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17 relations: Edo period, Emperor Kanmu, Emperor Tenmu, En no Gyōja, Glossary of Japanese Buddhism, Japan, Kōfuku-ji, Kūkai, List of National Treasures of Japan (paintings), List of National Treasures of Japan (sculptures), List of National Treasures of Japan (temples), Nara Prefecture, Ryūjin, Shingon Buddhism, Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, Uda, Nara, Zennyo Ryūō.
Edo period
The or is the period between 1603 and 1868 in the history of Japan, when Japanese society was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and the country's 300 regional daimyō.
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Emperor Kanmu
was the 50th emperor of Japan,Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō):; retrieved 2013-8-22.
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Emperor Tenmu
was the 40th emperor of Japan,Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō):; retrieved 2013-8-22.
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En no Gyōja
(b. 634, in Katsuragi (modern Nara Prefecture); d. c. 700–707) was a Japanese ascetic and mystic, traditionally held to be the founder of Shugendō, the path of ascetic training practiced by the gyōja or yamabushi.
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Glossary of Japanese Buddhism
This is the glossary of Japanese Buddhism, including major terms the casual (or brand-new) reader might find useful in understanding articles on the subject.
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Japan
Japan (日本; Nippon or Nihon; formally 日本国 or Nihon-koku, lit. "State of Japan") is a sovereign island country in East Asia.
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Kōfuku-ji
is a Buddhist temple that was once one of the powerful Seven Great Temples, in the city of Nara, Japan.
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Kūkai
Kūkai (空海), also known posthumously as, 774–835, was a Japanese Buddhist monk, civil servant, scholar, poet, and artist who founded the Shingon or "True Word" school of Buddhism.
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List of National Treasures of Japan (paintings)
The term "National Treasure" has been used in Japan to denote cultural properties since 1897.
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List of National Treasures of Japan (sculptures)
In the mid-6th century, the introduction of Buddhism from Korea (Baekje) to Japan resulted in a revival of Japanese sculpture.
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List of National Treasures of Japan (temples)
The term "National Treasure" has been used in Japan to denote cultural properties since 1897.
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Nara Prefecture
is a prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan.
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Ryūjin
, which in some traditions is equivalent to Ōwatatsumi, was the tutelary deity of the sea in Japanese mythology.
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Shingon Buddhism
is one of the major schools of Buddhism in Japan and one of the few surviving Vajrayana lineages in East Asia, originally spread from India to China through traveling monks such as Vajrabodhi and Amoghavajra.
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Tokugawa Tsunayoshi
was the fifth shōgun of the Tokugawa dynasty of Japan.
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Uda, Nara
is a city located in northeastern Nara Prefecture, Japan.
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Zennyo Ryūō
is a rain-god dragon in Japanese mythology.
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