States of Being
This odd liquid poured out of the neck of Ichadon in a public display of martydom.
Milk (11)
Men used this organ for their own political gain.
Borrowed wombs (18)
This school focused on gradualism through repetitive language and labor.
Uji were headed by this person, who was a direct descendant of the clan kami.
Daimyo, or warlord. (16)
Math, belief, politics, indigeneity, imported practice, and art all mesh together in this structure.
Sokkuram (11)
A short but intimidating practice that would demonstrate the honor of a person.
Nanori (19)
A talented woman by any other name...
Concubine or Wu Zetian can be accepted for this. (14)
When all roads lead to death, this is a brutal way to go.
Seppuku (19)
This age was the final stage of Buddhism according to Japanese sutra tradition.
Mappo, or the Age of Degenerate Dharma (19)
These burial sites from the Kofun period were designed in what distinct shape.
Keyholes (16)
A loss of this essence would be detrimental to your overall health and wellbeing.
Qi (13)
Someone likely mansplained honor to this girl boss.
Tomoe (19)
This ritual was used to solidify the reign of a controversial figure, an attempt to syncretize social behaviors with political authority.
Feng-shan, Wu Zetian (14)
This group utilized Buddhism as a means to connect to their population and made it their own.
Tuoba Huns (13)
At this site, Taizong jumped ahead in the line of succession by offing his brothers.
Xuanwu Gate (14)
These soldiers were individualistic but had no will of their own.
Terracota Warriors (12)
Lady Whistledown of the Heian Court
Lady Murasaki (18)
This religious order would engage in monastic intimidation.
Tendai Sect (18)
This practice was defined by a sincerity in feelings and actions.
Makoto (16)
This structure required popular, political, and divine approval before it was okayed for construction.
Todaiji (17)
This concept is representative of an argument that the Heian period retained its dignity because of an emphasis on the ephemeral.
Mono no aware, or the "capacity to be moved by the impermanence of things." (19)
Wrote a subversive tract made possible by her elite status.
Ban Zhao, Admonitions for Women (12)
Xiaoyao, ziran, and wuwei were all concepts developed by this belief system as a response to social disorder.
Neo-Taoist (13)
This person referred to the Sui emperor as the "Setting Sun."
Prince Shotoku (17)
A real estate concept that allowed nobility to extract wealth from rural areas.
Shoens (18)