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26 Cards in this Set
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Mahayana |
a sect of Buddhism that offers salvation to all and allows popular worship. |
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enlightenment |
in Buddhism, a state of perfect wisdom in which one understands basic truths about the universe |
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Pato taimu |
Part time |
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sarariman |
-salary man -men who work for company -60+ hours a week -university name is important -life time guarantee for job |
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Japenese Marriage |
o-miai(arranged) v. renai (love) Nakodo- negotiations between families |
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bodhisattva |
- Enlightened being - key virtue is compassion - cares for others
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Guilt vs Shame |
USA: Guilt Japan: Shame |
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koban |
small, continuously staffed, neighborhood ministrations in Japan that allow continuous police interaction with residents |
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Zen |
A school of Buddhism that emphasizes meditation. |
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Theraveda |
The Way of the Elders, a school of Buddhism that emphasized the monastic ideal. |
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Nirvana |
liberation from mental afflictions, suffering, and rebirth |
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Office Lady OL |
women who answer phones greet customers and pour tea |
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Japanese and English |
5-10% verb tenses similar, they have some words that are similar |
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syncretism |
process by which a cultural product is created when people adapt a cultural item selectively borrowed from another culture to fit their existing culture |
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Shinto |
The sacred way or the way of the gods, Japanese state religion. |
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Karma |
our actions and their effects on this life and lives to come |
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names of the Buddha |
Siddartha Gautana Shakyamuni Bodhisatina/Buddha Tathagata |
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Madame Butterfly |
Miss Saigon |
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karisuma Shufa |
charisma housewife |
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Shame vs Guilt |
shame is usually dependent on the public exposure of one frailty or failing, whereas guilt may be something that remains a secret with us, no one else knowing of our breach of social norms or of our responsibility for an immoral act |
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Sempai/kohai |
older, senior mentor vs. junior younger menthe |
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Japanese Social Structure |
- Individual is week and intermediate group is stronger |
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4 noble truths |
- Life is suffering |
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Japanese Buisness |
- Many small businesses as well as major companies (subcontractors) |
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Education in the united states |
- Easy in/ hard out |
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education in Japan |
- More children sent to private school |
