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| - thick straw mat covered with reeds/grass and bound with silk/cotton/hemp. Used to cover floor and designate room size—varied but usually around 3 x 6 ft (ex: 4.5 mat room) |
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| sliding translucent panel (often made of rice paper) with wooden framework. Used in between interior spaces or interior/exterior spaces as dividers/doors sort of. |
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| focal pt of interior space, represents “front” of room (like fireplace/hearth). The tokobashira is the post at the front corner of this space. The floor of the tokonoma is built slightly higher than tatami of room, has become place to display flowers/artwork/incense burner. |
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| altar to a family’s ancestors and to Buddhism. Prayer, involving food offerings and incense often take place at them. |
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| memorial tablets that bear the deceased’s posthumous name placed on butsudan. There are temporary ones (made of wood, written in ink, used in the 1st 49 days of mourning) and permanent ones (upright wooden plaque, name filled with gold). Represent the dead, and are often the only items taken out of a burning house. Taking care of them = taking care of ancestors |
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| -shrine/dwelling for the kami, which are spirits within objects in the Shinto faith. Not as elaborate as butsudan, made from unpainted, unpolished wood usually. Contains fewer items |
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| - ethnic Japanese religion, formed from local mythologies, characterized by polytheism and animism (in its belief in kami) |
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| ppl of lower status who were forced to live near rivers, were outcasts. Muso may have worked with them to build gardens. |
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| aka Muso Soseki, Buddhist master priest guy who designed gardens of Temple of Flowing Spring |
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constructed1327-1332, garden designed by Muso Soseki, aka Muso Kokushi. The garden complex has 4 main components:
1- a small pond- 2 diff sized ponds connected by arched wood bridges.
2- a symbolically-significant waterfall
3- a meditation cell carved as a cave in the base of a mtn
4- an arbor for meditation and shelter on top of the mtn |
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| Buddhist seated meditation, variations on particular positioning |
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| - flat stone in sand near front of garden’s cave. Marks presumed spot where Muso and priests sat in zazen while meditating in the cave. |
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| - legendary South Indian prince who arrived in China (~470) as a 150 yr old monk. Reputed to have sat in zazen for 9 yrs, facing a wall in a temple’s cave. Brought Buddhism to China |
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| - ppl who coexisted with the Kawaramono, were priests who ‘set stones’ (to make gardens) and who lived in the temple. Considered to be low status, but higher than Kawaramono |
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| - mythical Japanese cosmic mtn, it is the primal mtn of Buddhist cosmology. On it live several gods. The sacred river Ganges flows from it |
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| Mystic Isles of the Blest |
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| - Chinese legend that claimed that off the coast there is huge bottomless ocean with 5 islands or mtns above the water, which are supported by 15 turtles. The islands are home to Immortals—wise/old alchemist dudes |
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| – the largest group that represents the first division of the kinship as a group – the tribe would be Cheyenne, which is divided into moieties of Medicine and Arrow. |
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| – having similar form, similar shape. The form or congruence between the tepee and the human body is a type of isomorphism. |
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| – the tepee’s design is broken into three sections – bottom associated with earth, top with sky and middle with normal life or visions. |
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| Wakun Tonka – the most important deity to whom the posture of arms outstretched is attributed. (check that spelling) |
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| Wakun Tonka – the most important deity to whom the posture of arms outstretched is attributed. (check that spelling) |
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| – the horizontal support framing |
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| – higher rafters coming out of the top – northern groups |
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| – shorter rafters coming out of top – southern groups |
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| The blanket that stored stuff (or people in the case of Black Elk) that was carried behind a horse when groups were on the move. |
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| – repetition of a similar form – like a concatenation of tepees in the camp circle. |
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| – painted tepees – owned only by certain powerful families – handed down in the family (like European Crests) – images were associated with the families, but could be purchased. |
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| non-residential – designed by myth charter – lots of other stuff. Four fold aspect – those you are able to complete determine the kind of knowledge you get access to. |
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| for purification before the sun dance. Graduated sanctity. – symbolic of the womb. |
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| done when hogan is built, evokes first hogans built by Hogan Holy People-- Hastyeyalti (goad of Sunrise) and Hastyehogan (god of Sunset) |
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| simple brush shelters of Western Apaches |
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| means "home place," the forms given to them, the Dineh (the "People" as they refer to themselves). On entering one, must circle center hearth in sunwise path-- starting south of hearth, going clockwise and exiting north |
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| symbolic dry painting with colored sands, used for healing ceremonies |
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