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A large GROUP OF ISLANDS.
archipelago (ark-i-pel-a-go)
The teaching of Buddha that life is filled with suffering, and that ENLIGHTENMENT CAN BE FOUND BY GOOD ACTIONS AND MEDITATION.
Buddhism
The traditional CODE OF BEHAVIOR of the Japanese SAMURAI, focusing on honor, self-discipline, bravery, and simple living.
Bushido (bu-shee-do)
A FEUDAL LORD of JAPAN who was a large landowner.
daimyo (day-mee-o)
The highest peak in JAPAN. It is a SACRED MOUNTAIN and pilgrimage site.
Mount Fuji
Class of LANDOWNING WARRIORS in feudal JAPAN
samurai (sam-u-ri)
The RELIGION OF JAPAN with no formal teachings. It focuses on NATURE and ANCESTOR WORSHIP including a chief god from whom the emperor is believed to be descended.
Shintoism (shin-to-ism)
a hereditary MILITARY DICTATOR of FEUDAL JAPAN.
shogun (show-gun)
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