Īrchitecture 110 Sculpture 114 Painting 115 Music 116 PART III NINE.Tendai Buddhism 98 Shingon Buddhism I 04 Religion and Society I 06 EIGHT Poetry ~3 Early Prose and Uta-monogatari 85 Court Diaries (nikki) 88 Two Heian Masterpieces-Makura no Soshi and Genji Monogatari 91 SEVEN Government in the Heian Period Emperor Kammu and His Successors, 781-850 66 Rule by the Fujiwara, 850-1068 68 The Development of ShOen 74 Rule by Cloistered Emperors (lnsei), 1068-1156 77 Conclusion 79.Culture in the Nara Period Material Culture Writings 55.The Soga Victory 38 Prince ShOtoku 40 The Taika Reform 42 Buddhism and the Centralized Imperial State 47 Conclu,sion 50 The Beginnings of Political Unity Government and Religion 32 PART II Printed in Singapore TUTTLE PUBLISHING® is a registered trademark of Tuttle Publishing, a division of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd.

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A History of Japan by R.H.P. Mason