RELIGST 2TT3 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Mononobe Clan, Shingon Buddhism, Nakatomi Clan

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

Document Summary

Gongen: power/authority with manifestation, kami are manifestations of buddha (combination of. Prince shotuku: (574-622) asuka period, created japan"s first constitution (17 article. Constitution), famous for commentaries on buddhist texts, sage + virtue, part of the soga clan. Soga clan: prince shotuku, wanted to keep buddhist traditions, soga no umako beats the. Mononobe clan and allows buddhism to flourish in japan. Mononobe clan: opposed buddhist tradtions, led by the mononobe no moriya, lost to the soga clan and failed to stop the spread of buddhism. Nakatomi clan: fought alongside with the mononobe clan, nakatomi no kamatari established the fujiwara clan. Nara period: (710-794), moved capitals to kyoto near the end of the period, saicho establishes. Heian period: (764-1185), rise of the samurai class, fujiwara clan holds most of the power and uses the emperor as a puppet. Saicho: heian period, founded the tendai school and tendai buddhism, trained on mount hiei and founded various temples there.