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Page 102
... HEIAN PERIODS The dominant philosophical development during the two ensuing periods of Japanese history , however , was Bud- dhist . During the period when the capital of the country was at Nara ( 710-784 ) , philosophical ideas were ...
... HEIAN PERIODS The dominant philosophical development during the two ensuing periods of Japanese history , however , was Bud- dhist . During the period when the capital of the country was at Nara ( 710-784 ) , philosophical ideas were ...
Page 110
... Heian and and posthumous honorary titles . ) The Heian period of Kamakura Japanese religious history was characterized by the fol- Buddhism lowing tendencies : ( 1 ) the esoteric and magical Mantray- āna Buddhism flourished ; ( 2 ) ...
... Heian and and posthumous honorary titles . ) The Heian period of Kamakura Japanese religious history was characterized by the fol- Buddhism lowing tendencies : ( 1 ) the esoteric and magical Mantray- āna Buddhism flourished ; ( 2 ) ...
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... Heian - kyō ( " the capital of peace and tran- quillity " ; later known ... period ( 794-1185 ) , Kyōto was the centre of politics and aristocratic ... period the aristocratic culture of the Heian era blended with the culture of Zen ...
... Heian - kyō ( " the capital of peace and tran- quillity " ; later known ... period ( 794-1185 ) , Kyōto was the centre of politics and aristocratic ... period the aristocratic culture of the Heian era blended with the culture of Zen ...
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