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Japanese Religion and Culture. Shinto and Buddhism shaped much of Japan’s culture. These religions affected Japanese art , architecture, novels, and plays. Religion is apart of everyday life in Japan. During the middle ages. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Japanese Religion and Culture
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Shinto and Buddhism shaped much of Japan’s culture.
These religions affected Japanese art , architecture, novels, and plays.
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Religion is apart of everyday life in Japan. During the middle ages
Shinto is concerned with daily life, while Buddhism prepares you for the life to come.
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Buddhist ideas inspired many Japanese to build temple, produce paintings, and write poems
and plays
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Pure Land BuddhismMahayana Buddhism began in India then spread
to china and Korea. In time spread to Japan
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Pure Land Buddhism Sect – is a smaller religious group and this
is the most popular sect of Buddhism
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Pure Land Buddhism – Lord AmidaMany followed this sect of Buddhism because of
the message of a Happy Life after death.
Lord Amida – Buddha of love and mercy & created a paradise in the clouds. To get there you have to
have faith in Amida and chant his name.
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Zen BuddhismAnother sect of Buddhism in Japan was Zen. In 1100’s C.E. Buddhist monks brought Zen from
China.
Zen taught people can find inner peace through self-control and a simple way of life.
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Zen BuddhismZen Learned to control their bodies through
Martial Arts – sport that involves combat and self-defense. Samurai liked this.
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Zen Buddhist Practiced MeditationA person would sit crossed –legged and motionless for hours, mind clear and no
thoughts or desires. To relax and find inner peace
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Art and ArchitectureArtistic Ideas came from China and Korea but soon they developed their own style. Japan’s
art was love of beauty and simplicity.
Artisans made Wooden Statues, Furniture, and Household items
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Art – much of the work used A shiny black and red Lacquer and the paintings
were of nature or battles using inks and watercolors on paper scrolls or on silk
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Art – The art of folding paperOrigami
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Shinto Shrines & Buddhist TemplesShinto shrines were built in nature to
worship the beauty of nature
Buddhist Temples were built in Chinese Style and the temples were richly decorated
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Japanese Gardens designed to imitate Nature in miniature form.
Carefully place rocks, raked sand, and few plants built in a way to create a feeling of peace
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Japanese writing system• 500 C.E. they
adopted the Chinese writing system 800 C.E. they changed the characters to mean Symbols like our Alphabet.
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Calligraphy – art of beautiful writing• Every educated
person in Japan was expected to practice it. Handwriting revealed a person education, social class, and character.
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Tanka – Japans oldest form of Poetry• Unrhymed poem of 5 lines that captured the
beauty of nature, Joys and sorrows of life
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1st great Japanese story were by women
• @ 1,000 C.E. Lady Murasaki Shikibu wrote The Tale of Genji, adventures of a Japanese prince. The
world’s 1st long fictional story.
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The Tale of Heike• @ 1,200 C.E. writers wrote stories of warriors and
battles. This tale was about the fight between the Taira and Minamoto Clans
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Japanese Plays were called Noh• @ 1,300 C.E. the
plays were used to teach Buddhism. Performed on bare stages the actors wore masks and elaborate robes, they danced, chanted poetry to drums and flutes
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Economy and Society• Under the shoguns, Japan produced more goods
and grew richer. The Emperor, the nobles, and military officials benefitted from the growing
wealth. A growing class were the merchants and traders but farmers remained poor.
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Farmers – much of the Wealth• Japan acquired was from the hard work of
their farmers. They grew rice, wheat, millet and barley. Things improved for farmers better irrigation more crops to sell at the markets.
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Artisans started producing more goods• They made weapons,
armor, and tools they were brought and sold at local markets. With roads being built trade increased which included pottery, paper, textiles, lacquered ware. All this helped Japan’s economy to grow.
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Kyoto became a center of production and trade.
• Many artisans and merchants lived there, they formed guilds to protect and increase profits. Daimyo protected them from rival artisans and they sold goods to the daimyo which he could not get on his own.
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Japan’s wealth increased with trade• With Korea, China, and Southeast Asia. They traded
Lacquered goods, sword blades, and copper for silk, dyes, pepper, books, and porcelain.
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The Role of Women
• Japanese family included grandparents, parents, and children living together. The Man headed the family and the Woman was to obey the father, husband, and the son. Some marriages were arranged.
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Early Japan Women were Empresses • During the Warrior
Society women lost their freedoms.
• Farming Women had more say in the Family
• Artisan Women Ran the Family while the man worked.
• Despite Restriction Women contributed as artists, writers, and Warriors (lady Samurai).