HISTART 134A Chapter Notes - Chapter Blum: Sui Dynasty, Korean Buddhism, Emperor Kinmei
23 Jan 2017
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Chapter 6: when the dharma comes: contextualizing the public transmission of buddhism to. First record to buddhism entering japan: gift from korean king to japanese king in the middle of the 6th c. At the 6th c, buddhism was already a complex multi-cultural system, with hundreds of scriptures even before its arrival in china . At the time of buddhism"s arrival in japan, there were many iterations spread across. Asia, prompting: which form of buddhism came to japan, how much has this form of buddhism shaped the development of japanese. Thesis: the particular form of buddhism that came to japan in the 6th and 7th centuries laid an intellectual foundation from which japan did not begin to diverge until the. Muromachi period. : general themes: [sole focus on] buddhism as it was believed and practices in. Buddhism spreads (rinse and repeat for korea to japan: important implications:
