Simplicity

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• Simplicity
• and Form
• in
• Japanese
• Culture

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HSS 7.5.4 Trace the development of
distinctive forms of Japanese Buddhism.
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HSS 7.5.5 Study the ninth and tenth
centuries' golden age of literature, art, and
drama and its lasting effects on culture today.
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Shinto

• Way of the Gods
• Belief kami (spirits) exist in all things,
  living or not
• Respect for nature
• Revere simplicity
• A state of purity leads to guidance from kami

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Zen Buddhism

• Meditation
• Awareness of reality reached through meditation
  and self-discipline
• Meditation needs to be in a simple,
  non-distracting atmosphere
• Seek truth in simplicity

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Japans Geography

• Archipelago chain of volcanic islands
• Only 1/6 of Japan is habitable
• Population lives close together, mostly on coasts
• Much rain fertile soil
• Many earthquakes and typhoons

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Follow along as the tape playsDry Landscape
Garden(Karesansui))
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How does Japans geography, Shinto, and Zen
Buddhism influence dry landscape gardens?
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Follow along as the tape plays Japanese Flower
Arrangement(Ikebana)
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How does Japans geography, Shinto, and Zen
Buddhism influence Japanese flower arrangement??
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Follow along as the tape plays Japanese Homes
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How does Japans geography, Shinto, and Zen
Buddhism influence Japanese homes? Japanese
homes?
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Follow along as the tape plays Japanese Tea
Ceremony(Chanoyu)
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How does Japans geography, Shinto, and Zen
Buddhism influence Japanese tea ceremonies??
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Rise of the Military Class

• Ancient Warriors--
• Japanese Samurai