Zen BuddhismWarrior Values in HeikeWarrior Values (cont.)Buddhist values in HeikeHistorical PeriodsEnd of Heian PeriodBuddhismBuddhism in Kamakura PeriodZen BuddhismWarrior Values in Heike• Never Retreat!• Concern with Way of Death• Announcing Names• Concern with own Status and Fame• Appreciation of arts?Warrior Values (cont.)• Brutality• Loyalty• Prowess in Battle• Seppuku• Style of WarfareImage removed due to copyright restrictions.Image of a samurai in armor.Buddhist values in Heike•Fate• Mappô• Nembutsu• Mujô• KarmaHistorical Periods• Kamakura Age (1185-1333)• Muromachi Age (1333-1568)– Azuchi-Momoyama (1568-1600)• Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Tokugawa Ieyasu• Edo Period (1600-1868)End of Heian Period• 1050-1185: Decline of Heian imperial system– Privatization of power– Conflicts in court– Increasing reliance on bushidan– Rise and Fall of Heike– Minamoto Yoritomo establishes Kamakura governmentBuddhism• Life is suffering, in the face of which humans are helpless• Existence is transient and in perpetual flux• Blind desire is root of illusion and suffering• Enlightenment = freedom from lust and attachmentBuddhism in Kamakura Period• Tendai and Shingon: dominant sects• New Buddhists: Practice vs. Faith?• Pure Land Buddhism– Honen and Shinran• Nichiren
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