AHIS BC 1001x Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Empress Suiko, Osaka Prefecture, Ise Grand Shrine
30 Aug 2016
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Introduction of buddhism to japan: from horyuji to todaiji. Group of families began to build a centralized state around a region in japan. Most powerful cluster of families come to be kings and emperors. This is the largest of all the tombs. Traditionally associated with the cluster of families referred to as the. The ones associated with the imperial family come to have significance in practices. Referred to as shinto (road of the gods) Makes it sound as if the religion is one and is related, but this is not true. Marked as a sacred place through the placement of ropes. Small buddhist shrine in the middle of it, no conflict whatsoever. Shinto shrine but there is no conflict with the pagoda whatsoever. People were bringing buddhist ideas to the japanese. Some families tried to resist the buddhist images because they were closely associated with certain shinto. A number of families already started to support it.
