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- of the traditional lunisolar calendar used in Japan until 1873. was the thirty ... In a time and place in history where women did not hold significant ...9 KB (1,420 words) - 18:31, 13 February 2024
- Japanese culture, and this concept is still in use today. The term “do” ... Dynasty by Linji Yixuan. It was brought to Japan by Myoan Eisai in 1191. ...8 KB (1,186 words) - 01:40, 15 December 2022
- the most widely practiced branch of Buddhism in Japan, along with Jodo Shinshu. ... near the end of the Heian Period when Buddhism in Japan had become deeply involved ...10 KB (1,641 words) - 13:45, 1 August 2022
- Jianzhen or Ganjin (Chien-chen鑒真 or 鑑真; 688–763) was a Chinese monk who helped to propagate Buddhism in Japan. In 742, Ganjin was visited ...11 KB (1,719 words) - 12:20, 1 August 2022
- of cultural-religious syncretism that arose in Japan, which blends Buddhist ... The relationship between Buddhism and Shintoism in Japan is complex ...15 KB (2,180 words) - 20:48, 31 December 2023
- by particular sects of Sino-Japanese Buddhism, especially among the Chinese ... to be confused with Virocana, who appears in the eighth chapter of the Chandogya ...10 KB (1,419 words) - 14:09, 3 May 2023
- to the development of Mahayana Buddhism in Japan. ===Spread of Tendai=== ... the dominant form of main-stream Buddhism in Japan for many years, and ...15 KB (2,260 words) - 05:41, 27 February 2023
- In ancient India, Nālānda (Sanskrit: meaning "giver of knowledge ... Nalanda has been called "one of the first great universities ...11 KB (1,637 words) - 02:42, 11 March 2023
- as part of an embassy of 570 delegates from Japan in 717 and remained there ... Taika Reform (645) and the development of Buddhism in Japan. ...10 KB (1,588 words) - 04:47, 14 June 2023
- and founder of the Soto school of Zen in Japan. Zenji is a title meaning ... to be the best philosophical work written in the Japanese language. To this ...13 KB (2,020 words) - 16:34, 29 January 2024
- the founder of the Linji school of Chán Buddhism during Tang Dynasty China ... In 851, Linji moved to the Linji temple in Hebei, where he took his ...11 KB (1,835 words) - 04:11, 29 October 2022
- and greatest Buddhist temples, founded in 553 C.E., has been active for ... Beopjusa founded in 553 C.E., in the Shilla Kingdom during the fourteenth ...9 KB (1,412 words) - 21:05, 20 January 2022
- of the most widely followed forms of Buddhism in Japan. Today, there are ten ... became disillusioned with what Buddhism in Japan had become, foreseeing ...23 KB (3,447 words) - 20:10, 24 April 2023
- made with the hands or fingers, used in meditation, iconography, dance ... In Indian religious practice, the role of mudras as a concentration ...13 KB (2,114 words) - 17:54, 10 November 2022
- as the basis of zhuyin. Though innovative in many ways, he was skeptical ... for another three by Yuan Shikai. While in prison, Zhang Binglin studied ...11 KB (1,492 words) - 05:54, 13 June 2023
- one's ancestors. It has been celebrated in Japan for more than 500 years ... * De Visser, Marinus Willem. Ancient Buddhism in Japan: Sutras and ...17 KB (2,546 words) - 07:20, 17 November 2023
- Wonhyo (元曉, 원효; "Genngyo" in Japanese) (617 – ... Unified Silla, Wonhyo played a vital role in the reception and assimilation ...11 KB (1,741 words) - 14:59, 17 April 2023
- world and the West by introducing Zen Buddhism and other Far Eastern religious ... of their religious heritage, which were in decline due to rapid modernization ...19 KB (2,874 words) - 07:35, 12 January 2024
- millennium C.E.. The Three Kingdoms period in Korea extends from the first ... Han dynasty established four commanderies in northern parts of the Korean ...11 KB (1,608 words) - 23:03, 30 April 2023
- The Nara period ( 奈良時代, Nara-jidai) of the history of Japan ... During the Nara period, the power and influence of Buddhism in Japan ...19 KB (2,810 words) - 01:25, 11 November 2022
- and contributed to the modernization of Buddhism in Japan. ... as a reformer of the Shingon sect. of Buddhism in Japan. Kakuban, who was originally ...22 KB (3,219 words) - 14:14, 27 January 2023
- a tiered tower with multiple eaves, common in China, Japan, Korea, Nepal ... were incorporated into the overall design. In China, these structures incorporated ...11 KB (1,699 words) - 06:15, 18 November 2022
- are called Bhikkhunis. The holy orders in Buddhism connect back to the ... In addition to pursuing their own spiritual advancement, Bhikkhu and ...18 KB (2,886 words) - 03:36, 1 October 2023
- of the Jodo Shinshu (or True Pure Land) sect in Japan. He was born at the close ... had been the bible of the Pure Land Buddhism in Japan since the time of Genshin ...16 KB (2,491 words) - 14:15, 27 January 2023
- スキヤキ) is a Japanese dish in the nabemono ("one-pot ... party. The ingredients are slowly simmered in a shallow iron pot in a mixture ...7 KB (1,137 words) - 21:42, 26 February 2023
- #039;s third queen. Myeongjong became king in 1545 at the age of twelve, ... During the reign of King Myeongjong, Buddhism, which had been heavily ...9 KB (1,376 words) - 02:40, 11 March 2023
- of Jikji printed during the Goryeo Dynasty, in 1377, is on record as the world ... The purpose of Jikji was to assist Buddhist monks in teaching Zen ...14 KB (2,230 words) - 01:10, 9 February 2023
- (Tokugawa shogunate 1603-1864), who lived in Niigata, Japan. He was renowned ... Ryōkan (良寛) was born at Izumozaki in Echigo Province, on the ...10 KB (1,696 words) - 18:27, 22 December 2022
- as the bodhisattva of infinite compassion in East Asian Buddhism. The name ... spread to China, he was also first worshiped in male form, but the representation ...10 KB (1,730 words) - 22:16, 2 December 2021
- the Taira and Minamoto clans for control of Japan at the end of the twelfth ... The Tale of the Heike was compiled in 1240 by an unknown author from ...10 KB (1,591 words) - 17:35, 30 April 2023
- the first Jewel, Buddha. Founded in 646 C.E. by Master Jajang, ... or master Buddha’s teachings in order to bring salvation to ...15 KB (2,255 words) - 03:59, 1 May 2023
- or bodies, which are said to be manifested in different ways: 1) the nirmanakaya ... conflicting teachings about the Buddha found in Buddhist texts. As with earlier ...13 KB (1,936 words) - 16:53, 2 May 2023
- is one of two main temples of the Sōtō school of Zen Buddhism, the largest religious denomination in Japan (by number of temples in a single ...16 KB (2,429 words) - 00:05, 13 February 2024
- Buddhist and Taoist festival held in certain East Asian countries ... In Chinese culture, the fifteenth day of the seventh month in the ...19 KB (2,824 words) - 07:41, 24 January 2023
- the Korean Peninsula, ultimately resulting in Korea becoming a tributary ... Korean Peninsula. Standing at the twilight in its dynastic cycle, Koreans ...9 KB (1,252 words) - 19:58, 9 November 2022
- Jirisan (지리산, 智異山) is a mountain in the southern part ... The "ji" in the name of Jirisan or Mt. Jiri is the chinese ...12 KB (1,904 words) - 05:52, 5 April 2024
- and yogic practices, that developed in Indian Mahāyāna Buddhism ... The origins of the scholarly Indian Yogācāra tradition were rooted ...17 KB (2,529 words) - 11:10, 25 May 2023
- Vajrayana Buddhism (also known as Tantric Buddhism, Tantrayāna, Esoteric ... While Vajrayana Buddhism is a part of Tibetan Buddhism, in that it ...27 KB (4,057 words) - 22:19, 21 January 2024
- The Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism (JOKB) Korea's largest denomination ... currently comprises nearly 3,000 temples in Korea, organized into 25 districts. ...16 KB (2,359 words) - 06:43, 5 April 2024
- and Eastern philosophy, and was instrumental in reawakening an interest in ... Watsuji Tetsuro was born in 1889 in Himeji City, Hyogo Prefecture ...13 KB (1,961 words) - 23:19, 3 May 2023
- Christianity in Japan is a religious minority, which constitutes about ... are represented in the country today. Christianity was introduced to ...21 KB (2,903 words) - 21:10, 10 December 2023
- In Korea, Buddhist temples are abundant. Many of the oldest and most ... led to the establishment of Buddhism in Japan. In Silla Buddhism ...21 KB (3,080 words) - 04:34, 4 March 2023
- upon any number of religious teachings. In the Abrahamic religions, alms ... Related to almsgiving is the practice of giving a tithe. In English ...12 KB (1,965 words) - 08:19, 23 July 2023
- goal of Kendo has been stated by the All Japan Kendo Federation as "to ... Kendo is rooted in the lifestyle and the spirit of the Samurai tradition ...17 KB (2,670 words) - 22:07, 3 March 2023
- Second Patriarch of Chinese Ch'an Buddhism and the twenty-ninth after ... method to reach a true understanding of Buddhism, and that he taught that ...17 KB (2,535 words) - 08:53, 28 January 2024
- sixth century C.E. and played a seminal role in the transmission of Zen Buddhism ... be an inspiration to practitioners of Zen Buddhism today, and he exemplifies ...16 KB (2,456 words) - 05:18, 17 November 2023
- was not practiced as a distinct discipline in itself. Historically, Japan ... involves an attempt to understand reality in terms of words, Eastern philosophy ...28 KB (4,111 words) - 09:55, 1 April 2024
- one of the three great unifiers of Japan. He was famous for his prowess ... to contest his older brother's rule, in order to preserve the integrity ...16 KB (2,605 words) - 11:26, 18 April 2023
- of the Japanese Rinzai school of Zen Buddhism. He transformed the Rinzai ... people; and the explanation of Zen teachings in a way that ordinary people ...14 KB (2,265 words) - 16:55, 21 January 2024
- Buddhist scriptures, and the ideas contained in and based on them, that attempts ... respected and used by schools of Mahayana Buddhism in India, Tibet, China, ...14 KB (1,967 words) - 04:47, 14 June 2023
- living history of the development of Buddhism in Japan. ... living history of the development of Buddhism in Japan. ...23 KB (3,463 words) - 00:01, 25 August 2023
- of a basic shakuhachi, but shakuhachi vary in length from about 1.3 shaku ... used by the monks of the Fuke sect of Zen Buddhism in the practice of suizen ...13 KB (2,089 words) - 12:20, 27 January 2023
- art of archery. It is a Japanese martial art in which archers use a tall Japanese ... half a million practitioners of kyudo today. In Japan, by most accounts, the ...13 KB (2,130 words) - 04:14, 6 October 2022
- 674) was the fifth Chan (Buddhist) patriarch in the traditional lineage of ... After Chan Buddhism had been established in China for several centuries ...14 KB (1,945 words) - 17:46, 15 May 2020
- ) was an influential Chinese master of Chan (Zen in Japanese) Buddhism ... of beings, one of the central concepts in Chan teachings. He pointed ...14 KB (2,167 words) - 20:57, 7 February 2024
- of the Meiji era. Nishida Kitaro engaged in an effort to translate Eastern ... Nishida Kitaro was born on June 17, 1870, in the Mori section of Unoke ...15 KB (2,299 words) - 05:02, 15 November 2022
- The Tathāgatagarbha doctrine is an important teaching in Mahayana ... the Mahayanists and later became linked (in a less "pure," more ...16 KB (2,284 words) - 04:35, 27 February 2023
- , was a Buddhist monk of thirteenth century Japan. A controversial figure during ... on earth appealed to religious reformers in the post-World War II Japan ...27 KB (4,005 words) - 23:30, 14 November 2022
- of the Sarugaku theater group. From evidence in a recently discovered document ... Ashikaga Yoshimitsu—the third shogun of Japan, at Imagumano in 1374 or ...10 KB (1,536 words) - 05:44, 13 June 2023
- Korean Buddhism is distinguished from other forms of Buddhism by its ... influence on the development of Buddhism in Japan continued through the ...32 KB (4,825 words) - 20:07, 15 August 2021
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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 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
- 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 (2,539 words) - 23:04, 21 October 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
- Utagawa Hiroshige, (歌川広重; 1797 in Edo (Tokyo) – October ... His genius was recognized in the West by the Impressionists and Post ...13 KB (2,024 words) - 21:42, 30 January 2024
- Baekje (October 18 B.C.E. – August 660 C.E.), a kingdom in the southwest ... . Soga no Iname promoted Korean Buddhism in Japan. Koma's name could ...27 KB (3,640 words) - 05:39, 26 August 2023
- and botanist, had been born and raised in Tokyo, Japan. Even though he ... Woo Jang-choon was born at a difficult time in Korean history, at ...17 KB (2,719 words) - 23:29, 17 May 2023
- bowls, low firing temperatures resulting in a fairly porous body, lead ... the artistic style of Raku potters in Japan. For 15 generations, ...18 KB (2,882 words) - 00:27, 8 December 2022
- quot; or "wide" "drum" in Japanese. Outside Japan, the ... Taiko has become particularly popular in recent years as the central ...24 KB (3,759 words) - 01:00, 21 April 2023
- country = Japan | undergrad = 13,254 | postgrad = 9,198 | ... thumb|240px|right|The Clock Tower, completed in 1925, is the most recognizable ...16 KB (2,170 words) - 04:41, 4 March 2023
- Theravada Buddhist tradition, as preserved in the Pali language. ... the occasion of the Fourth Buddhist Council (in the usual Theravada numbering ...29 KB (4,382 words) - 17:41, 2 May 2023
- the beauty of nation with much of the land in a mountainous and/or sea setting ... The national park system in Korea celebrated its fortieth anniversary ...14 KB (1,925 words) - 04:16, 11 March 2023
- 713) was one of the most important figures in the Chinese Chán monastic ... quot; (頓教) Southern Chan school of Buddhism, which advocated an immediate ...20 KB (3,245 words) - 16:34, 21 January 2024
- 부산; 釜山), is the largest port city in the Republic of Korea. With ... Busan became Korea’s first international port in 1876. Busan was ...19 KB (2,764 words) - 03:33, 7 December 2022
- regarded as the holiest temple complex in Japan. Located in the city ... The Ise-Jingu Shrine is the major sightseeing attraction in Ise, attracting ...13 KB (2,113 words) - 03:00, 8 March 2024
- which influenced all subsequent teachers in the Linji (Japanese: Rinzai ... Keqin (Wade-Giles: Yuan-wu K'o-ch'in; Japanese: Engo Kokugon) (1063 ...16 KB (2,594 words) - 16:55, 13 May 2020
- He was an organizer of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York ... Born in New York City, New York, of French parentage, he grew up speaking ...18 KB (2,681 words) - 02:30, 9 February 2023
- histories of any kingdom or nation in the world, if the 3000 B.C ... Korea (Korean: 한국 in South Korea or 조선 in North Korea, see ...31 KB (4,423 words) - 04:09, 4 March 2023
- that utilizes a large variety of techniques in defense against an opponent ... during training. Kano established judo in 1905, but many schools of jujutsu ...14 KB (2,177 words) - 21:12, 28 December 2023
- the most influential school of Buddhism in Japan during the seventh ... Xuanzang’s detailed account of his travels, Journey to the West ...21 KB (3,157 words) - 14:33, 20 May 2023
- to a sacred geometric device commonly used in the religious practice of Hinduism ... the ultimate unity from which the cosmos in all its manifold forms arises." ...23 KB (3,394 words) - 16:47, 24 October 2023
- Maitreya, the "future Buddha" in Buddhist eschatology, is ... The prophecy of the arrival of Maitreya is found in the canonical ...24 KB (3,613 words) - 05:32, 5 November 2022
- An amulet (from Latin amuletum; earliest extant use in Natural History ... ==Amulets in ancient history== Throughout history, on every continent ...13 KB (2,101 words) - 17:26, 26 July 2023
- law) means freedom from external authority. In moral and political philosophy ... and endorse or reject moral principles in accordance with his own will ...16 KB (2,461 words) - 07:07, 23 August 2023
