EAS 160A1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Vajrayana, Lotus Sutra, Prince Shōtoku

• School: University of Arizona
• Department: East Asian Studies
• Course: EAS 160A1
• Professor: Takashi Miura

Document Summary

Kami spirits in nature, gods, ancestors, emperor. I(cid:374)dige(cid:374)ous traditio(cid:374) ofte(cid:374) referred to as (cid:862) hi(cid:374)to(cid:863) Sugawara no michizane (tenjin: buddhis(cid:373)"s arri(cid:448)al. Arrived in japan in the 6th century. The king of paekche present the japanese emperor with the buddhist statues and sutras. Initially a conflict between supporters of buddhism and native kami. Facilitated the introduction of buddhism to the. Buddhism as de facto state religion: buddhis(cid:373) a(cid:374)d (cid:862) hi(cid:374)to(cid:863) Buddhist deities and kami seen as complementary. Buddha"s a(cid:374)d ka(cid:373)i (cid:272)a(cid:374) (cid:271)e (cid:449)orshipped together. Kami as a local manifestation of buddhist buddhas. Founded by kukai (774-835 also known as kobo. Daishi) traveled to china to study buddhism. Esoteric rituals popular in the court (aristocrats) Japanese version of the tiantai school (founded by. Hiei foundation of many later schools of. All mahaya(cid:374)a s(cid:272)hools esta(cid:271)lished duri(cid:374)g japa(cid:374)"s ka(cid:373)ayur period. Pure land school = jodo: 2 important figures = honen, shiran, honen (1133 1212) Co(cid:374)(cid:272)er(cid:374) for the (cid:862)dege(cid:374)erate age of the.