Set: China up to Tang

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Term Definition
Bodhisattva A person who comes back in another life after enlightenment to teach
Samsara The cycle of rebirth
Karma Term for if you do good things your next life will be better or worse if you do bad
Nirvana The end of the cycle of rebirth because of enlightenment
Period of Disunion 220-589 CE
Three Kingdoms 220-280 CE, Wei, Wu, Shu-Han, Then 16 states
Western Jin 226-316 CE, Brief Unity but not very strong
Xiong Nu Less of a threat because Wei used them as soldiers and they slowly settled down and became farmers and herders
Xian Bei Eastern Mongolians, basically the new Xiong Nu
Touba(Toba, Topo) people Mixed race of the Xian Bei with Chinese.
Northern Wei 386-534, established by Xian Bei
Sinicization The process of adopting chinese culture
Theravada "Doctrine of Elders" India and South East Asia
Mahayana "Greater Vehicle" China, Korea, and Japan
Vajrayana "Diamond/Thunderbolt Vehicle" Tibet, and Nepal
Siddartha Gautama Founder of Buddhism, The "Buddha" or Shakyamuni (awakened one)
Middle Way Getting rid of attachment etc to end suffering and reach enlightenment
Pure Land or Western Paradise A land where a person lived in their last life before enlightenment
Bodhidharma 9 years of meditation and teaching Shaolin Monks "Gong Fu/Kung Fu"
Sui Dynasty 581-618 CE, Many Public works projects like grand canal
Fall of Sui Li Shimin leads generals to take over against Sui Yangdi
Tang Dynasty 618-907 CE, Civil Service exams etc.
316-589 CE Six Dynasties Period
220-280 CE Three Kingdoms Period
471-499 CE Rule of emperor Xiaowen
563-483 BCE Siddartha Gautama's life
Omitoufo "Buddha of Light"
Type of Buddhism that emphasized Omitoufo Ching Tu/Pure land Buddhism
Hui Yuan Founder of Ching Tu buddhism
334-417 CE Life of Hui Yuan
618 CE Coup by Li Shimin against Sui Yangdi
581-618 CE Sui Dynasty
618-907 CE Tang Dynasty
626-705 CE Life of Wu Zetian
684-705 CE Rule of Wu Zetian
Yang Huifei Consort to Xuanzong (and eventually she causes him to slack on his duties and then she causes him to have to leave where An Lushan takes over)

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Terms 36
Creator Connor_Racine
Created April 23, 2008
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Tags china, tang, disunion, buddhism
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  1. 563-483 BCE → Siddartha Gautama's life - 8 misses
  2. 316-589 CE → Six Dynasties Period - 7 misses
  3. 220-280 CE → Three Kingdoms Period - 7 misses
  4. 334-417 CE → Life of Hui Yuan - 7 misses
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