The martyrdom of this man, during which his severed head flew to the top of a mountain, proved to the Silla nobles that Buddhism was a superior form of shamanism
Icha-don
100
The three main kingdoms of Korea in the 7th century were Paekche, Silla, and this
Koguryo
100
This is the name that Ying Cheng claims for himself as emperor
Qin Shi Huang Di
100
The “Hata” people were mostly from these areas
China and Korea
100
This ruler wrote, “A huge country cannot be evenly governed by the emperor alone; the responsibility is too great for one man. Thus, the emperor should en-feoff relatives to guard outlying prefectures.”
Emperor Taizong
200
During the Northern Wei dynasty, this attack on Buddhist temples saw some 4,00 monasteries destroyed.
Huichang Suppression
200
This Korean monk made a pilgrimage to India in the 8th century
Hyecho
200
These are the three submissions of women according to Confucianism
Father, husband, and son
200
This woman wrote the “Tale of Genji.”
Lady Murasaki
200
This scholar argues, “[…] syncretism was from the very beginning the process by which Buddhism gained acceptance in the Korean states […].”
James Huntley Grayson
300
This Japanese document promoted Buddhist ethics to correct and transform human flaws.
Seventeen Article Constitution
300
Shamanism was brought into Korea by neolithic ancestors from these areas.
Siberia and Northeast Asia
300
This specific group established the Northern Wei dynasty.
The Taba Huns
300
This temple was built after the decree of Emperor Shomu
Todaiji
300
“My wife whom I love with a love/ Deep as the miru-growing ocean./ But few are the nights/ we two have lain together” is a selection from this collection of poetry.
“Collection of Ten Thousand Leaves”
400
According to Holcombe, the appeal of this Bodhisattva brought Buddhism to Japan via maritime trade.
Avalokitesvara—will also accept the other versions of the name: Guanyin or Kannon
400
In this year, Chinese forces pull out of Korea, and Korea becomes independent.
676
400
Religious Daoism inspired this revolt
The Yellow Turban Rebellion
400
In the shoen hierarchy, these are the actual shoen titleholders
ryokes
400
This Zen author writes: “Confucius once said, ‘If one gains knowledge of the Way in the morning, there will be no regret in dying the same evening.’ Anyone who is studying the Law of Buddha today must have a similar resolution.”
Dogen
500
This man, who was Abbot of Todaiji, was appointed Chief Minister AND the “King of Law.”
Dokyo
500
Sokkuram was built northeast of the capital in order to protect Korea from this threat.
Japanese raiders
500
This abbot wrote a commentary on the Great Cloud Sutra
Xue Huaiyi
500
Because the ruling family felt pressure to create an imperial history, these two works were written to establish the Yamato Mythology.
(Kojiki [or Record of Ancient Matters] and Nihongi [or Chronicles of Japan)
500
This scholar-monk argued that Buddhism was a complement to Confucianism, and explains why the use of incense in Buddhist ritual was justified through traditional Zhou practices.