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- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
