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The Sohei Warrior Monks Of Medieval Japan Were Powerful, Skilled Fighters Who Took Up Arms To Protect Their Temples
But that wasn't always the case. The legendary Sohei warrior monks of medieval Japan were quite the opposite of the image of ...
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Nun says high priest OK with monk’s sex abuse over 14 years
She is demanding the sect revoke the status of not only the monk but also a “daisojo” (priest of the highest order). The Tendai sect in Japan was founded in 806 by Dengyo Daishi Saicho.
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A 1,300-Year-Old Cafeteria Was Just Discovered Among The Ruins Of A Buddhist Temple In Japan
Archaeologists excavating the site of the former Yamashiro Kokubunji Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, recently uncovered the ...
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Monk’s book supports LGBT people through a Buddhist’s eyes
He wants to share with the world "things only I can tell because I'm a homosexual monk." "In Japan, it is not common for people to be torn apart over coming out as an LGBTQ+ because it would go ...
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Japanese Zen monk and musician Kanho Yakushiji made an Australian tour debut
Kanho Yasukuji, a Japanese Zen monk and musician, started to blend Buddhism and music and released his music piece featuring Heart Sutra in 2016. His performance was broadcast via YouTube in 2017 ...
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Buddhist monk highlights Gandhara’s role in shaping of Japanese constitution
SWAT: Junsei Terasawa, a prominent Buddhist monk from Japan, on Sunday emphasised the profound historical and cultural connections between the ancient region of Gandhara and Japan, particularly in ...
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JPNS 3821 Monsters, Monks, and Mayhem: Medieval Japanese Literature in Translation
Surveys the major works and authors of medieval Japanese (poetry, prose, and drama) from the Kamakura and Muromachi periods (1185--1600). Taught in English. Recommended prereq., JPNS 1051. For ...