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Simplicity and Form in Japanese Culture

Simplicity and Form in Japanese Culture. HSS 7.5.4 Trace the development of distinctive forms of Japanese Buddhism. HSS 7.5.5 Study the ninth and tenth centuries' golden age of literature, art, and drama and its lasting effects on culture today. Shinto. “Way of the Gods”

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Simplicity and Form in Japanese Culture

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  1. Simplicity and Form in Japanese Culture

  2. HSS 7.5.4 Trace the development of distinctive forms of Japanese Buddhism.

  3. HSS 7.5.5 Study the ninth and tenth centuries' golden age of literature, art, and drama and its lasting effects on culture today.

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. Japan’s 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

  7. Follow along as the tape plays:Dry Landscape Garden(Karesansui))

  8. How does Japan’s geography, Shinto, and ZenBuddhism influence dry landscape gardens?

  9. Follow along as the tape plays: Japanese Flower Arrangement(Ikebana)

  10. How does Japan’s geography, Shinto, and ZenBuddhism influence Japanese flower arrangement??

  11. Follow along as the tape plays: Japanese Homes

  12. How does Japan’s geography, Shinto, and Zen Buddhism influence Japanese homes? Japanese homes?

  13. Follow along as the tape plays: Japanese Tea Ceremony(Chanoyu)

  14. How does Japan’s geography, Shinto, and Zen Buddhism influence Japanese tea ceremonies??

  15. Rise of the MilitaryClass Ancient Warriors-- Japanese Samurai

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