Exam 12: Japanese Traditions

Amaterasu, the Japanese sun deity, is the primordial female kami, "wife" of Izanagi.

The bodhisattva known as Guanyin in China is called what in Japan?

As part of the Japanese honji suijaku principle, local kami were associated with particular bodhisattvas.

What military unifier of Japan first tolerated Christianity and allowed its missionaries to spread their religion in the sixteenth century?

Which Japanese ruler effectively closed the door on both Christianity and Europe in the seventeenth century?

In Japan, what does the derogatory term "funeral Buddhism" refer to?

For its first 150 years in Japan, Buddhism was sustained mainly by clans with ties to China.

What is the significant Japanese religious practice of matsuri?

Which kami of the sun became the primary deity associated with the Japanese imperial family?

For its first 150 years in Japan, how was Buddhism primarily sustained within this territory?

What are three different Japanese artistic expressions influenced by religion, as discussed in the textbook?

Shinto priests are known as kami.

The Soto Zen school of Buddhism use koan to achieve sudden enlightenment.

At what time was Shinto designated the official state religion of Japan?

Unlike in China, appeasing the spirits of the dead is of little importance in Japan.

What was the significance of the teachings brought by Saicho and Kukai to Japan from China?

What Japanese form of minimalist poetry reflects the Zen emphasis on penetrating to the essence of reality?

What is the term that denotes the Japanese art of flowering making?

The Rinzai sect of Zen Buddhism was founded by Eisai.

Why was Zen Buddhism attractive to the samurai in Japan?