Buddhism
This type of Buddhism was popular with the Samurai.
What is Zen Buddhism?
Buddhist belief that one is reborn to a new body after death.
What is reincarnation?
True or false: Japan is made up of 4 islands.
What is false?
(Japan is made up of 6,852 islands, 430 of which are inhabited)
Most Japanese of the feudal era lived in this type of area.
What are rural areas?
Set of symbols that stand for sounds.
What is kana?
Why did many Samurai practice Buddhism?
It focused on self-control and discipline, both characteristics valued by Samurai.
Circular design representing the universe.
What is a mandala?
This peninsula is the closest of the Asian mainland to Japan.
What is the Korean peninsula?
This is the most basic value in Shintoism.
What is family loyalty?
This is a book of works by different authors.
What is an anthology?
This sect practiced tantric Buddhism.
What is Shingon?
Sacred words, chants, or sounds repeated to increase one's spiritual powers.
What is a mantra?
This sea separates Japan from the Asian mainland.
What is the Sea of Japan?
General agreement among the members of a group or society.
What is consensus?
Many Buddhist sects took hold in Japan for this reason.
What is to meet the needs of different people?
Tantric Buddhism has these.
What are secret rituals?
Emptying of thoughts to achieve spiritual enlightenment.
What is meditation?
Southernmost of the largest four Japanese islands.
What is Kyushu?
Many Japanese farmers were these, who paid for rent with the crops they grew.
What are tenant farmers?
This Japanese form of poetry has a set form of ______________. (2 part answer)
What is Haiku, with 17 syllables over 3 rows in a 5/7/5 pattern?
This type of Buddhism was led by Amida, Bodhisattva in Japan.
What is Pure Land Buddhism?
Buddhist scripture
What is a sutra?
Some events at Japan's last summer Olympics were moved to a cooler climate, to the city of Sapporo on this island, due to fears of extreme heat in Tokyo.
What is Hokkaido?
This tradition of Confucianism kept women in a lower position than men.
What is filial piety and the 5 relationships?
Buddhism was introduced to Japan by ________ in this century.
What are Korean Buddhist monks in the 6th century (552 AD)?