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Jokei Kushi
Jokei and Jōkei may refer to several Japanese individuals: * Jōkei (monk) (1155–1212), a monk of the Hossō school of Buddhism during the Kamakura period * Jōkei (sculptor) (late 11th century), a member of the Kei school of sculpture during the Kamakura period * Sumiyoshi Jokei Sumiyoshi (written: 住吉) may refer to: *Sumiyoshi (name) *, Shinto shrine in Osaka, Japan *, ward of Osaka, Japan *, prefectural park in Osaka, Japan *, multiple train stations in Japan *Sumiyoshi sanjin, generic name for three Shinto gods of th ... (1599–1670), a painter of the Edo period It may also refer to a visual novel, or the anime based upon the visual novel: * Jōkei (visual novel), an eroge by Silky's, distributed by ELF Corporation {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jōkei (monk)
(1155–1213) was an influential Buddhist scholar-monk and reformer of the East Asian Yogācāra sect in Japan, posthumously known as . Jōkei was a prolific author, asserting and compiling the Yogācāra doctrine while simultaneously refuting newer movements, particularly the Pure Land movement begun by Hōnen. Like his contemporary Myōe, Jōkei sought to make Buddhism more accessible to the public through the promotion of rebirth to Mount Potalaka, the dwelling of the bodhisattva Kannon, or aspiring for rebirth in Tushita, where the bodhisattva Maitreya dwells. Jōkei actively promoted devotion to Gautama Buddha, the historical founder, through devotional practices, access to ''śarīra'' (relics of the Buddha), and promotion of the traditional monastic code, the Vinaya. Biography Jōkei was born into the prestigious, but rapidly declining Fujiwara at a time when the Taira clan was gaining ascendancy. Due to his father's and grandfather's involvement with Emperor Go-Shira ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jōkei (sculptor)
was a Japanese sculptor of the Kei school, which flourished in the Kamakura period. Aside from his artwork, Jōkei left little record of his life, so sorting out the details of his biography is difficult. The fact that two men by that name were working in Nara in the 13th century only complicates matters.Mason 192. Jōkei probably began his career as a disciple of Kōkei, the organizer of the Kei school of sculpture, or of Unkei. In fact, Jōkei may even have been Kōkei's son, though others call him the son of Unkei.Noma 272. In this capacity, he sculpted works for the reconstruction of the temples Kōfuku-ji and Tōdai-ji in Nara. Jōkei followed the lead of Unkei and others in the Kei school in his pursuit of realism. An early example of this is his ''Guardian King'' (Niō), carved sometime in the 1190s. The figure stands beside another by Unkei at the main gateway in front of the Kōfuku-ji. Jōkei's Niō is nude to the waist, exposing a tense musculature. The veins in the ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sumiyoshi Jokei , Shinto architectural style
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Sumiyoshi (written: 住吉) may refer to: *Sumiyoshi (name) *, Shinto shrine in Osaka, Japan *, ward of Osaka, Japan *, prefectural park in Osaka, Japan *, multiple train stations in Japan *Sumiyoshi sanjin, generic name for three Shinto gods of the sea *Sumiyoshi-zukuri is an ancient Japanese Shinto shrine architectural style which takes its name from Sumiyoshi Taisha's ''honden'' in Ōsaka. As in the case of the '' taisha-zukuri'' and '' shinmei-zukuri'' styles, its birth predates the arrival of Buddhism in Jap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Visual Novel
A , often abbreviated as VN, is a form of digital semi-interactive fiction. Visual novels are often associated with and used in the medium of video games, but are not always labeled as such themselves. They combine a textual narrative with static or animated illustrations and a varying degree of interactivity. The format is more rarely referred to as novel game, a retranscription of the ''wasei-eigo'' term , which is more often used in Japanese. Visual novels originated in and are especially prevalent in Japan, where they made up nearly 70% of the PC game titles released in 2006. In Japanese, a distinction is often made between visual novels (NVL, from "novel"), which consist primarily of narration and have very few interactive elements, and adventure games (AVG or ADV, from "adventure"), which incorporate problem-solving and other types of gameplay. This distinction is normally lost outside Japan, as both visual novels and adventure games are commonly referred to as "visual n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anime
is Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japanese, (a term derived from a shortening of the English word ''animation'') describes all animated works, regardless of style or origin. Animation produced outside of Japan with similar style to Japanese animation is commonly referred to as anime-influenced animation. The earliest commercial Japanese animations date to 1917. A characteristic art style emerged in the 1960s with the works of cartoonist Osamu Tezuka and spread in following decades, developing a large domestic audience. Anime is distributed theatrically, through television broadcasts, Original video animation, directly to home media, and Original net animation, over the Internet. In addition to original works, anime are often adaptations of Japanese comics (manga), light novels, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jōkei (visual Novel)
Jokei and Jōkei may refer to several Japanese individuals: * Jōkei (monk) (1155–1212), a monk of the Hossō school of Buddhism during the Kamakura period * Jōkei (sculptor) (late 11th century), a member of the Kei school of sculpture during the Kamakura period * Sumiyoshi Jokei Sumiyoshi (written: 住吉) may refer to: *Sumiyoshi (name) *, Shinto shrine in Osaka, Japan *, ward of Osaka, Japan *, prefectural park in Osaka, Japan *, multiple train stations in Japan *Sumiyoshi sanjin, generic name for three Shinto gods of th ... (1599–1670), a painter of the Edo period It may also refer to a visual novel, or the anime based upon the visual novel: * Jōkei (visual novel), an eroge by Silky's, distributed by ELF Corporation {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eroge
An ''eroge'' ( or , ''erogē''; ; a portmanteau of ''erotic game'' , ''erochikku gēmu'') is a Japanese genre of erotic video game. In 1982, Japan's Koei, founded by husband-and-wife team Yoichi and Keiko Erikawa (and later known for strategy video games), released the first erotic computer game with sexually explicit graphics, ''Night Life'',Retro Japanese Computers: Gaming's Final Frontier Hardcore Gaming 101, reprinted from '''', Issue 67, 2009 an early for the |
