This Buddhist title meaning "turner of the wheel of
Dharma bestowed to Korean kings, can be seen
as an ada.ption of the Korean Shamanistic concep1
of ch'on'gun or intecessor
What is Chakravatin?
100
In place of animal sacrifice to honor ancestral spirits, Buddhists monks recommended this burnt offering instead
What is incense?
100
The Qin Dynasty relied on this historical Chinese
ideology, that asserted all humans are evil and
need strict order and punitive laws to bring about
good.
What is Legalism?
100
This was the name of the imperial capital in the Nara period.
What is Nara?
100
Chang’an, the Tang capital, was the terminus of this trade route?
What is the Silk Route?
200
These kingdoms in their respective parts of Korea
made up the Three Kingdoms.
What are Koguro (in the north). Paekche (in the South) and
Silla (in the East)?
200
This Buddha, also known as the “Future Buddha,” was generally regarded by Chinese rulers as an inspiration for a subversive and dangerous potential of Buddhism?
What is Maitreya Buddha?
200
These are the two arguing sides in the debate on
Salt and Iron.
Who are the Confucian scholars and legalist ministers?
200
Shinto follows this simple life affirming code of conduct, which advocates for a sincerity of feelings
and actions.
What is makato?
200
This Japanese clan was the first to adopt Buddhism?
What is Soga?
300
In this Century the Silla court adopted Buddhism.
What is 6th century A D.
300
According to tradition. this Buddhist practice was introduced by the monk Bodhidharma to China in the 611 century A D.
What is the meditation tradition/chan/zen from India?
300
In this century China was unified under this king, the only ruler of this dynasty, who was also
responsible for burying 100 Confucian scholars
alive.
What is the 2nd century B.C? Who is Qin Shi-huang Di?
300
Amaterasu was the sun-goddess and divine kami Yamato
that was the source of power for and patron of this
clan, which is also the clan from which all
Japanese emperors belong.
What is Yamato?
300
According to Taizong's ideas for effective government. this group of people should be granted fiefs to help the emperor govern his vast realm.
Who are the imperial relatives?
400
This Chinese emperor of this dynasty was
responsible for transmitting Buddhism to the Silla.
What is Fu-qian/the Tang Dynasty?
400
He is widely considered to be the preeminent teacher of Zen/Chan Buddhism.
What is Bodhidharma?
400
This was how the Han dynasty rationalized
hierarchy and power.
What is analogical Reasoning/the Theory of
Correspondence?
400
Both Empress Suiko and her nephew Prince Shotoku belonged to this powerful clan.
What is Soga?
400
Tho Soga clan adopted this figure as its Kami/
What is the Buddha?
500
This mythical event is attributed as being
responsible for the the Korean nobility's
conversion to Buddhism.
What is the martyrdom of Icha-Don.
500
This sutra was central both to the establishment of Mahayana Buddhism and the legitimization of Empress Wu’s imperial rule.
What is Diamond Sutra?
500
Pan Chao (Ban Zhao) wrote these under the
auspices that she feared her daughters would
humiliate both their ancestors and their clan "by
lacking good manners as wives and members of
other families."
What is "Lessons for Women or Admonitions of Women?"
500
His/her divine approval was needed before the statue of the Sun Buddha could be erected at Todaiji.
Who is Amaterasu the Sun Goddess?
500
Sokkuram as a cultural icon was a prime example of the influence of this by other cultures.