Part I
True or False: Kofukuji Temple is one of the "Five Great Temples of Nara."
False--It is one of the "Four Great Temples of Nara."
At Kofukuji Temple, many of the buildings and statues were NOT destroyed by:
A) fire
B) war
C) invasion
D) natural disaster
C) invasion
How many years has the statue of Ashura survived?
A) 710
B) 734
C) 1300
C) 1300
How many arms does Ashura have?
In what year did Nara become the capital?
A) 710
B) 734
C) 1300
A) 710
Ashura is 153 cm tall and weighs ______ kg.
15 kg
What year was Ashura first created?
A) 710
B) 734
C) 1300
B) 734
What does Harashima Hiroshi study?
Facial expressions
How many visitors did the Buddhist statue exhibition have?
A) 1,650,000
B) 165,000
C) 16,500
A) 1,650,000
The method of dakkatsu kanshitsu was introduced by artists from __________ .
Korea
The first Buddhist statues were made in present-day _____________ .
[ Persia Greece India
China Korea Pakistan ]
Pakistan
The three faces of Ashura show (Choose 3):
[ repentance / happiness / anger /
regret / pride / happiness ]
Repentance, anger, and regret
What did people pray to the Hachibushu for? (Choose 2)
[repentance / truth /purification /
protection / healing ]
Healing and Purification
Ashura and the other Hachibushu survived because they ___________ [ 2点 ] .
They are light and could be easily carried when there was an emergency.
The __________ empires came into contact with Central Asia, the Middle East, and the West.
The Chinese empires
Ashura wears a sash but the other Hachibushu wear ________ .
Armor
Who was Kofukuji Temple built by?
The Fujiwara Family
Making a light statue like Ashura--Put in order:
(1) Remove the clay and wood
(2) Repeat several times
(3) Wrap it in cloth soaked in lacquer and let it dry
(4) Put a light wooden frame inside + add details
(5) Make a wooden frame and put clay around it
5 → 3 → 2 → 1 → 4
• Golden ornament → __________
• Sash → __________
• Red skin →The sun god of ancient __________
[ Persia Greece India China Korea Pakistan ]
• Golden ornament → Greece
• Sash → India
• Red skin →The sun god of ancient Persia
In a time of uncertainty, praying to Ashura gives people a sense of ____________ .
Healing