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| Japanese name for Amitabha, the Buddha of the West |
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| Indian King who created columns on which edicts were inscribed in many Indian languages |
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| Peaceful Tibetan Deity with 11 heads and 6 arms |
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| Those who have achieved enlightenment, but forgo nirvana in order to help guide others to enlightenment |
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| Tang Dynasty Pottery painted with a green color name after a character in a French play who was noted for wearing bright green |
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| A Buddhist shrine that includes a stupa |
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| Chinese name for Zen Buddhism |
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| The four things that Prince Siddhartha saw that led him to give up his possessions: Old age, disease, suffering, and a holy man |
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| Tenets of Buddhism: Life is suffering, suffering is caused by attachment, to get rid of attachment is to get rid of suffering, follow the middle path to get rid of attachment |
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| Fictional Tale written during the Heian period by Lady Murasaki and illustrated by Takayoshi |
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| Chinese name for the Bodhisattva of compassion, Japanese: Kannon |
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| Lesser Vehicle, the Buddhist tradition that is regarded as closest to the original teachings of Buddha, does not recognize bodhisattvas |
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| One of the last, and greatest Japanese Ukiyo-E artists, especially noted for his landscapes |
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| Japanese Ukiyo-E artist best known for his series of woodblock prints, Thirty Six views of Mount Fuji |
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| Buddhist Temple in Ikaruga Japan, one of the most celebrated temples in Japan |
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| Emperor of China during the Song Dynasty who was a patron of the arts, and a great artist himself |
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| The sap from a Chinese tree that is used to coat various objects in Chinese and Japanese art |
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| Greater Vehicle, Buddhist tradition that recognizes bodhisattvas as those who have achieved enlightenment, but forgo nirvana in order to guide others |
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| Sanskrit for circle, has spiritual significance in Hinduism and Buddhism, and shows up often in the art of those religions. |
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| The demon who tried to tempt Buddha under the Bodhi tree |
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| Hand gestures of Buddha that have specific meanings |
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| The East Asian equivalent of a Stupa |
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| The final nirvana, which occurs at the death of someone who has gained enlightenment |
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| the sense of breath in sculpture or painting that makes the subject seem more alive |
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| Jodo, a sect of Japanese Buddhism, which focuses on Amitabha, the Buddha of the West |
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| welcoming approach, Amida portrayed in Japanese at who comes to a dying believer to escort them to Paradise |
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| Three colors, the Chinese name for polychromatic glazes used on ceramics |
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| A technique in ceramic glazing, in which a few layers of slip are applied, then scratching to produce an outline |
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| Buddhas name when he was a prince |
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| Clay that has been diluted with water, used as pigment in ceramic making |
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| A moundlike structure containing Buddhist relics; Buddha was buried in a stupa |
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| Buddhist Icons painted in a hanging scroll format |
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| Painting, Calligraphy, and Poetry, very important to Chinese painters after and during the Song Dynasty, so much that they tried to include references to all three in their painters |
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| pictures of the floating world, an art style usually associated with woodblock prints, but really began with paintings of mixed heritage |
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| A style of Japanese painting that features a birds eye view perspective, very fine lines, and removed roofs/walls as to allow the interior of buildings to be seen |
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| A sect of Mahayana Buddhism that favors meditation over theoretical knowledge |
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| Physical characteristics and marks or signs on the body pariticularly associated with the Buddha |
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