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30 relations: Amitābha, Buddharupa, Buddhism, Emperor Kinmei, Important Cultural Property (Japan), Japan, Jōdo-shū, Kamakura period, Kṣitigarbha, Kōfu, Kyōzō, Kyoto, Main Hall (Japanese Buddhism), Nagano, Nagano, Niōmon, Nio, Sanmon, Sengoku period, Shichidō garan, Shinano, Nagano, Sutra, Takeda Shingen, Tendai, The Tale of Genji, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Uesugi Kenshin, University of Hawaii Press, Yamanashi Prefecture, 2008 Summer Olympics torch relay, 2008 Tibetan unrest.
Amitābha
Amitābha, also known as Amida or Amitāyus, is a celestial buddha according to the scriptures of Mahayana Buddhism.
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Buddharupa
Buddharūpa (literally, "Form of the Awakened One") is the Sanskrit and Pali term used in Buddhism for statues or models of beings who have obtained buddhahood, including the historical Buddha.
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Buddhism
Buddhism is the world's fourth-largest religion with over 520 million followers, or over 7% of the global population, known as Buddhists.
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Emperor Kinmei
was the 29th emperor of Japan,Imperial Household Agency (Kunaichō):; retrieved 2013-8-22.
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Important Cultural Property (Japan)
An The term is often shortened into just is an item officially classified as Tangible Cultural Property by the Agency for Cultural Affairs and judged to be of particular importance to the Japanese people.
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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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Jōdo-shū
, also known as Jōdo Buddhism, is a branch of Pure Land Buddhism derived from the teachings of the Japanese ex-Tendai monk Hōnen.
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Kamakura period
The is a period of Japanese history that marks the governance by the Kamakura shogunate, officially established in 1192 in Kamakura by the first shōgun, Minamoto no Yoritomo.
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Kṣitigarbha
Kṣitigarbha (Sanskrit क्षितिगर्भ /) is a bodhisattva primarily revered in East Asian Buddhism and usually depicted as a Buddhist monk.
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Kōfu
is the capital city of Yamanashi Prefecture in Japan.
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Kyōzō
in Japanese Buddhist architecture is a repository for sūtras and chronicles of the temple history.
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Kyoto
, officially, is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture, located in the Kansai region of Japan.
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Main Hall (Japanese Buddhism)
Main hall is the term used in English for the building within a Japanese Buddhist temple compound (garan) which enshrines the main object of veneration.
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Nagano, Nagano
is the capital city of Nagano Prefecture in the Chūbu region of Japan.
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Niōmon
The is the Japanese name of a Buddhist temple gate guarded by two wooden warriors called Niō (lit. Two Kings).
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Nio
or are two wrathful and muscular guardians of the Buddha standing today at the entrance of many Buddhist temples in East Asian Buddhism in the form of frightening wrestler-like statues.
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Sanmon
A, also called, is the most important gate of a Japanese Zen Buddhist temple, and is part of the Zen shichidō garan, the group of buildings that forms the heart of a Zen Buddhist temple.
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Sengoku period
The is a period in Japanese history marked by social upheaval, political intrigue and near-constant military conflict.
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Shichidō garan
is a Japanese Buddhist term indicating the seven halls composing the ideal Buddhist temple compound.
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Shinano, Nagano
is a town located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
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Sutra
A sutra (Sanskrit: IAST: sūtra; Pali: sutta) is a religious discourse (teaching) in text form originating from the spiritual traditions of India, particularly Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism.
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Takeda Shingen
, of Kai Province, was a pre-eminent daimyō in feudal Japan with exceptional military prestige in the late stage of the Sengoku period.
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Tendai
is a Mahayana Buddhist school established in Japan in the year 806 by a monk named Saicho also known as.
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The Tale of Genji
is a classic work of Japanese literature written by the noblewoman and lady-in-waiting Murasaki Shikibu in the early years of the 11th century.
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Toyotomi Hideyoshi
was a preeminent daimyō, warrior, general, samurai, and politician of the Sengoku period who is regarded as Japan's second "great unifier".
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Uesugi Kenshin
was a daimyō who was born as Nagao Kagetora, and after the adoption into the Uesugi clan, ruled Echigo Province in the Sengoku period of Japan.
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University of Hawaii Press
The University of Hawaii Press is a university press that is part of the University of Hawaiokinai.
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Yamanashi Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of the main island of Honshu.
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2008 Summer Olympics torch relay
The 2008 Summer Olympics torch relay was run from March 24 until August 8, 2008, prior to the 2008 Summer Olympics, with the theme of "one world, one dream".
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2008 Tibetan unrest
The 2008 Tibetan unrest, also referred to as the 3-14 Riots in Chinese media, was a series of riots, protests, and demonstrations that started in the Tibetan regional capital of Lhasa.
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Zenko-ji, Zenkoji, Zenkoji temple.
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zenkō-ji
