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A spiritual discipline that involves deep relaxation and clearing the mind

• Meditation

• Shinto

• Courtier

• Pagoda

A tower shaped structure with several stories and upturned, tiled roofs

• Pagoda

• Shinto

• Bushido

• Samurai

A Japanese ruler who encouraged cultural diffusion from countries on the Asian mainland

• Prince Shotku

• Shinto

• Amida Buddhism

• Bushido

A Japanese religion that expresses love and respect for nature

• Shinto

• Amida Buddhism

• Zen Buddhism

A male member of a ruler’s court

• Courtier

• Bushido

• Daimyo

• Samurai

Cultural flowering in Japan between the 8th and 12th centuries

• Heian Period

• Take of Genji

• Amida Buddhisn

• Zen Buddhism

Japanese novel written by Murasaki Shikbu one of great works of world literature

• Tale of Genjl

• Bushido

• Shinto

• Zen Buddhism

The head of military government of Japan in era of samurai

• Shogun

• Daimyo

• Samurai

• Bushido

A member of a powerful warrior class in Japan

• Samurai

• Shogun

• Daimyo

• Courtier

A local lord in Japan in the era of samurai

• Daimyo

• Samurai

• Shogun

• Shinto