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The Diamond World Mandala
associated with constant
the cosmic, transcendental Buddha
right side
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746 ce. Todaiji temple
the never empty lasso kannon – multiple arms and 3 eyes. |
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thousand armed, 11 faces kannon
10th century, at sanjusangendo |
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The Buddha of healing.
623 is original, no muscles. 720 is more muscular one, different mudras, teaching instead of welcoming. |
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| Omikami, Goddess of the sun, progenitor of the royal line |
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Omikami
Geku Ise shrine
goddess of agriculture and industry |
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shinto kami called the great land master
king of izumo |
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Sage of the Shakya clan, siddhartha gautama
7th century |
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| The eternal buddha. Buddha. 760, bronze. 8th century. Late nara |
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Shingon Buddhism calls Vairochana
wearing jewelry. Wisdom fist mudra. |
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Crown Buddha
The Pure land buddha |
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| The bodhisattva of compassion, Guanyin |
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The dream hall Kannon
wearing a beautiful crown and an elaborate robe, carved in wood and gilded. Early 7th century. A hibutsu, in black laquer cabinet. Only revealed twice a year. Beauty of linear patten. Beauty has power. |
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Maitreya
bodhisstava the Buddha of the future. One leg hanging down the other leg crossed over and one hand up to his face like he’s thinking. 7th century wood burnished. 650ce. Two top knots of hair. |
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8th century.
Tamonten - north celestial kings
Komokuten - west celestial king
Jikokuten - east celestial kings
Zochoten - celestial king of the south |
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Gate Guardians
mid 8th century Made with hallow dry lacquer.
Ungyo - Mouth closed
Agyo - mouth opened |
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| painted clay. 733 ce nara period. Hibutsu. Screaming with open mouth and spear. hidden buddha |
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The bodhisattva of wrathful wisdom,
839, heian period. Seated on pedastal, sword and lasso, fire behind him. Two fangs, one up one down. 9th century is painted. |
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The bodhisattva who is a monk
decorated with bibs and hats. protector of children and those who descend into hell realms. 13th century |
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| Early Japanese religious practice, worship around Kami |
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| shinto shrine in Nara, 8th century. fujiwara family. |
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| Empress of japan in 3rd century |
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| sacred rope used in shintoism to mark off sacred space |
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| shinto gates signify transition between sacred space and normal world |
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| pieces of prayer paper used in Shinto rituals, bent and folded in a specific way |
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| sacred evergreen tree that is used in shinto shrines |
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| shinto amulets found at shinto shrines, prayers bring luck to those who buy them |
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| prayers purchased at shinto shrines that tell fortune |
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| the great vehicle of buddhism, includes zen, pure land and esoteric buddhism |
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Hinayana
the lesser vehicle, the teaching of the elders in buddhism
oldest school of buddhism |
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| The Three Marks of Existence |
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suffering
impermanence
no self |
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1. everything is suffering
2. suffering arises from human nature
3. there is a way out of suffering, nirvana
4. the way to nirvana is to follow the 8 fold path |
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Conditioned Arising
Dependent Origination |
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| everything is interconnected |
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| suffixes that identify buddhist temples |
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| the buddhist temple complex |
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| the tower in a buddhist temple, mimics the purpose of a stupa |
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| the indian temple mound that holds relics of the buddha |
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| the main hall, golden hall, in buddhist temple |
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| style of roof in buddhist temple |
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| piece of the buddha's body |
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| the center pillar in a pagoda |
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| opposing forces balanced in construction |
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| taiji, opposing forces balanced in constant flux and motion |
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image of meditation,
thought of the buddha in esoteric buddhism |
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the two world mandalas
kongokai and taizokai
main ritual icons, brought from kukia, maybe from china. 9th century. Ink and color on silk. Dainichi is focus of both of these. |
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the womb world mandala
associated with change |
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| wand that holds emptiness in the center, connecting the womb world and the diamond world together |
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fire ritual in shingon buddhism
centered around fudo myo-o
purification ritual for the new year. Prayer sticks being thrown into fire. |
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a bodhi that is wrathful in either compassion or wisdom
kings of light. wrathful emination of wisdom, anger is power of knowledge |
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esoteric buddhism
believes that all has to be taught to you
the hidden word
practice the studying of mandaras, mantras and mudras (the thought, speech and body of dainichi) |
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The Western Paradise
ruled over by Amida |
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| the descent of amida to collect his dying follower to be reborn in a lotus in the pure land |
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| the age of the dharma decline |
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tomb shrine marker, five wheel pagoda.
earth, water, fire, wind, jewel |
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| 794 - 1185, period of peace |
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fear-not - hand up, palm facing out
wish granting - hand down, palm up
profound meditation - hands on lap, palms up |
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| the bump on top of the buddha's head |
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| the third eye dot on the buddha, hairy mole |
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| stretched ears from heavy princely earrings |
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| outer halo, light emanating from body of buddha |
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| imprint of wheels in palms and soles |
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| physical attributes of buddha |
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mudra
ushnisha
urna
earlobes
webbed toes fingers
halo
nimbus, mandorla
chakras
monks robes |
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Shinto Shrine
inner and outer shrine
built between 3rd and 5th centuries |
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older shinto shrine in izumo, dedicated to okinushi
largest shimenewa |
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nara period? Maybe 7th century with older yakushi.
oldest surviving wooden structure in japan. 711. Commissioned by shotoku taishi and called wakakusa-dera. Dedicated to yakushi nyorai (just yakushi – the Buddha of healing). Burnt down in 670 and reconstructed in 711. Asymmetrical in arrangement. Blue green tiles on wooden structures, intimate. No real color. |
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dream hall, nun quarters
Main hall in horyuji. Cintamani is wish granting jewel on roof. |
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| great eastern Buddhist temple. Large complex. mid 8th century. White and dark brown wood structure. Major temple, incredibly large. The daibutsuden. Emperor sh∂mu decrees the vairochana broject. Image is made complete with eye opening ceremony because of emperor shomu’s health. Kegon – flower garland, lotus sutra. Primary Buddha as vairochana. Vairochana – everything. Todaiji –nexus of provential temples, links everything together. Japan is interdependent field. Unified japan. Brackets are bracketing, which is lifting. Physical aspect is crucial to understanding the harmonious realization of the balances of the forces. |
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Koyasan 800's, 9th century
kongobuji |
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| Phoenix hall of the Byodoin |
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| ( building in toshodaiji. 3rd month hall. More important to history of Japanese art. Holds fukukenjaku kannon. ) |
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| Difference between temple and shrine? |
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Temple - buddhism
Shrine - shintoism |
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| What are the different kinds of Shinto Shrines? |
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| What are the offerings presented to kami? |
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| food, rice cakes, fish, evergreen branches, sake |
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| What is the procedure for purifying yourself at a Shinto shrine? |
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| wash left hand, then right hand then mouth, then the handle of the dipping spoon |
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| How do you pray at a Shinto shrine? |
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| approach clap twice bow thrown in coin, clap twice again and leave |
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| What sorts of rituals might be preformed at a Shinto shrine? |
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wedding/ fertility
purification/ new years
NOT funeral rites |
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| At the Ise Jingu, what do Naiku and Geku refer to? |
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Naiku is the inner shrine - dedicated to amaterasu
Geku is the outer shrine - dedicated to touyuke |
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| Who is the Shinto kami in residence at the Naiku of the Ise Jingu? of the Geku? |
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amaterasu - naiku
toyouke - geku |
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| What is the basis for the relationship between the Ise Jingu and the imperial family? |
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high priestess was always female member of imperial clan
now high priests the same
descended from amaterasu |
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| What are some of the dates suggested for the founding of the Ise Jingu Naiku and Geku? |
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| When did the cycle of ritual rebuilding of the Ise Jingu begin? How often is the shrine rebuilt? What part of the shrine is rebuilt? |
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| starting 7th century, shrine buildings at naiku and geku are rebuilt every 20 years |
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| Who is the Shinto kami in residence at the Izumo shrine? |
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| When was the founding of the Izumo Taisha? |
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| Is the current size of the Izumo Taisha main hall what it was originally? |
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| About when did the Buddha Shakyamuni live? |
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| Where was he, shakyamuni, born? |
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| Who introduces Buddhism to Japan? |
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| paekche korea to yamamoto court |
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| When is buddhism brought to Japan? |
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| Was Buddhism accepted without conflict? |
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| no! the shinto elders fought with the progressive Soga clan |
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| the teaching of conditioned arising or dependent origination says that all things are ____ |
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| in Pure Land buddhism, if one is reborn in one of the hells, one remains there permanently? true or false |
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| in Pure Land Buddhism, the final goal is to be reborn in the Pure Land? True or false? |
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| sort of true, the goal is to be reborn in the pure land but it's not the final goal because nirvana isn't reached yet. |
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| What is the most common and popular form of ritual devotion in Pure Land Buddhism? |
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