Chinese Influence to Japan and Korea

Historically, Japan has been subject to sudden invasions of new and alien ideas followed by long periods of minimal contact with the outside world. Over time the Japanese developed the ability to absorb, imitate, and finally assimilate those elements of foreign culture that complemented their aesthetic preferences. For example: Even though Japanese temples are influenced by China and Korea, it still keeps its original ideas and having its own style. On the other hand, while the foreign influence on Korean art

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Japanese Buddhism Temples:

Buddhism was imported to Japan in 538 or 552 in form of a present from the king of the friendly Korean kingdom of Kudara (or Paikche).

Conclusion

In the case of Japanese and Korean Buddhism architecture, the evolution and changes of building styles over time has no meaning in and of itself but can be used as a method for observing the more important doctrinal changes of the religion over time.

The first temple in , known as Makuharadera, was converted from the home of an Imperial advisor expressly for the purpose of housing a Buddhist image received from one of the four kings of Korea. As memorials to Son priests they are examples of the Son Buddhist art that appeared toward the end of the Unified Shilla period. This obvious truth has more often than not been overlooked

Korean Buddhism Temples:

Buddhism was first brought from China to the Korean Peninsula in 372 CE. Upon his return two years later, he built Engakuji, first of the five great temples of Kamakura. These include kitchens, eating areas, living places, bathing facilities and so on. In any case, other new features, especially the large "Sanmon" gates were imported and rose to importance during the Kamakura period. While some temples did continue to group at least their main buildings along a central North-South axis, Nanzenji faces West and Kenchoji at Kamakura has a curved axis.

Chinese Influence:

There are some temple architecture ideas taken from China. The stone cave-temple, Sokkuram, of the Shilla kingdom. More influential advisors convinced the Emperor not to accept the foreign image (or its religion), so it was housed at Makuharadera until forces of the opposing advisors destroyed the temple. Excellent examples are preserved in the Kamakura Go-Zan or five major temples of Kamakura and at Tofukuji and Nanzenji in Kyoto. The grotto seems to idealize the harmonized world. Although China was the center of civilization in East Asia and a major influence on Japan, much of that influence came to Japan through Korea rather than directly from China.

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