the tale of gengi
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- what place did china have during the Japanese Heian period?
- - china served as th model for japanese culture
- what is mono no aware?
- - standng in awe of nature
- makoto no kokoro?
- pure/ sincere heart
- mujokan
- construction of form; sense of transcience impermanent quality of life, nature of human artifacts
- how does mujokan reflect a Buddhist perspective?
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- world= illusion
- attached to illusion, causes suffering and pain - why would Genji and his friends compare women to furniture and paintings?
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- something looks good on the outside but not all the way through
- put no trust in showyness - what happens in Genji's encounter with the wife of the governor of Iyo?
- quick sexual encounter
- Genji is... majata mokoto
- charming
- who is the author of Genji?
- Murasaki
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what was the govt like during the Heian period?
(modern kyoto) -
-run by the Fujiwara Klan
- meritocracy- exams to place your merit - Heian Aesthetics...
- philosophy dealing with nature, creation, appreciation of beauty
- which social class produced the art in which we examine?
- aristocracy
- what unique possibilities and conflicts did women have?
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-excluded from scholarly education
- using chinese phonic system produced outstanding J Prose - what is Murasaki's Diary like? what does she record?
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- vivid descriptions
- reminicences, anecdotes, experiences - What is buddhism and what sect of buddhism came to japan?
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- buddha is savior
- Pureland Sect - what is a buddhist saint called?
- buddhisattva
- what was different about the buddhistiva?
- - thought to preside over western paradise (Pureland)
- how did japanese combine buddhism and native shinto?
- - mahayana buddism
- what is pureland buddhism?
- utter word Amitabha= salvation
- howhow might one compare the concepts of mono no aware, makoto no kokoro, and mujokan function as "cutural DNA"of the Heian period.
- created the mood and the way of life, the way people went about living