The Lotus Sutra is highly regarded in this Japanese Buddhist sect.
What is the Tendai Sect?
100
The spirits in Shintoism are called ___.
What are Kami?
100
What country introduced Buddhism to Japan?
What is Korea?
100
Prince Shotoku was an ardent believer in this religion.
What is Buddhism?
200
Name one of the three kinds of kami
What are family ancestors, object or forces of natures, souls of dead human beings who accomplished great things?
200
HossÅ, Kegon, and Sanron are based on ______ Buddhism.
What is Mahayana?
200
Amaterasu is the goddess of this.
What is the sun?
200
The ruler of this kingdom in Korea sent Buddhist images and texts to the Japanese Imperial court.
What is Pakche?
200
Prince Shotoku's parents were members of this rich and influential clan.
What is the soga clan?
300
The word makoto means this.
What is sincerity?
300
This sect is known as the "Middle Way" sect.
What is Sanron?
300
This god is the husband/brother to Amaterasu, and often antagonizes her.
Who is the storm god?
300
Buddhism added a focus on this to complement Shintoism's focus.
What is the afterlife?
300
Prince Shotoku died in this year.
What is 622 AD?
400
17th century laws required family's to register in this place.
What is a shinto shrine?
400
Secret symbols, formulas, and diagrams, are hallmarks of this sect of Buddhism.
What is Shingon?
400
Izanami's last child was the __________.
What is the fire god?
400
Monks from this country came to Japan after Buddhism had become widely accepted.
What is China?
400
Prince Shotoku followed this Nara Sect.
What is Sanron?
500
Water to rinse the mouth, wash hands, and bathe is used in this type of ritual.
What are purity rituals?
500
This term in the Ritsu sect of Buddhism means monastic rules of discipline.
What is vinaya?
500
This god is the brother/husband in the primal couple, and searched the underworld for his wife.
Who is Izanagi?
500
The introduction of Buddhism to Japan is widely to believe to be this date.
What is 552 CE?
500
Prince Shotoku authored this document that is considered the first of its kind in Japan. It stressed the importance of Buddhist social and moral values.