Part 26 (1/2)

Ch'an: belief system founded by Bodhidharma in the sixth century in China, combining elements of Indian Buddhism and Chinese Taoism and known in j.a.pan as Zen.

Ch'ang-an: T'ang Chinese capital which was the model for the

original j.a.panese capital at Nara.

_cha-no-yu_: j.a.panese tea ceremony, which became the vehicle for the preservation of Zen aesthetic theory.

_chigai-dana_: decorative shelf system in traditional j.a.panese houses which was borrowed from storage cabinets in Ch'an monasteries.i

_chinzo_: realistic polychromatic character studes of Zen masters.

Chojiro (1515-1592): first great _raku _potter and founder of _raku _dynasty.

_choka_: early j.a.panese poetry form, longer than Haiku.

Chuang Tzu: traditionally a fourth century B.C. Taoist.

_daimyo_: feudal governor of a domain, who often retained a force of _samurai_.

Daisen-in: temple which is the site of a famous Zen stone garden

in Kyoto.

Daitoku-ji: major Zen monastery in Kyoto, site of Daisin-in temple.

_dharma_: term denoting the universal order of the universe. _dhyana_: Sanskrit term for meditation, corrupted to ”Ch'an” in

Chinese and ”Zen” in j.a.panese.

Dogen (1200-1253): priest who introduced Soto sect of Zen to

j.a.pan, founding a temple in 1236.

Eisai (1141-121 5): founder of Rinzai sect of Zen in j.a.pan (1191).

_en_: Heian aesthetic term meaning charming, sprightly.

_engawa_: outer walkway around traditional j.a.panese house, between amado and shoji.

_eta_: formerly outcast cla.s.s in j.a.pan because of a.s.sociation with

meat and hides industry.

_fusuma_: sliding part.i.tions in the traditional j.a.panese house.

Gautama: original name of the Buddha.

_genkan_: portico in the traditional house where shoes are removed.

Ginkaku-ji: ”Silver Pavilion” built by Yos.h.i.+masa in 1482.

G.o.daigo: ill-fated emperor who reigned from 1318 to 1339 and