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1. Sumie
Zen ink brush painting introduced to Japan through Southern Song
amusing
reliance on Amida - salvation available for all - 'Essentials of Salvation'
no

2. Kinkakuji
Gold pavilion in Kyoto constructed by Yoshimitsu
compiler of the Manyoshu
government and worshipping
safe journey - return - long imperial reign

3. Yoshitsune
Civil war during the Ashikaga period caused by unrest due to loss of control of shoen estates with local constables seizing control
Warring States period
government and worshipping
valiant warrior and romantic hero

4. Ise Shrine is dedicated to
amusing
court poet and most beloved poet of the anthology
Sun Goddess (Amaterasu) in the inner shrine and Foodstuffs God (Toyouke) in the outer shrine
foreign words - mimetic words - and scientific words

5. Muso Soseki
Garden maker who Takauji based his style off - used stone and rock to represent vast landscapes
amusing
using Chinese characters to represent Japanese sounds/words
poet of Korean ancestry and wrote social criticism of China

6. eta
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
Those dealing in death (executioners - butchers - leathermakers etc)
Garden maker who Takauji based his style off - used stone and rock to represent vast landscapes

7. 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
court poet and most beloved poet of the anthology
Civil war during the Ashikaga period caused by unrest due to loss of control of shoen estates with local constables seizing control

8. Why is the Ise Shrine rebuilt every 20 years?
poet of Korean ancestry and wrote social criticism of China
decay of materials - affirmation of life and death cycles - expression of authority of the state
3rd Shogun
Jomon - Yayoi

9. Heian period associated with a fear of
pollution
symbol used to write a morpheme
devoted retainer to Yoshitsune
decay of materials - affirmation of life and death cycles - expression of authority of the state

10. Tengu
followed Chinese model asserting the ruler as supreme authority of the land - did not adopt the concept of mandate of heaven - stipulated Confucian ideals
Izanami and Izanagi give birth to the Japanese islands and then Amaterasu is born from Izanagi's ablutions
Meiji Period (1868-1912)
possessors of magic items - supernatural duel-form monk figures who are fond of testing the mettle of Buddhist priests

11. dragons' abilities
poet of Korean ancestry and wrote social criticism of China
two attempts by Kublai Khan and the Mongols to invade Japan
control the weather - linked to water
Brief restoration of imperial rule under Emperor Godaigo

12. Ahikaga Takauji
set epithets that heighten the resonance of certain images by linking them to previous poems and contexts
Created gardens as contemplative spaces
Gold pavilion in Kyoto constructed by Yoshimitsu
Izanami and Izanagi give birth to the Japanese islands and then Amaterasu is born from Izanagi's ablutions

13. innovations of Yamato Period
inflections and function words
Soga Family
large tombs - horses - contact with Korea - government and religion joined
Izanami and Izanagi give birth to the Japanese islands and then Amaterasu is born from Izanagi's ablutions

14. Who were the early adopters of Buddhism?
two attempts by Kublai Khan and the Mongols to invade Japan
Soga Family
deity or awe-inspiring spirit
Okuninushi- son of Susano-o the Sun Goddess' brother

15. Izumo shrine is dedicated to

16. Shoen
Zen ink brush painting introduced to Japan through Southern Song
large tombs - horses - contact with Korea - government and religion joined
tax free estates that grew in number during the Heian period
pollution

17. Aesthetics believed
safe journey - return - long imperial reign
deity or awe-inspiring spirit
essence of the spirit of the poems is that of makoto sincerity
two attempts by Kublai Khan and the Mongols to invade Japan

18. mono no aware
melancholy at the transience of things
Rokudo (the six paths) - infiltration by bodhisattvas Kanon and Jizo - transcendence
modeled after Tang China that sought to limit the increasing power of influential families
King of Paekche

19. foxes
government and worshipping
Theater performed by male actors including simple musical accompaniment in the form of drums - flutes - and chanting
Death - childbirth - blood
Animals that were associated with possessing humans/being demons

20. Kami
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
reliance on Amida - salvation available for all - 'Essentials of Salvation'
deity or awe-inspiring spirit
compulsory education - elimination of the class system - unification of written and spoken Japanese based on upper-middle class Tokyoites

21. Who introduced Buddhism
deity or awe-inspiring spirit
melancholy at the transience of things
the study of saints/holy peoples/figures
King of Paekche

22. hinin
decline of Buddhist law leading to the end of the world
Non persons
the study of saints/holy peoples/figures
no

23. makura kotoba
set epithets that heighten the resonance of certain images by linking them to previous poems and contexts
Mizoguchi Kenji
poet of Korean ancestry and wrote social criticism of China
amusing

24. Kamakura Period
Zen ink brush painting introduced to Japan through Southern Song
two attempts by Kublai Khan and the Mongols to invade Japan
decline of Buddhist law leading to the end of the world
attendant stand-ins within Keyhole tombs

25. Kenmu restoration
Okashi - Miyabi - mono no aware - e-maki - Yamato-e
essence of the spirit of the poems is that of makoto sincerity
the way of the bow and arrow
Brief restoration of imperial rule under Emperor Godaigo

26. Creation myth

27. Shobogenzo
Okuninushi- son of Susano-o the Sun Goddess' brother
Ainu (Hokkaido) - Okinawans (Okinawa) - Koreans
Philosophical discourses designed to train the mind escape conventional modes of thought
essence of the spirit of the poems is that of makoto sincerity

28. Shinto is a form of
animism
large tombs - horses - contact with Korea - government and religion joined
amusing
government and worshipping

29. Ugetsu setting
symbol used to write a morpheme
Warring States period
inflections and function words
the study of saints/holy peoples/figures

30. hogan biiji
essence of the spirit of the poems is that of makoto sincerity
Zen ink brush painting introduced to Japan through Southern Song
sympathy for the lieutenant
Rokudo (the six paths) - infiltration by bodhisattvas Kanon and Jizo - transcendence

31. Genres of tales
general and first shogun of Japan
Haunts - Humor - Buddhism/Supernatural - healing and spirituality
melancholy at the transience of things
decline of Buddhist law leading to the end of the world

32. What are the classifications of Gellner's model of culture in agrarian societies?
1338-1573 following the collapse of the Kamakura Shogunate
Literate Elites- rulers - powerful clans; intermediate- specialist producers; peasants
symbol used to write a morpheme
Ainu (Hokkaido) - Okinawans (Okinawa) - Koreans

33. Ugetsu director
divine decrees- laws
decay of materials - affirmation of life and death cycles - expression of authority of the state
Mizoguchi Kenji
using Chinese characters to represent Japanese sounds/words

34. manyogana
valiant warrior and romantic hero
refined elegance
Founded by Dogen following the study of Chan Buddhism in China - breaking down conventional modes of perception and reasoning - Heart Sutra
using Chinese characters to represent Japanese sounds/words

35. Shinto myth texts
amusing
compulsory education - elimination of the class system - unification of written and spoken Japanese based on upper-middle class Tokyoites
Kojiki and Nihon Shoki
pollution

36. Kakinomoto Hitormaro
two attempts by Kublai Khan and the Mongols to invade Japan
court poet and most beloved poet of the anthology
Created gardens as contemplative spaces
tells the story of the late Heian civil war between the Taira/Heiki clan and the Minamoto/Genji clan

37. 3 things that cause pollution
Philosophical discourses designed to train the mind escape conventional modes of thought
3rd Shogun
Death - childbirth - blood
Literate Elites- rulers - powerful clans; intermediate- specialist producers; peasants

38. Ahikaga period
1338-1573 following the collapse of the Kamakura Shogunate
modeled after Tang China that sought to limit the increasing power of influential families
devoted retainer to Yoshitsune
Zen ink brush painting introduced to Japan through Southern Song

39. Ashikaga Yoshimassa
8th shogun
compulsory education - elimination of the class system - unification of written and spoken Japanese based on upper-middle class Tokyoites
Garden maker who Takauji based his style off - used stone and rock to represent vast landscapes
Gold pavilion in Kyoto constructed by Yoshimitsu

40. kotodama
Zen ink brush painting introduced to Japan through Southern Song
3rd Shogun
Theater performed by male actors including simple musical accompaniment in the form of drums - flutes - and chanting
belief in the spirit of words

41. Heian Period Aesthetics writing/art styles
Okashi - Miyabi - mono no aware - e-maki - Yamato-e
Non persons
the study of saints/holy peoples/figures
Hokkaido - Honshu - Shikoku - Kyushu

42. Onin War
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
decline of Buddhist law leading to the end of the world
Literate Elites- rulers - powerful clans; intermediate- specialist producers; peasants

43. Concepts in the Nihon Ryoiki
devoted retainer to Yoshitsune
3rd Shogun
the way of the bow and arrow
Rokudo (the six paths) - infiltration by bodhisattvas Kanon and Jizo - transcendence

44. Innovations of the Yayoi period
using Chinese characters to represent Japanese sounds/words
3rd Shogun
Izanami and Izanagi give birth to the Japanese islands and then Amaterasu is born from Izanagi's ablutions
agriculture and wet-rice cultivation - bronze and iron tools - weaving - pottery

45. miyabi
Manyoshu
divine decrees- laws
refined elegance
animism

46. Pure Land Buddhism

47. No drama
Theater performed by male actors including simple musical accompaniment in the form of drums - flutes - and chanting
Sun Goddess (Amaterasu) in the inner shrine and Foodstuffs God (Toyouke) in the outer shrine
Warring States period
modeled after Tang China that sought to limit the increasing power of influential families

48. Taiho Code
modeled after Tang China that sought to limit the increasing power of influential families
Brief restoration of imperial rule under Emperor Godaigo
Zen ink brush painting introduced to Japan through Southern Song
essence of the spirit of the poems is that of makoto sincerity

49. mappo
Philosophical discourses designed to train the mind escape conventional modes of thought
using Chinese characters to represent Japanese sounds/words
decline of Buddhist law leading to the end of the world
reliance on Amida - salvation available for all - 'Essentials of Salvation'

50. minority peoples within Japan
Mizoguchi Kenji
Manyoshu
Ainu (Hokkaido) - Okinawans (Okinawa) - Koreans
Philosophical discourses designed to train the mind escape conventional modes of thought