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Art of Japan Terms V.2 Flashcards

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The Priest Ganjin

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Chinese priest who introduced the Japanese to correct Buddhist monastic rules and authentic ordination rites

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Birushana

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The Universal (Cosmic) Buddha

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Esoteric (Tantric) Buddhism

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Belief that spiritual truth is hidden or “secret” (esoteric) and requires divine aid in order to be understood

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Shingon (True Words)

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Japanese sect of Esoteric Buddhism

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Mantra

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Group of mystical syllables recited as part of a spiritual practice

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Mandala

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Sacred schematic diagram or cosmic map

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Vajra and Bell

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implements of Esoteric Buddhism

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Dainichi Nyorai

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the Great Illuminator Buddha, source of all existence, absolute and permanent

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Womb World

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mandala of individual, physical world

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Diamond World

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mandala of the universal, absolute, spiritual world

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Tendai Lotus School

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teachings based on the Lotus Sutra emphasizing the eternal Buddha nature in all beings

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Pure Land Buddhism

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Buddhist sect that teaches that anyone can achieve salvation by whole-heartedly believing in the Amida Buddha

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raigō

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image of the Amida Buddha and his entourage descending from the Western Paradise to welcome a new soul into his heaven

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Yamato-e

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Japanese-style painting

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Senjo Kannon

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11-headed, thousand-armed Kannon

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maki-e

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gold or silver powder decoratively sprinkled or sprayed on a damp lacquer surface to create an artistic design

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emakimono

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handscrolls presenting a narrative in both words and pictures

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otoko-e

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masculine painting

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onna-e

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feminine painting

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The Tale of Genji

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11th century romance novel about Japanese court life

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Lady Murasaki

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11th century lady-in-waiting to the Empress of Japan who wrote The Tale of Genji

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mono-no-aware

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the emotionally moving quality of an experience; the pathos of life

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myabi

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courtly refinement—applied mainly to the quiet pleasures savored by aristocrats with educated tastes

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karmic effect

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the consequences of one’s actions

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sutra

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Buddhist scripture

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mappo

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degenerate era at the end of the Ages of Shaka Buddha

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ashide

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“hidden writing” in which words are camouflaged as part of a painting

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shogun

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military dictator

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rokudō-e

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paintings of the six realms of existence into which humans might be reborn

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likeness picture

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14th-15th century realistic portraits of warriors and courtiers painted in yamato-e

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shaku

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thin, wooden ceremonial scepter carried by high officials to show dignity and authority

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Kei School

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realistic style of sculpture from the Kamakura period

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dōshakuga

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depictions of Buddhist themes intended to convey spiritual insights or revelations

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shigajiku

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painting placed at the bottom of a hanging scroll with poems above, all written at the same time, that comment upon the painting

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koan

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Zen thought problem used as an aid in attaining enlightenment

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haboku

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splashed ink style painting associated with Zen

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kami

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Shinto divine spirits and deities

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heart pillar

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wooden post marking the place where a kami resides

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dry landscape garden

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Zen garden created from sand and stone

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religious syncretism

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the fusion of different religions’ beliefs and practices

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Japanese tea ceremony

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a ritual that turns the act of preparing and drinking tea into an aesthetic experience

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wabi/sabi

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the beauty of things that are modest, humble, imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete

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Sen no Rikyū

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one of the first tea masters, famous for developing Raku ware

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Raku

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low-fired pottery most often used in the tea ceremony

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Rinpa School

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Edo artistic movement that revived and updated yamato-e in a bold, free, and individualistic style

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tarashikomi

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painting technique in which colors are blended by applying one over another that is not yet dry

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Nanga

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late Edo painting style influenced by Chinese literati painting

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ukiyō-e

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Edo art movement that celebrated everyday life and the interests of the common people

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