyhole tombs
Rokudo (the six paths) - infiltration by bodhisattvas Kanon and Jizo - transcendence
Served as regent - advocate of Buddhism/founded Horyuji Temple - constitution of 17 articles - Hagiography
Warring States period

36. hogan biiji
melancholy at the transience of things
set epithets that heighten the resonance of certain images by linking them to previous poems and contexts
sympathy for the lieutenant
compulsory education - elimination of the class system - unification of written and spoken Japanese based on upper-middle class Tokyoites

37. yumiya no narai
Animals that were associated with possessing humans/being demons
using Chinese characters to represent Japanese sounds/words
the way of the bow and arrow
Jomon - Yayoi

38. kotodama
tells the story of the late Heian civil war between the Taira/Heiki clan and the Minamoto/Genji clan
compulsory education - elimination of the class system - unification of written and spoken Japanese based on upper-middle class Tokyoites
1338-1573 following the collapse of the Kamakura Shogunate
belief in the spirit of words

39. Kakinomoto Hitormaro
court poet and most beloved poet of the anthology
3rd Shogun
Animals that were associated with possessing humans/being demons
tells the story of the late Heian civil war between the Taira/Heiki clan and the Minamoto/Genji clan

40. 4 Main islands (north -> south)
Meiji Period (1868-1912)
deity or awe-inspiring spirit
court poet and most beloved poet of the anthology
Hokkaido - Honshu - Shikoku - Kyushu

41. Ugetsu director
compulsory education - elimination of the class system - unification of written and spoken Japanese based on upper-middle class Tokyoites
Philosophical discourses designed to train the mind escape conventional modes of thought
set epithets that heighten the resonance of certain images by linking them to previous poems and contexts
Mizoguchi Kenji

42. Heian period prominent aristocratic family
Civil war during the Ashikaga period caused by unrest due to loss of control of shoen estates with local constables seizing control
two attempts by Kublai Khan and the Mongols to invade Japan
Garden maker who Takauji based his style off - used stone and rock to represent vast landscapes
Fujiwara

43. Yugen
compiler of the Manyoshu
Zen ink brush painting introduced to Japan through Southern Song
reliance on Amida - salvation available for all - 'Essentials of Salvation'
sense of the mysterious and sublime

44. How are the Mongol invasion attempts defeated?
foreign words - mimetic words - and scientific words
the study of saints/holy peoples/figures
general and first shogun of Japan
1st- destroyed by a typhoon - 2nd- defeated by Japanese forces and a typhoon

45. 2 Archaeological periods
belief in the spirit of words
tells the story of the late Heian civil war between the Taira/Heiki clan and the Minamoto/Genji clan
poet of Korean ancestry and wrote social criticism of China
Jomon - Yayoi

46. Who introduced Buddhism
devoted retainer to Yoshitsune
3rd Shogun
King of Paekche
using Chinese characters to represent Japanese sounds/words

47. Shinto is a form of
tax free estates that grew in number during the Heian period
animism
court poet and most beloved poet of the anthology
Haunts - Humor - Buddhism/Supernatural - healing and spirituality

48. Japan's first anthology of poetry
foreign words - mimetic words - and scientific words
King of Paekche
Jomon - Yayoi
Manyoshu

49. matsuri
government and worshipping
the way of the bow and arrow
Theater performed by male actors including simple musical accompaniment in the form of drums - flutes - and chanting
belief in the spirit of words

50. Zen Buddhism
valiant warrior and romantic hero
Founded by Dogen following the study of Chan Buddhism in China - breaking down conventional modes of perception and reasoning - Heart Sutra
two attempts by Kublai Khan and the Mongols to invade Japan
Those dealing in death (executioners - butchers - leathermakers etc)