Japan In the Beginning of Xii V.

On the issue of the adoption of Buddhism between the largest families of Yamato, a struggle lasted for about 50 years. The victory of Buddhism of the genus Soga meant the spread of a new faith surrounded by the royal court.

In 604, a law was promulgated from 17 articles written by Shotoku-taisi. In it, a special role was assigned to the Confucian idea of harmony between the lord and his subjects, and the Buddhist principles were proclaimed the basis of the spiritual organization of the state (honoring three treasures: the Buddha, his teachings and priests). By the end of the VI. And the appearance on the Japanese islands of material culture items from Central and Western Asia, got there from China along the Great Silk Road (many of these items are still stored in the imperial treasury of Shosoin in the city of Nara).

The board of Shotoku-taisi began with embassies and military expeditions to the Korean peninsula, which had no success. In 607, Shokotu-taisi sent a large embassy headed by Ono-no-Imoko to Sui China. The message addressed to the Chinese emperor, began with the words: "The Son of Heaven of the country where the sun rises, refers to the Son of Heaven of the country where the sun sets." This proclaimed the independent and equal position of the state of Yamato in relation to China. The following year, a return embassy from China arrived in Japan.

The rulers of Yamato in the same period are developing activities to revitalize political and cultural ties not only with Sui China, but also with Korean states. Young people are sent there to teach science and the arts.

Continental influences on the Yamato culture markedly increased with the adoption of Buddhism. In addition to the Japanese monks who traveled to China and Korea to study the Buddhist doctrine and monastic regulations, the sea began to be crossed by traders, craftsmen and scientists. Japan at the beginning of the XII century ....

In Japan, many-tier Buddhist pagodas and extensive temple ensembles are erected - in 588, Asukara in Asuka, 595 in Sitanodzi in Naniwa (modern Osaka), in 607 in Khoryuji in Ikarugamati (modern Nara Prefecture). In the construction of Japanese began to use new technology. The appearance of buildings is changing. Wood carving in Horyudzi is reminiscent of the sculpture of the Chinese cave temples of the 6th century, the vegetal ornament of Persia, even of Greece and Rome. The features of similarity with the objects of Greek and Persian art are found in the form of vases and drawings on tissues.

Japan in the beginning of the XII century.