Search results for "Buddhism in Japan" - New World Encyclopedia
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- His lessons and stories have been found in textbooks to provide morality ... to this supreme being is equally inscribed in the heart of every individual ...13 KB (2,132 words) - 03:53, 1 May 2023
- word for "three baskets") stored in Haeinsa, a Buddhist temple ... complete extant version of Buddhist canon in Chinese script. Carved onto ...7 KB (985 words) - 17:42, 2 May 2023
- gender. Women, who occupied a low position in the social hierarchy, often ... intelligence. The total number of poems in the Manyoshu is 4,516. Most ...10 KB (1,528 words) - 02:58, 6 November 2022
- called Shintoism) is a native religion of Japan and was once its state religion ... C.E.. However, after the arrival of Buddhism in Japan, Hachiman became a ...32 KB (5,118 words) - 14:16, 27 January 2023
- the diverse cultures and countries in which it has spread. Early Buddhist art emerged in India and Sri Lanka following the death ...37 KB (5,547 words) - 18:34, 22 November 2023
- Shimazaki Haruki, a Japanese author, active in Meiji, Taisho and early Showa ... himself as the major proponent of naturalism in Japanese literature. He was ...11 KB (1,652 words) - 00:42, 3 May 2023
- Huike, he secluded himself for many years in the mountains to avoid the ... reveals the influence of Taoism on Chan Buddhism, and deals with the principles ...18 KB (2,660 words) - 12:22, 1 August 2022
- menomuchi-no-kami (大日孁貴神) is in Japanese mythology a sun goddess ... left eye of Izanagi, as he purified himself in a river, and went on to become ...14 KB (2,300 words) - 02:45, 24 July 2023
- and teacher, best known for his books about Japan. Born in Greece and raised ... In 1890, Harper’s sent Hearn to Japan as a newspaper correspondent ...17 KB (2,499 words) - 07:38, 10 June 2024
- and Silla. The fall of Baekje to Silla in 668 marks the recognized beginning ... Archaeological discoveries in the ancient Unified Silla dynasty reveal ...16 KB (2,444 words) - 23:42, 11 November 2022
- form). He originally followed his father in a military career, but became ... Mimosusu River”) is a poetic masterpiece in which he pitted his own poems ...14 KB (2,344 words) - 18:56, 22 December 2022
- , lasting from 538 to 710, was a period in the history of Japan during ... legitimacy of rule by the imperial family. In 603, Shōtoku Taishi established ...34 KB (5,124 words) - 18:29, 19 August 2023
- ), is a Chan Buddhist temple at Song Shan in Zhengzhou City, Henan ... China after the Shaolin Temple was destroyed in 1644 by the Qing government ...18 KB (2,761 words) - 21:14, 16 June 2023
- Korean painting includes paintings made in Korea or by overseas Koreans ... of the Korean people. The flourishing of Buddhism during the Goryeo period ...22 KB (3,315 words) - 22:03, 5 January 2024
- and popular actors were portrayed, engaged in visually appealing activities ... Ukiyo-e were often used for illustrations in picture books and guide ...12 KB (1,823 words) - 01:28, 3 May 2023
- The Silla dynasty, emerging in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula ... Kingdoms of Korea. Beginning as a chiefdom in the Samhan confederacies, Silla ...16 KB (2,364 words) - 22:07, 29 January 2023
- jiao" (three religion) village temple in Singapore, with its teachings ... and regards Taoism and Confucianism, Buddhism's predominance has ...12 KB (1,829 words) - 20:14, 13 September 2023
- to illustrate the spiritual principles of Buddhism such as the transiency of ... (1603–1867), when it was often performed in vaudeville-type urban theaters ...16 KB (2,381 words) - 17:21, 16 April 2023
- during the Meiji and Taishō periods in Japan. Born the son of a samurai ... He was critical of the increasing militarism in Japan during the early 1930s ...16 KB (2,449 words) - 01:35, 16 November 2022
- Hōjō Masako (北条 政子, 1156- 1225) is known in Japanese history ... Born in 1156 as the eldest daughter of the leader of the influential ...16 KB (2,515 words) - 16:09, 25 January 2023
