Chapters 7, 8, & 9 Humanities

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all religions together; divine source of all being

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brahman

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What religion is brahman?

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hinduism

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the creator god; upiquitous spirit of the universe; source of being

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brahma

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the destroyer god

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shiva

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god of benevolence, forgiveness, and love

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vishnu

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appearances in earthly form is known as

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avatars

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hindu god with an unusual elephant head; bestows prosperity

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ganesha

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the first known tribe of the indus valley civilization.

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dasas people.

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This tribe united with the dasas people

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aryan

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When the Aryan and dasas united it became known as what period

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vedic

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the nomadic Aryan tribes brought with them an early form of language and an early form of religion known as

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Sanskrit; hinduism

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the Vedic period was named after the oldest surviving indian records known as the

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vedas

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both Hinduism and Buddhism revolve around the idea of this

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samsara

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samsara is the transmigration of the soul which is also known as

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reincarnation

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this is central to hindu thought; means action

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karma

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What are the four classes of the caste system in order

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Brahmin, Kshatriyas, vaishyas, shudras

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dalits or outcastes in the caste system are considered

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untouchable

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earliest known indian literature composed by the aryans

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vedas

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what does the vedas do

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praise the hindu gods

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The Ramayana is what

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oldest of the hindu epics

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what does kanda mean

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books

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focuses on the adventures of one central hero

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ramayana

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chronicles the story of a pair of rival warring families, the pandavas and the kauravas

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mahabbarata

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religion where you can't harm any living creature

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jainism

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founder of jainism

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mahavira

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his life resembles that of Buddha, born a prince; his name means great man

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mahavira

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the period where ashoka made known Buddhism by spreading it

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maurya

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the first emperor of india

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Chandragupta maurya

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who is Siddhartha guatama sakya

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buddha

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he was an indian prince who achieved enlightenment acting as a poor man

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buddha

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religious truth or law is what

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dharma

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what does Bodhi mean

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wisdom or enlightenment

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boddhisattvas is reffering to what

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the middle path; buddha

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sakyamuni is another name for who

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buddha

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the eightfold path and the four noble truths are all set out for what

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enlightenment

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memorial buildings are also known as

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stupas

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the sarnath lion is meant to represent the presence of who

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buddha

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regal elegant beings with princely bearingwho hve attined enlightenment but who choose to remain in the world to help others on their path to enlightenment

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bodhisattvas

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paintings describing various lives and incarnations of the Buddha as narrated in

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jataka

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provides advice about getting on in the world

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pancatanra

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the name means the story of the birth

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jataka

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represents all the lives of Buddha before nirvana

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jataka

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a stringed instrument for ragas

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sitar

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enlightenment in Buddhism is known aswhat

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nirvana

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many folktales and animal stories are in this piece of literature

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jataka

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thousand and one nights; the five strategies, theyre both related to what

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pancatantra

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kandariya mahede temple at khajuraho is what

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one of the most magnificent and largest of the hindu temples

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surasundaris aka

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divine nymphs

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bhakti is what

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devotional religious poetry

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kalidasas sakuntala is an example of

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indian drama

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musical compostitions based on ne of h eight primar rasas of indian aestetics

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ragas

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love, courag, hatred, anger, mirth, terror, pity, and surprise are what

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rasas

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used for storing food and wine for social an religious function

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fang ding

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developed most advanced technology of bronze age

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shang dynasty

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this dynasty introduced agricultue

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zhou

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two religions introduced in Zhou dynasty

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confucinism and taoism

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based on the teaching of confucious

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confucianim

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a volume including the sayings of confuciou

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analects

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religion focused on moral values

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confucianism

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what is the firt known dynasty

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shang

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concerned with morality and ethical behavior

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taoism

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who was the founder of taoism

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laozi

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the tao te ching summarizes what

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Taoist teachings

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the ultimate reality behind existence

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tao or dao

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a way of ordering ones life so as to achieve the rest of ones life with peace and and harmony with the rest of creation

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taoism

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te meaning what

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power

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the characteristic nature of each thing is what

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te

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wu wei meaning

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nonaction

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a creative calm without excessive purposefulness involving relaxing the conscious mind

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wu wei

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Taoist ideal meaning unpainted wood

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p'u

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Taoism and Confucianism together represent what of Chinese religious philosophy

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yin and yang

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good vs. bad

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yin and yang

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representing contrast; complementary principles sum up lifes basic opposing elements

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yin an yang

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the earliest known Chinese literature is what

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lyric poetry

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Taoism is focused on what

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nature

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in what dynasty was china first united

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chin

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this dynasty restored the silk road

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tang

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early poems; folk songs passed down orally; meant to be read with music

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book of sogs

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this dynasty had an emperor who built a grave with terra cotta soldiers to serve him in afterlife

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chin

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this dynasty had a lot of technological advances

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song

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unde what dynasty was the silk trade road established

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han

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what was the most imp color of the song ceramics

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green

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wood was in natural stte

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Taoist wood and architecture

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bronze masks were part of what

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shang artifacts

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what is the oldest known pottery

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japanesee

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what was the first novel ever written

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tale of the genji

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exhibits great variety of both shape and decoration

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jomon pottery; japanese

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decorated with models of boats, houses, and emperors

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baniwa

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formed link between living and dead; put around and on top of graves

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haniwa figures

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cord patterned pottery

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jomon

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part of tea ceremony; lonely seclusion

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wabi

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religion on nature and later polotics of japanese

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shinto

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native myths; chronicles of ancient events; origin of jap culture; describe creation of island by two gods

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kojiki

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kami aka

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gods

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The two most imp gods in shintoism

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izanagi and izanami

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oldest volume of jap history; begins with creation of world by kami

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kojiki

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how many noh plays are there

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5

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regional warriors aka

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samurai

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general in chief was

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shogun

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form of chan (meditation) became known as

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zen buddhism

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the art of seeing into ones own being is what

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zen

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part of tea ceremony; lonely seclusion

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wabi

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karesansui aka

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withered garden

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most famous garden Ryoan-ji temple is

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dry rock garden or dry landscape garden

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ryoan ji temple is known as

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the temple of the peaceful dragon

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was first a private residence then became temple

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ryoan-ji temple

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what are the five traditional requirements for a Japanese garden

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pond, waterfall, bridge, rocks, and trees