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Religious Studies 275 History handout: Nara (period and place) Heian period Heianky Yamato Prince Shōtoku Tōdaiji (temple) Emperor Shōmu Reader: shūkyō hatsumōde (first shrine/temple visit) haka-mairi (grave visit) O-bon genze-riyaku (this-worldly benefits) Inari Kojiki and Nihongi (or Nihonshoki) Izanagi and Izanami Amaterasu Susa-no-o kami Ise Grand Shrine Izumo Grand Shrine kamidana and butsudan jōbutsu ("becoming a buddha") hotoke (departed soul / buddha) muenbotoke (departed soul with no connections) norito (prayer) jinja (shrine) matsuri (o-)mikoshi Shichigosan (7-5-3) festival miko purity / pollution purification (harai) Kasulis: existentialist vs. essentialist spirituality internal vs. external relations "holographic entry point" tama (or tamashii) torii shimenawa makoto no kokoro kotodama ki non-dualism sake ema (wooden votive plaque) and o-mamori ujigami Sugawara no Michizane (Tenjin) (9th c.) wa syncretism honji-suijaku ryōbu (dual) Shinto Motoori Norinaga (1730-1801) Hirata Atsutane (1776-1843) Native Studies (kokugaku) Confucianism (lectures and Hendry): humanity (jin) ritual propriety (ri) superior person (kunshi) filial piety (kō) loyalty (chū) reciprocity (jo) harmony (wa) family (ie) system uchi / soto (inside / outside) honne / tatemae (true self / public persona) neighborhood association (chōnaikai) individualism (koshinshugi) / individuality (kosei) giri / ninjo (ethical duty / human feelings) "The nail that sticks up gets hammered down" (deru kugi ga utareru) social hierarchy |