Vocab
A spiritual discipline that involves deep relaxation and clearing the mind of distracting thoughts.
What is meditation?
From the middle of the __th century to the middle of the __th century, Chinese and Korean immigrants created most of Japan's religious art.
When was the 6th and 7th century?
The two most common written languages in Japan.
What is Kaua and Kanji?
Three ways knowledge traveled from mainland to Japan.
What is; Japanese who traveled to China; Form of gifts; Korean workers who settled in Japan.
A Japanese ruler who encouraged cultural diffusion from countries on the Asian mainland.
Who is Prince Shotoku?
By the ____s, Japan's imperial government looked much like China's.
What was the 700's?
The limitations of a Tanka poem.
What is 31 syllables, 5 lines of 5, 7,5,7,7
This was the original religion in Japan.
What is Shintoism?
A Japanese religion that expresses love and respect for nature.
What is Shinto?
Gagaku is still sometimes played in Japan, much as it was in China _____ years ago.
What is 1,500 years?
A slight smile, and a religious statue.
What is a Buddha?
Type of mouth organ that was designed to look like a ______. It's sound was said to imitate the call of a ______.
What is a phoenix?
A tower-shaped structure with several stories and upturned, tiled roofs.
What is pagoda?
Prince Shotoku admired Chinese and Korean culture and encouraged contact with these mainland countries. In, ___, he sent an official representative to Chinese court. Upper-class Japanese began traveling to China and Korea where they learned about Chinese literature, art, philosophy, and government.
When was 607?
The name of the Chinese court music that Japan adopted.
What is Gagaku?
A new religion Japan adopted representing the eyes of a life full of pain and suffering. Then to change it, to make a life full of peace.
What is Buddhist?
To buy or obtain (an asset or object) for oneself.
What is acquired?
Mahayana Buddhism arrived in Japan in ____ when a Korean king sent the Japanese emperor a statue of the Buddha and a recommendation for the new religion.
When was 552?
The material to make buddhist sculptures apear more natural.
What is wood?
Upturned roofs, reflect the influence of Chinese architecture and the religions influence of Indian Buddhism.
What are the buildings at Nara, Japan?