Religion and Politics

Some Thoughts


Trying to unify the country and verify the present ruler
via constructing a temple or shirne
Daibutsu in Nara
http://www4.ncsu.edu/~fljpm/chron/jc11.fjwr-heian.html



Political leaders make pilgrimmages to pray for the country welfare
Ari no Kumano Mode The Ancient Kumano Road 　熊野古道
http://www.amie.or.jp/daruma/Kumano.html




Political leader becomes deified after his death
Tokugawa Ieyasu ... Gongen Sama
http://darumapilgrim.blogspot.com/2005/02/toshogu-memorial-shrines.html

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Political opponent becomes revengeful spirit (onryoo) and needs to be pacified be erecting as temple/shrine
Sugawara no Michizane (Tenjin sama)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugawara_no_Michizane


Taira no Masakado
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taira_no_Masakado



Problem of Kubizuka for the slained
Kubizuka, memorial stone pagodas and mounds for the beheaded ... 首塚
http://darumamuseumgallery.blogspot.com/2007/04/kubizuka.html


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Politicans consult onmyoshi (陰陽） before doing anthing
Azuma Kagami　吾妻鏡
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azuma_Kagami

http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~hd1t-situ/azuma.html

Easy to understand version as Manga
吾妻鏡(上)―マンガ日本の古典
... http://www.amazon.co.jp/


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monk-soldiers
Material in this BLOG

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Japanese History Tables (for the link list)
http://www4.ncsu.edu/~fljpm/chron/jc01.outline.html#Fujiwara%20to%20Heian



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