Japanese History
1) Buddhism started on the Northern edge of India and spread around to China. Japan then got China's version of Buddhism
a) Central them of reincarnation
i) The bodily desires are what drag us into the next body. Ridding yourself of these desires = Nirvana.
ii) Buddha ins't supernatural. Cyclical time not linear.
iii) Theravada Hinayana ~ original Buddha
iv) Mahayana ~ Japanese version of Buddhism (from China)
(1) Prayer to those who have reached Nirvana
v) Shinto and Buddhists were able to get along
b) Shinto preoccupied with spiritual purity
i) Death is a very large spiritual impurity
(1) Emperor's death considered the ultimate and so they moved Capitals after every death
ii) In 794 the government moves to Heian (Kyoto) and stayed there for over 1000 years
2) Often times they had puppet bosses with the real Emperor running things from behind the scenes
a) Regents from the Fujiwara family effectively ran the government with child emperors
b) When one of the retired......
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