PPT-Zen Buddhism and the Rise of the Samurai

Trained warriors in Japan like the knights of Europe Knights served lords in Europe Samurai served a daimyo and fought for them Used the katana as their main weapon in later years they used a second short sword a . Great Patience Zen Stitchery offers traditional and western-style meditation clothing, monks bags and meditation cushions. These are authentically sewn according to traditional Japanese sewing methods. Western-style adaptations (western-style kimono) are available with some of the clothing. 1000YEARS. Geography. Made up of mountains and volcanoes rising out of the Pacific Ocean. Only 20% is flat land. Eat seafood because of their close proximity to the sea/ocean. Separated from other people in Asia and developed their own culture. Mohamed Abdullahi. Ibrahim Saleh. Adrian Nazir . Table of Contents. PG 1: Intro. PG 2: The Katana Blade. PG 3: The Purpose (Expression of the Blade). PG 4: Who’s Not Expressed. PG 5: How The Katana Functions In Society. Dubbs. World. Types of Buddhism. Theravada. Mahayana (Pure Land) . Zen. Lamaism. Theravada. Focused on monks. Stricter, more fundamental. Southeast Asia. Thailand, Cambodia, Burma, Sri Lanka. Mahayana (Pure Land). The Job of a Samurai. The Samurai were specially trained warriors who served to protect their . daimyo. . While other people fought, the samurai were the absolute elite of combat. During the Shogun era, the Samurai would become a ruling elite in Japan. The foundations of Buddhist tradition and practice are the . Three Jewels. : the Buddha, the Dharma (the teachings), and the Sangha (the community). . All schools of Buddhism seek to aid followers on a path of enlightenment. The Way of The Samurai. Do now: spot the difference. Do now: what do you know about japan, the samurai, and feudalism?. Off the top of your head, what are concepts that you think are true about Samurai, Japan, and how are they related to the concept of Feudalism?. in Six Easy Steps. Professor . Hoffert. (a.k.a. Babbling Brook). I. Know When to Speak. The Daoist Roots of Zen Humor. One who knows does not speak;. One who speaks does not know!. [. Daodejing. 56]. Feudal Japan. Feudal Vocabulary to know. Shogun: A military ruler of Japan during the feudal period. Shogunate: A . period. of rule by a shogun. Daimyo: A great feudal lord. Domain: Land belonging to one person (fief). He lived a sheltered life, never leaving the palace compound.. . At the age 25 he. became curious about world outside of the palace and he went on a journey.. ☸He . saw 4 . men . Old man. Sick man. CE.. Amida. Jizo. Hotei. (avatar of . Miroku. ). China. Japan. Early Folk Traditions. Early Folk Traditions. Shinto. Classical Daoism. Daoism. Theravada Buddhism (from India). (and . m. aybe Mahayana). Article: Religion and State: Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam. Authors: Candice Goucher, Charles LeGuin, and Linda Walton. Source: In the Balance: Themes in World History (Boston: McGraw-Hill, 1998) . (Way of the Gods). r. eligion of festivals and rituals (many promote fertility). n. o founder, sacred books, or teachers. w. orship of . k. ami. (spirits who control the forces of nature) and ancestral spirits (clan gods and goddesses). A brief history of Zen Buddhism . Although many people consider Zen to be an exclusively Japanese school of Buddhism, it actually originated in China.. The Chinese called the tradition, “. Ch'an. ,” and “Zen” is Japanese reading of the same word..