Flower Garland Period

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_period
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Kegon Period
gptkbp:capital Nara
gptkbp:country gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:endDate 794
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Asuka_period
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Flower Garland Period
gptkbp:namedAfter Kegon (Flower Garland) school of Buddhism
gptkbp:notableBook gptkb:Man'yōshū
gptkb:Kojiki
gptkb:Nihon_Shoki
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Kōfuku-ji
gptkb:Yakushi-ji
gptkb:Tōdai-ji
gptkb:Hōryū-ji
gptkbp:notableEvent compilation of Kojiki
compilation of Nihon Shoki
compilation of Man'yōshū
gptkbp:notableFor construction of Tōdai-ji
introduction of Buddhism
establishment of ritsuryō system
development of Japanese writing system
rise of Fujiwara clan
Buddhist influence on government
Nara Daibutsu (Great Buddha)
Nara as first permanent capital
construction of Great Buddha Hall
creation of provincial temples (kokubunji)
growth of aristocratic clans
imperial edicts on Buddhism
imperial patronage of Buddhism
importation of Chinese culture
influence of Tang China
introduction of Chinese legal codes
production of Buddhist texts
rise of Buddhist clergy in politics
spread of Kegon Buddhism
state census and land surveys
state-sponsored temple building
gptkbp:notableInstitution gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:Shinto
gptkbp:notablePlace Nara period Buddhist sculpture
gptkbp:notableRuler gptkb:Emperor_Shōmu
gptkb:Empress_Kōken
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Heian_period
gptkbp:startYear 710
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Five_Periods_and_Eight_Teachings
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7