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Kō (lecture)
The Japanese language, Japanese term , or , in Buddhism, is a service or gathering in which monks read or study Buddhist texts. In a broader sense, it is the Japanese word for a lecture or a meeting of an association. The term originally referred to a group of Sangha, monks who read and studied Buddhist scriptures in a temple, and eventually came to refer to a (''kōkai'') centering on the reading of Buddhist scriptures. The term has also been applied to folk religion to refer to a group of people who hold religious events, or their events and meetings. It can also be used to refer to a mutual aid group or meeting. Thus, the term "kō" covers a wide range of subjects. Original meaning and its evolution During the Heian period, Tiantai rose among the aristocrats, and they financed the eight Buddhist rites of the Lotus Sutra, which were lavishly decorated. This led to the development of "kōko," or religious meetings away from the study of Buddhist scriptures, among the secular ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Language
is the principal language of the Japonic languages, Japonic language family spoken by the Japanese people. It has around 123 million speakers, primarily in Japan, the only country where it is the national language, and within the Japanese diaspora worldwide. The Japonic family also includes the Ryukyuan languages and the variously classified Hachijō language. There have been many Classification of the Japonic languages, attempts to group the Japonic languages with other families such as Ainu languages, Ainu, Austronesian languages, Austronesian, Koreanic languages, Koreanic, and the now discredited Altaic languages, Altaic, but none of these proposals have gained any widespread acceptance. Little is known of the language's prehistory, or when it first appeared in Japan. Chinese documents from the 3rd century AD recorded a few Japanese words, but substantial Old Japanese texts did not appear until the 8th century. From the Heian period (794–1185), extensive waves of Sino-Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
