RELIGST 2TT3 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Lotus Sutra, Heian Period, Exoteric

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: RELIGST 2TT3
• Professor: Mark Rowe

Document Summary

Gongen shinto avatar: appeared all over japan. Responsible for the honji: prince sh toku (aka sh toku taishi) 574-622 : founder of buddhism, soga clan: prince shutoku- built buddhas shrines;, mononobe clan, nakatomi. Suijaku. clan: nara period 710-794 : first capital state was the city of nara , buddhism enters japan with lotus sutras. Indian-> sri lanka, china and as a gift in japan in 6th century: heian period 764-1185 (1192) : capital was moved to modern kyoto(heian), there was peace. Fujiwara is one of most powerful family- helped influ. 100, 000 in 9th century, 10% were noble families: saich (762-822): was the founder of tendai buddhism in japan. his. Buddhism was difficult to accept and opposed the nara establishment/period. Dengy daishi : given this title when he died. Buddhism with kukai: k kai (774-835) k b daishi : trained in china, stayed their longer than.