Search results for "Buddhism in Japan" - New World Encyclopedia
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- coined the term "ethnocentrism" in the nineteenth century, although ... of ethnocentrism has proven significant in the social sciences, both with ...38 KB (5,665 words) - 04:36, 22 March 2024
- of other nations that are not its colonies. In various forms, imperialism ... saw themselves as instruments for good in the world, even though their ...24 KB (3,604 words) - 15:29, 4 February 2023
- that has been passed down for centuries in oral or written form. There ... one thousand years before being recorded in books such as Shui Jing Zhu ...23 KB (3,481 words) - 17:04, 10 December 2023
- [[Image:Mummy 501594 fh000031.jpg|thumb|375px|A mummy in the British ... or lack of air when bodies are submerged in bogs. Taken from the medieval ...24 KB (3,616 words) - 02:34, 11 March 2023
- Japan (日本, Nihon or Nippon, officially日本国, Nihon-koku or ... that people were living on the islands of Japan as early as 35,000 B.C.E ...89 KB (12,871 words) - 15:44, 4 February 2022
- Honolulu is the capital and most populous city area in the United ... Honolulu's history includes habitation beginning in the twelfth ...22 KB (3,108 words) - 13:26, 2 February 2024
- was a term for the military nobility in pre-industrial Japan who were ... by integrating Confucian ethics and Zen Buddhism, which played an important ...49 KB (7,556 words) - 03:06, 23 December 2022
- the People's Republic of China located in the northern part of the country ... Shanxi had been an important province in ancient China with the ancient ...23 KB (3,285 words) - 13:15, 27 January 2023
- characters of Chinese origin, known in Japan as Kanji (漢字; Chinese ... In addition, kana were borrowed into Taiwanese to indicate the pronunciation ...25 KB (3,410 words) - 02:35, 5 October 2022
- one of the most important political leaders in twentieth century Chinese history ... Taiwan occupied China's Permanent Seat in the United Nations Security ...31 KB (4,795 words) - 20:57, 9 December 2023
- other ritualistic purposes. Altars are found in shrines, temples, churches ... Altars continue to be used in Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, and ...49 KB (7,532 words) - 23:19, 9 May 2024
- media, including ancient pottery, sculpture in wood and bronze, ink painting ... exchanges with China and Korea. When Japan came into contact with the ...78 KB (11,609 words) - 09:53, 1 April 2024
- the [earlier] second period were interested in pointing out the difference ... Born in 1895, Feng lived through a period of turmoil and transition ...13 KB (1,980 words) - 17:18, 26 March 2024
- of a hollow cup that when struck vibrates in a single strong strike tone ... wide area can range from a single bell hung in a turret or bell-gable, to ...42 KB (6,679 words) - 22:00, 26 December 2023
- enormous impact on the unfolding of events in the twilight years of the Joseon ... (that is, the peasant) while followers in South Korea focus on his religious ...18 KB (2,900 words) - 17:10, 10 December 2023
- a society. Thus, civilization is expressed in physical attributes, such as ... as a racial or ethnic group, a nation, or in the age of globalization, by ...40 KB (5,823 words) - 13:34, 4 July 2023
- Ayutthaya as the capital of his kingdom in 1350 and absorbed Sukhothai ... In 1767, Burma invaded Ayutthaya, repelled the Ming Dynasty and took ...29 KB (4,487 words) - 06:07, 10 January 2023
- Taejong (1367-1422, r. 1400-1418) the third king of the Joseon Dynasty ... Taejong's foundational leadership played a vital role in establishing ...13 KB (1,835 words) - 19:15, 24 October 2022
- military leaders who was instrumental in defeating the Japanese in World ... MacArthur served in the U.S. Army most of his life, participating ...47 KB (7,075 words) - 17:30, 30 January 2024
- ) are a Turkic people of Central Asia. Today Uyghurs live primarily ... Wei( 北魏) Dynasty (386-534 C.E.), in China, refers to them as part ...35 KB (5,059 words) - 20:30, 23 March 2024
