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1 online resource (1182 pages) |
| Series |
Introduction to Asian Civilizations |
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Introduction to Asian civilizations.
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| Contents |
Cover; Half title; Introduction to Asian Civilizations; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Explanatory Note; List of Contributors; Chronological Table; Part I. Early Japan; Chapter 1. The Earliest Records of Japan; Japan in the Chinese Dynastic Histories; Accounts of the Eastern Barbarians; History of the Kingdom of Wei (Wei zhi) ca. 297 C.E.; History of the Latter Han Dynasty (Hou Han shu) ca. 445 C.E.; History of the Liu Song Dynasty (Songshu) ca. 513 C.E.; History of the Sui Dynasty (Sui shu) ca. 630 C.E.; New History of the Tang Dynasty (Xin Tang shu) |
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The Earliest Japanese ChroniclesBirth of the Land; Preface to Records of Ancient Matters (Kojiki); Chapter 2. Early Shinto; Legends Concerning Shinto Deities; Birth of the Sun Goddess; The Divine Creation of the Imperial Ancestors; Legends Concerning Susa-no-o; Susa-no-o and the Sun Goddess; Susa-no-o in Izumo; Descent of the Divine Grandson with the Three Imperial Regalia; Princess Yamato and Prince Plenty; The Founding of Izumo; Enshrinement of Amaterasu; Shinto Prayers (Norito); Norito for the Festival of the Sixth Month; The Blessing of the Great Palace |
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The Great Exorcism of the Last Day of the Sixth MonthMoving the Shrine of the Great Deity at Ise; Driving Away a Vengeful Deity; Congratulatory Words of the Chieftain of Izumo; Chapter 3. Prince Shōtoku and His Constitution; Internal Strife in the Late Sixth Century; The Reign of Suiko and Rule of Shōtoku; The Empress Suiko, 592-628 C.E.; The Seventeen-Article Constitution of Prince Shōtoku; The Lotus Sūtra; Preaching the One Great Vehicle [Mahāyāna]; The Parable of the Burning House; The Vimalakīrti Sūtra (Yuima-kyō); Entering the Gate of Nondualism |
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Chapter 4. Chinese Thought and Institutions in Early JapanChinese-Style History and the Imperial Concept; From the Preface to Records of Ancient Matters (Kojiki); Emperor Jinmu; Nintoku: Rule of Benevolence; The Reform Era; Fujiwara no Kamatari and the Future Emperor Tenchi; Inauguration of the Great Reform Era; Reform Edicts; The White Pheasant; The Chinese Model of Rulership; Taizong: Plan for an Emperor (Difan); The Commentary on the Legal Code (Ryō no gige); Memorial on the Submission of the Commentary on the Legal Code; Regulations for Fitness Reports |
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New Compilation of the Register of FamiliesPreface in the Form of a Memorial to Emperor Saga; Preface to the Kaifūso; Chapter 5. Nara Buddhism; The Sūtra of the Golden Light; The Protection of the Country by the Four Deva Kings; The Flower Garland School; The Flower Garland Sūtra; The Flower Garland Sūtra: The Tower of Vairochana; The Buddha Kingdom of the Flower Garland; State Sponsorship and Control of Buddhism; The Humane King as Protector of Buddhism; Buddhism and the State in Nara Japan; Proclamation of the Emperor Shōmu on the Erection of the Great Buddha Image; The Bodhisattva Gyōgi |
| Summary |
A perennial best-seller, Sources of Japanese Tradition has long been a staple in classrooms and libraries, a handy and comprehensive reference for scholars and students, and an engaging introduction for general readers. Now in its long-awaited second edition, this classic volume remains unrivaled for its wide selection of source readings on history, society, politics, education, philosophy, and religion in the land of the rising sun |
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Regulation of the Buddhist Orders by the Court |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Civilization
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| SUBJECT |
Japan -- Civilization -- Sources
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Japan -- History -- Sources
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| Subject |
Japan
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| Genre/Form |
History
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Sources
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Keene, Donald
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Tanabe, George
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Varley, Paul
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| ISBN |
9780231518055 |
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0231518056 |
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