| mandala |
>>> |
a drawing of what the Buddhas are like in
Jyodo (paradise) |
| Mikage-do |
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the place where the spirits of God lives |
| Mori-bana |
>>> |
a style which uses a flat vessel, and the
flowers are pierced through needles; this
is the newest way of arranging flowers |
| Nageire-bana |
>>> |
a style where flowering plants are put unconcernedly,
in vessels slightly higher than usual |
| Ni no maru |
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the enclosure of the Honmaru |
| Niwaishi |
>>> |
A beautiful rock put in a garden |
| Noh |
>>> |
a kind of play |
| Omuro-gosho |
>>> |
the Imperial Palace in Omuro. |
| Onin no Ran |
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A civil war between Dimyos (vassals who have
more power than normal vassals) fighting
for who will succeed to the 8th Shogun Yoshimasa.
From 1467 to 1477. |
| Osaka Natsu and Fuyu no Jin |
>>> |
the battle fought in order to destroy the
Toyotomi-ke family; the battle was fought
two times in Osaka (because the Osaka Palace
was where the Toyotomi-ke family were) |
| Pre-doki (earthenware) era |
>>> |
People live in caves. They get food by hunting
and fishing, and use stoneware. |
| pumice |
>>> |
a light, porous, glassy lava |
| renga |
>>> |
a linked poem |
| The Restoration of the Imperial rule |
>>> |
the 15th Shogun of the Toyotomi Shogunate,
Yoshinobu resigned from his position as a
Shogun, and the government moved back to
the Imperial Court |
| Rikka |
>>> |
a style from the ancient times, which is
sonorous, austere, and noble |
| sabi |
>>> |
reticent, lack assertiveness |
| Saiho-ji temple |
>>> |
Saiho-ji temple is a temple located in the West of Kyoto,
and is also called the Koke-dera temple.
It is called this because the moss (koke)
is very beautiful. The garden of Saiho-ji
temple was built by Musou Soseki in 1339,
the year after Ashikaga Takauji became shogun.
In those days, Saiho-ji temple's garden was
known for its beauty, that just visiting
the temple was something to be proud of. |
| satori |
>>> |
spiritual awakening |
| Seii-taisho-gun |
>>> |
the commander-in-chief of an expeditionary
force against the barbarians |
| sekirui |
>>> |
a little palace made of stone (not the main
palace) |
| sessho |
>>> |
a person who governs the country instead
of the Emperor when he is still young, or
if the Emperor is a woman |
| Shichido-kan |
>>> |
A assemblage of seven buildings all having
a training hall for priests. |
| Shirasagi |
>>> |
a white heron |
| Shogunate |
>>> |
Japan's feudal government. |
| Shoin |
>>> |
In Muromachi era, a room used for both sitting
room and study was called Shoin |
| Shonin |
>>> |
A priest who has both, knowledge and a good
personality, and who sets a good example
to other priests. |
| Shugo feudal lord |
>>> |
follower of the Shogun |
| Shuka |
>>> |
a style where the plants and flowers are
united with the vessels, an easier version
of Rikka |
| Sobo |
>>> |
The place where the Buddhist priests live. |
| Sogoku-ji temple |
>>> |
A Zen temple built by 3rd shogun Yoshimitsu
in the later 14th century. |
| sokutai |
>>> |
an ancient court robe |
| Sukiya style |
>>> |
A tea ceremony house built independently
in the garden |
| Suzaku |
>>> |
one of the four gods: the god of the south |
| tencha |
>>> |
preparing powered tea |
| tenshu |
>>> |
the turret built in the Honmaru; it expressed
the power of the Tokugawa Shogunate; it became
the command tower in wars |
| Ubusunagami |
>>> |
the local deity |
| wabi |
>>> |
quiet, simple |
| Yayoi era |
>>> |
metal tools (bronze tools and iron tools),
Yayoi ware Japan breaks into about a hundred
countries. Rice crop is imported from the
continent (China). The community develops
from villages to countries. Queen Himiko
of the Yama-tai-koku lived in this era. |
| Zazen |
>>> |
religious meditation practiced in Zen Buddhism
while sitting in a cross-legged posture with
the back straight (to attain the ideal state
of supreme enlightenment) |
| Zenpo Koen Fun |
>>> |
A grave which the front side is of a square
shape and the back side, of a circle shape
|